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سمغد

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe states of swelling, fullness, and intense emotion, particularly anger. It is used to denote physical swelling of extremities and a metaphorical swelling of the heart with rage.

Derived headwords

المُسْمَغَدّadjective
  1. 1.
    swollenclassical

    Describing a state of being swollen or inflamed, particularly referring to extremities.

اِسْمَغَدَّتْverb
  1. 1.
    swelledclassical

    The past tense verb indicating that extremities, such as fingertips, have become swollen.

اِسْمَغَدَّverb
  1. 1.
    became full of angerclassical

    Used to describe a person who has become filled with intense anger or rage.

Parallel reading

المسمغد: الوارم، بالغين معجمة.
Al-musmaghad: The swollen, with the 'ghayn' dotted.
ويقال: اسمغدت أنامله: إذا تورمت.
And it is said: Ismaghadat anāmiluhu: if his fingertips swelled.
واسمغد الرجل أي امتلأ غضبا.
And ismaghada al-rajulu means the man became full of anger.