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صعر

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of tilting, inclining, or turning something aside, often associated with arrogance or pride. It also extends to meanings of intensity, harshness, and specific physical characteristics or marks.

Derived headwords

الصَّعَرnoun
  1. 1.
    the inclination in the cheekboth

    the inclination in the cheek

صَعَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    he turned his cheek awayboth

    he turned his cheek away

صَاعِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Arrogant, haughtyboth

    One who tilts their cheek in pride or disdain.

  2. 2.
    Dejected, inferiorclassical

    One who is diminished or lacking in spirit.

صَعَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    he turned his cheek awayboth

    he turned his cheek away

تَصَعَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To become bent or crookedclassical

    To be made round or curved.

مُصَعَّرadjective
  1. 1.
    Bent, curvedclassical

    Something that has been made round or bent.

  2. 2.
    Intense, severeclassical

    Describing something that is strong or extreme.

الصَّمَعَرnoun
  1. 1.
    The intense oneclassical

    A strong or severe person, with the 'mim' considered an extra letter.

صَمَعْرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Strong, severeclassical

    Describing a person who is intense or formidable.

الصَّمَعْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hard groundclassical

    A description of rough or unyielding terrain.

ثعلبة بن صعيرname
  1. 1.
    Tha'laba bin Su'ayrclassical

    A proper name, likely derived from the root.

الصَّيْعَرِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Oblique movementclassical

    A sideways or indirect manner of walking or moving.

  2. 2.
    Brand on a camel's neckclassical

    A specific type of mark or brand placed on the neck of a camel.

الصَّعْرُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Piece of gumclassical

    A lump of gum that is elongated and twisted.

الصَّعَارِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Congealed resinclassical

    What has solidified from tree sap or resin.

مُصَعْرَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Rounded, curvedclassical

    Something that has become round or bent.

Parallel reading

الصَّعَر: الميل في الخد خاصة.
Al-sa'ar: The inclination of the cheek specifically.
وقد صَعَّرَ خَدَّهُ وصَاعِرَهُ، أي أماله من الكبر.
And he tilted his cheek and turned it aside, meaning he inclined it out of arrogance.
ولا تصعر خدك للناس
And do not turn your cheek away from people [in arrogance].
وكنا إذا الجبار صَعَّرَ خَدَّهُ * أقمنا له من درئه فتقوما
And when the tyrant tilted his cheek, we would set up against his arrogance a resistance that would stand firm.
ليس فيه إلا أصعر أو أبتر
There is nothing in it but one with a diminished spirit or one who is cut off.
وربما كان الإنسان والظليم أصعر، خلقة.
And sometimes a human and an ostrich might be naturally inclined [in their gait or posture].
وقد قربن قربا مصعرا
And they approached with an intense approach.
يعنى شديدا.
Meaning intense.
والصمعر: الشديد، والميم زائدة، يقال رجل صمعرى.
And al-sam'ar: the intense one, and the 'mim' is extra; it is said a man is sam'ari.
والصمعرة: الارض الغليظة.
And al-sam'ara: the rough ground.
والصيعرية: اعتراض في السير، وهو من الصعر.
And al-saiya'riyya: an oblique movement in gait, and it is from al-sa'ar.
والصيعرية: سمة في عنق البعير.
And al-saiya'riyya: a brand on the neck of a camel.
وقد أتناسى الهم عند احتضاره * بناج عليه الصيعرية مكدم
And I may forget my worries at the point of death, on a swift camel bearing the brand of Sa'ariyya, with a scarred hump.
والصعرور: قطعة من الصمغ فيها طول والتواء.
And al-sa'rur: a piece of gum that has length and twisting.
الصعارير ما جمد من اللثى.
Al-sa'arir are what has solidified from the resin.
وصعررت الشئ فتصعرر، أي استدار.
And I made the thing round, so it became round, meaning it became circular.
سود كحب الفلفل المصعرر
Black like peppercorns that have been rounded.