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صمج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with a specific type of lamp or lantern, often described as being of Roman origin. It appears to be a loanword adapted into Arabic.

Derived headwords

الصَمْجnoun
  1. 1.
    Lamp, lanternclassical

    A type of lamp or lantern, specifically identified as a Roman loanword (mu'arrab).

صَمْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Lamp, lantern (singular)classical

    The singular form of 'صَمْج', referring to a single lamp or lantern.

صَمْجِيّاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Roman lampsclassical

    Plural form referring to lamps of Roman origin.

Parallel reading

القناديل، رومي معرب
The lamps, a Roman loanword.
الواحدة صمجة
The singular is 'صمجة'.
يسرى إذا نام بنو الزيات والنجم مثل الصمج الروميات
It travels by night when the sons of Al-Zayyat sleep, and the stars are like the Roman lamps.