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صهرج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns structures for holding water, specifically cisterns or reservoirs. It also relates to the material used in their construction, like plaster or cement.

Derived headwords

الصَّهْرِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    cisternboth

    A large tank or basin, typically underground, used for storing water.

الصَّهَارِجnoun
  1. 1.
    cisternsboth

    The plural form of صِهْرِيج, referring to multiple cisterns or reservoirs.

مُصَهْرَجَةadjective
  1. 1.
    plasteredclassical

    Describes a basin or pool that has been constructed or lined with plaster or cement.

Parallel reading

الصهريج: واحد الصهاريج، وهي كالحياض يجتمع فيها الماء.
The cistern: singular of cisterns, which are like basins where water collects.
وبركة مصهرجة معمولة بالصاروج.
And a plastered pool made with plaster.
حتى تناهى في صهاريج الصفا
Until it reached the cisterns of the rock.
يقول: حتى وقف هذا الماء في صهاريج من حجر.
He means: until this water stopped in cisterns made of stone.
والصهارج بالضم مثل الصهريج.
And al-ṣahārij (with dammah) is like al-ṣihrīj.