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صمخ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the ear and its parts, specifically the ear canal or the ear itself. It also extends to the act of striking or affecting this part.

Derived headwords

الصِّمَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    ear canalboth

    The passage or opening of the ear.

  2. 2.
    earclassical

    The entire organ of hearing.

أَصْمَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike the ear canalclassical

    To hit or affect the ear canal of someone.

Parallel reading

الصماخ: خرق الأذن، وبالسين لغة، ويقال: هو الأذن نفسها.
The ear canal: the opening of the ear, and with 'sin' (س) it is a variant pronunciation; and it is said: it is the ear itself.
حتى إذا صر الصماخ الأصمعا
Until the ear canal was struck, the one with large ears.
أصمخت الرجل: أصبت صماخه.
I struck the man's ear canal: I hit his ear canal.