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سيس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the structure and support of the back, specifically the spine and its associated parts. It can refer to the backbone itself, or the hump or upper back region, particularly in animals.

Derived headwords

السيساءnoun
  1. 1.
    Spineboth

    The organized series of vertebrae in the back of a vertebrate animal, forming the axis of the skeleton.

  2. 2.
    Hump/Upper back (horse)classical

    Specifically referring to the hump or upper back region of a horse.

  3. 3.
    Back (donkey)classical

    Referring to the back of a donkey.

سياسيnoun
  1. 1.
    Spines/Vertebraeboth

    The plural form of السيساء, referring to the individual bones of the spine or the entire spinal column.

Parallel reading

السيساء: منتظم فقار الظهر
The spine: the organized series of vertebrae of the back.
وقال أبو عمرو: السيساء من الفرس: الحارك
And Abu Amr said: The spine of a horse is the hump.
ومن الحمار: الظهر
And of a donkey: the back.
وهو فعلاء ملحق بسرداح
And it is a fa'laa' pattern, attached to sardaaH.
وجمعه سياسي
And its plural is siyasi.
لقد حملت قيس بن عيلان حربنا * على يابس السيساء محدودب الظهر *
Indeed, Qays ibn 'Aylan carried our war * upon the dry spine, hunched of back *
أي حملناهم على مشقة وشدة
Meaning, we made them carry [the burden] with hardship and intensity.