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سجس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of water, specifically its state of being stagnant or changed. It also extends metaphorically to denote a continuous or perpetual duration of time.

Derived headwords

السَّجَسnoun
  1. 1.
    stagnant waterclassical

    Water that has become stagnant or changed in its quality.

سَجَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to become stagnantclassical

    The water became stagnant or changed.

سَجِيسadjective
  1. 1.
    stagnantclassical

    Describing water that is stagnant or changed.

  2. 2.
    perpetualclassical

    Used in phrases to denote a continuous or perpetual duration, like 'all night long' or 'forever'.

عَجِيسadjective
  1. 1.
    stagnantclassical

    Used in conjunction with 'sajis' to emphasize the stagnant or changed nature of water.

  2. 2.
    darkclassical

    Used in conjunction with 'sajis' to describe the darkness of night.

الأَوْجَسadjective
  1. 1.
    darkclassical

    Used in conjunction with 'sajis' to describe the darkness of night.

Parallel reading

الماء المتغير
The changed water.
وقد سجس الماء بالكسر
And the water became stagnant (with kasra).
لا آتيك سجيس عجيس
I will not come to you, ever (lit. stagnant, stagnant).
وسجيس الأوجس
And the darkness of the night.
وسجيس الليالي
And the duration of the nights.
هنالك لا أرجو حياة تسرني * سجيس الليالى مبسلا بالجرائر
There, I do not hope for a life that would please me, throughout the nights, with my sins exposed.