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سمهر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of hardness, intensity, and firmness. It is applied to physical objects like thorns and darkness, as well as to abstract qualities like strength in combat. It also denotes a type of strong spear.

Derived headwords

اِسْمَهَرَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become hardboth

    To become firm, solid, and unyielding, often used for physical objects.

  2. 2.
    to intensifyboth

    To become severe or strong, particularly used for darkness or combat.

اِسْمِهْرارnoun
  1. 1.
    hardnessboth

    The state of being hard, firm, or solid.

  2. 2.
    intensityboth

    The state of being severe, strong, or intense.

السَّمْهَرِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    a hard spearboth

    a hard spear

سَمْهَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    a strong spearboth

    a strong spear

Parallel reading

اِسْمَهَرَّ الشَّوْكُ، إِذَا يَبِسَ وَصَلُبَ.
The thorns became hard, meaning they dried out and became solid.
وَاسْمَهَرَّ الظَّلَامُ: اشْتَدَّ.
And the darkness intensified, meaning it became severe.
وَاسْمَهَرَّ الرَّجُلُ فِي الْقِتَالِ.
And the man became firm/intense in combat.
إِذَا اسْمَهَرَّ الْحِلْسُ الْمَغَاثِثُ
When the saddle-cloth became hard/stiff
وَالسَّمْهَرِيَّةُ: الْقَنَاةُ الصُّلْبَةُ
And as-samhariyyah: the hard spear.
وَيُقَالُ هِيَ مَنْسُوبَةٌ إِلَى سَمْهَرٍ: اسْمُ رَجُلٍ كَانَ يَقُومُ الرِّمَاحَ.
And it is said to be attributed to Samhar: the name of a man who used to make spears.
يُقَالُ: رُمْحٌ سَمْهَرِيٌّ، وَرِمَاحٌ سَمْهَرِيَّةٌ.
It is said: a Samhari spear, and Samhari spears.