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سهك

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes strong winds and rapid movement, often associated with dust or erosion. It also extends to concepts of decay, destruction, and a specific type of eye ailment.

Derived headwords

السيهكnoun
  1. 1.
    strong windclassical

    A strong, fierce wind.

  2. 2.
    dustclassical

    Dust that is lifted and scattered by the wind.

السيهوكnoun
  1. 1.
    strong windclassical

    A strong, fierce wind, synonymous with السيهك.

سهكتverb
  1. 1.
    to blow stronglyclassical

    Used to describe the wind blowing with great force.

  2. 2.
    to run swiftlyclassical

    Used to describe a horse or animal running at a fast pace.

سهكت الريح الأرضverb
  1. 1.
    to blow dust from the groundclassical

    When the wind blows and lifts the dust from the earth.

سيهكnoun
  1. 1.
    dustclassical

    Dust that has been lifted and scattered by a strong wind.

السواهكnoun
  1. 1.
    strong windsclassical

    Plural of سيهك, referring to strong, dust-lifting winds.

المسهكnoun
  1. 1.
    wind passageclassical

    A place or opening through which the wind passes.

سهكت الدابةverb
  1. 1.
    to run lightlyclassical

    Used for a mount or animal running with a light, swift gait.

مُسْهَكadjective
  1. 1.
    swift-runningclassical

    Describing a horse that is fast and swift in its running.

السَّهْكnoun
  1. 1.
    smell of fishclassical

    The odor associated with fish.

  2. 2.
    rustclassical

    The reddish-brown coating formed on iron or steel by oxidation.

سَاهِكadjective
  1. 1.
    itchy and sore eyesclassical

    Describing eyes that are affected by redness, irritation, and itching.

تسهوكverb
  1. 1.
    to perishclassical

    To be destroyed, to perish, or to go to ruin.

سهكهverb
  1. 1.
    to crushclassical

    A variant pronunciation or dialectal form of سحقه (saḥaqahu), meaning to crush or grind.

Parallel reading

السيهك والسيهوك: الريح الشديدة
Al-sayhak and al-sayhūk: the strong wind.
مثل السيهج والسيهوج
Like al-sayhaj and al-sayhūj.
وبوارح الارواح كل عشية هيف تروح وسيهك تجري
And the east winds blow every evening, a light wind passes and a strong wind runs.
وسهكت الريح، أي مرت مرا شديدا
And the wind 'sahikat', meaning it passed with great intensity.
سهكت الريح الأرض، إذا أطارت ترابها
The wind 'sahikat' the ground, if it lifted its dust.
وذلك التراب سيهك
And that dust is 'sayhak'.
رمادا أطارته السواهك رمددا
Ashes that the strong winds lifted, causing redness.
والمسهك: ممر الريح
And al-masahak: the passage of the wind.
بمعابل صلع الظبات كأنها جمر بمسهكة يشب لمصطلي
With spearheads smooth like embers in a wind passage, kindled for a fire-warmer.
وسهكت الدابة، أي جرت جريا خفيفا
And the mount 'sahikat', meaning it ran a light run.
وفرس مسهك، أي سريع الجري
And a horse is 'masahak', meaning swift of running.
والسهك بالتحريك: ريح السمك وصدأ الحديد
And al-sahk (with harakat): the smell of fish and the rust of iron.
يقال: يدي من السمك ومن صدأ الحديد سهكة
It is said: my hands have a 'sahkah' from fish and from iron rust.
وتقول: بعينه ساهك، أي رمد وحكة
And you say: in his eye is 'sahik', meaning redness and itching.
وسهوكته فتسهوك، أي أدبر وهلك
And he 'sahūkah' (caused him to perish) and he 'tasahwaka', meaning he turned away and perished.
وسهكه يسهكه سهكا: لغة في سحقه
And 'sahakahu' (he crushed it) 'yasahikuhu' 'sahkan': a dialectal variant for 'saḥaqahu' (he crushed it).