صهر

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root صهر (ṣ-h-r) primarily relates to melting, dissolving, and intense heat. It also extends to concepts of kinship through marriage and connections formed by affinity or proximity.

Derived headwords

الأصهارnoun

1.
the woman's family (in-laws)both
the woman's family (in-laws)

صاهرتverb

1.
To marry intoboth
To marry into a family or group, establishing a connection through marriage.

صاهرت إليهم، إذا تزوجت فيهم — I married into their family, meaning I married among them.

أصهرتverb

1.
To become connected by marriageclassical
To become connected to a family or group through marriage, kinship, or proximity.

أصهرت بهم، إذا اتصلت بهم وتحرمت بجوار أو نسب أو تزوج — I became connected to them, meaning I became allied with them through proximity, kinship, or marriage.

إصهارnoun

1.
Marriage allianceclassical
The act or state of forming a marriage alliance or becoming related through marriage.

وإصهار الملوك — and the marriage alliances of kings.

صهرتverb

1.
To meltboth
To cause something to melt or dissolve, typically by heating.

وصهرت الشئ — and I melted the thing

انصهرverb

1.
it meltedboth
it melted

فانصهر — and it melted.

صهيرadjective

1.
meltedboth
melted

تصهرهverb

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To melt itclassical
The sun melts it, referring to the intense heat causing something to dissolve or become soft.

تصهره الشمس — the sun melts it

ينصهرverb

1.
It meltsclassical
It melts or dissolves, referring to the process of melting under heat.

فما ينصهر — so it does not melt.

لأصهرنكverb

1.
I will make you meltclassical
An expression implying causing someone great distress or hardship, akin to melting under pressure.

لأصهرنك بيمين مرة — I will make you melt with an oath, once.

اصهارverb

1.
To shimmerclassical
The back of the lizard shimmers due to intense heat.

وقد اصهار الحرباء: تلألأ ظهره من شدة الحر — And the lizard's back has shimmered: its back glistened from the intensity of the heat.

صهارةnoun

1.
Waysclassical
Referring to the paths or ways of a camel, possibly related to its gait or condition.

ما بالبعير صهارة — What is wrong with the camel's ways?

الصهريnoun

1.
Cisternclassical
A large basin or tank, similar to a cistern or pool.

الصهريجnoun

1.
Cistern
A large basin or tank, similar to a cistern or pool.

Parallel reading

الأصهار: أهل بيت المرأة، عن الخليل.

The in-laws: the people of a woman's household, according to Al-Khalil.

ومن العرب من يجعل الصهر من الاحماء والأختان جميعا.

And among the Arabs, some consider 'ṣihr' to encompass both in-laws and relatives by marriage.

يقال: صاهرت إليهم، إذا تزوجت فيهم

It is said: 'I married into them,' if you married among them.

وأصهرت بهم، إذا اتصلت بهم وتحرمت بجوار أو نسب أو تزوج، عن ابن الأعرابي.

And 'I became connected to them,' if you became allied with them through proximity, kinship, or marriage, according to Ibn Al-A'rabi.

قود الجياد وإصهار الملوك وصب‍ * - ر في مواطن لو كانوا بها سئموا -

Leading the fine steeds, and the marriage alliances of kings, and patience in situations where they would have grown weary if they had been there.

وصهرت الشئ فانصهر، أي أذبته فذاب،

And I melted the thing, and it melted, meaning I liquefied it, and it liquefied.

فهو صهير

and it is melted.

تصهره الشمس فما ينصهر.

The sun melts it, yet it does not melt.

أي تذيبه الشمس فيصبر على ذلك.

Meaning the sun melts it, and it endures that.

وقولهم: لأصهرنك بيمين مرة، كأنه يريد الإذابة.

And their saying: 'I will make you melt with an oath, once,' as if it means to cause distress.

وقد اصهار الحرباء: تلألأ ظهره من شدة الحر.

And the lizard's back has shimmered: its back glistened from the intensity of the heat.

يقال ما بالبعير صهارة بالضم، أي طرق.

It is said, 'What is wrong with the camel's ways?' meaning its paths or condition.

والصهري: لغة في الصهريج، وهو كالحوض.

And 'al-ṣihriyy': a dialectal form for 'al-ṣihrij,' which is like a cistern.