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صمد

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of solidity, directedness, and leadership. It encompasses physical attributes like being solid or elevated, as well as abstract notions of purpose, intention, and being a focal point for needs.

Derived headwords

الصمدnoun
  1. 1.
    the master, because he is resorted to for needs, i.e., sought outboth

    the master, because he is resorted to for needs, i.e., sought out

المصمدadjective
  1. 1.
    Solid, without hollowclassical

    Describing something that is solid and has no internal cavity, synonymous with 'مصمت'.

الصمادnoun
  1. 1.
    Stopper, sealmodern

    The stopper or seal of a bottle or flask.

صمدهverb
  1. 1.
    meaning he aimed for it, he resorted to itboth

    meaning he aimed for it, he resorted to it

صمداnoun
  1. 1.
    Intention, purposemodern

    The act of intending or aiming for something; a directed course.

مصمدadjective
  1. 1.
    Intended, aimed atmodern

    Something that is the object of intention or purpose; a destination.

Parallel reading

يغادر الصمد كظهر الاجزل
Leaving the elevated ground like the back of a sturdy camel.
وهو الذي لا جوف له
And it is that which has no hollow.
علوته بحسام ثم قلت له
I struck him with a sword, then I said to him,
خذها حذيف فأنت السيد الصمد
Take this, O Huzaifa, for you are the master, the one to whom one resorts.
وصمده يصمده صمدا، أي قصده
And 'samadahu' means to intend it, meaning to aim for it.
لأنه يصمد إليه في الحوائج
Because people turn to him for their needs.
والمصمد: لغة في المصمت
And 'al-musammad' is a dialectal variant of 'al-musmat'.
والصماد: عفاص القارورة
And 'as-samad' is the stopper of a bottle.
وبيت مصمد بالتشديد، أي مقصود
And a 'musammad' house (with shadda) means an intended house.