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صمع

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of sharpness, intelligence, and smallness, particularly concerning ears and pointedness. It extends to describe mental acuity, decisive opinions, and physical attributes like small ears or a pointed shape.

Derived headwords

أصمعadjective
  1. 1.
    small-earedboth

    small-eared

الأصمعانnoun
  1. 1.
    intelligence and resolveclassical

    The two qualities of a sharp, intelligent mind and a firm, decisive opinion.

الأصمعnoun
  1. 1.
    small-eared personclassical

    A person, typically male, characterized by small ears.

صمعاءadjective
  1. 1.
    female small-earedboth

    female small-eared

متصمّعadjective
  1. 1.
    clumped, matted (feathers)classical

    Describing the fletching of an arrow that has become clumped or matted, often due to blood or other moisture.

صمع الكعوبadjective
  1. 1.
    small-heeledclassical

    A description applied to dogs, specifically referring to their small heels.

مصمّعةadjective
  1. 1.
    if its head is pointed and sharp (referring to a young bird)both

    if its head is pointed and sharp (referring to a young bird)

صومعةnoun
  1. 1.
    Christian monastery/hermitageboth

    Christian monastery/hermitage

Parallel reading

هو أصمع القلب، إذا كان متيقظا ذكيا.
He is sharp of heart, meaning alert and intelligent.
والأصمعان: القلب الذكي والرأي العازم.
And the two 'asama'an are: the intelligent heart and the decisive opinion.
والأصمع: الصغير الاذن، والانثى صمعاء.
And 'al-asmac' is the one with small ears, and the female is 'sam'aa'.
أن ابن عباس كان لا يرى بأسا بأن يضحى بالصمعاء.
That Ibn Abbas saw no harm in sacrificing the 'sam'aa' (referring to the grass or an animal with small ears).
والصمعاء: البهمى إذا ارتفعت قبل أن تتفقأ.
And 'as-sam'aa' is the Buhma grass when it grows tall before its seeds have burst.
خرج السهم متصمعا، إذا ابتلت قذذه من الدم وغيره فانضمت.
The arrow emerged 'mutasammian', meaning its fletching had become clumped from blood or other moisture and thus joined together.
سهما فخر وريشه متصمع
An arrow of pride, and its fletching was clumped.
الكلاب صمع الكعوب، أي صغار الكعوب.
The dogs are 'sam' al-k'ub, meaning small-heeled.
أتانا بثريدة مصمعة، إذا دققت وحدد رأسها.
He brought us a thareed that was 'musamma'ah', meaning it was shaped and its top was pointed.
وصومعة النصارى: فوعلة من هذا، لانها دقيقة الرأس.
And the monastery of the Christians is a 'sum'ah', derived from this, because it is pointed at the top.