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سنم

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

The root سنم (s-n-m) primarily relates to the concept of a hump, prominence, or elevation. It is most famously associated with the hump of a camel, but extends to elevated landforms, rising smoke, and the act of ascending or rising above something.

Derived headwords

السَّنَامnoun
  1. 1.
    the hump, and one of the humps of camelsboth

    the hump, and one of the humps of camels

أَسْنِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Humps (plural)both

    The plural of سنام, referring to multiple humps, typically of camels.

  2. 2.
    Hills/moundsclassical

    Plural of a hill or mound, referring to elevated land.

أَسْنِمَةname
  1. 1.
    Asnimah (place name)classical

    A known hill located near a place called Tukhfah.

سَنِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Humpedclassical

    Describing something that has a hump or is elevated.

سَنِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall/prominentclassical

    Describing something that is tall or prominent, like a plant that has grown its ' سنمة' (head).

سَنِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Large-humpedboth

    Describing a camel that has a large hump.

سَنِمadjective
  1. 1.
    On the surfaceclassical

    Describing water that is on the surface of the earth.

أَسْنَمَverb
  1. 1.
    To rise/ascendclassical

    To rise up, often used to describe smoke ascending.

إِسْنَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Ascensionclassical

    The act of rising or ascending, particularly used for smoke.

تَسَنَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    To climb/ascendboth

    To climb upon something or ascend to its top.

تَسْنِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    water in Paradiseboth

    water in Paradise

تَسْنِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    water in Paradiseboth

    water in Paradise

Parallel reading

السنام: واحد أسنمة الإبل.
The hump: the singular of the humps of camels.
وسنام الارض: نحرها ووسطها.
And the hump of the land: its highest point and its middle.
وأسنمة، بفتح الهمزة وضم النون: أكمة معروفة بقرب طخفة.
And Asnimah, with fatha on the hamza and damma on the noon: a known hill near Tukhfah.
كأن ظباء أسنمة عليها كوانس قالصا عنها المغار ونبت سنم، أي مرتفع، وهو الذي خرجت سنمته، وهو ما يعلو رأسه كالسنبل.
As if gazelles of Asnimah were upon it, having shed their winter coats, and a plant grew, meaning elevated, which is that which has grown its ' سنمة' (head), which is what rises above its top like an ear of grain.
وبعير سنم، أي عظيم السنام.
And a camel 'sanm', meaning large-humped.
ومآء سنم على وجه الأرض.
And water 'sanm' on the face of the earth.
وأسنم الدخان أي ارتفع.
And the smoke 'asnam', meaning it rose.
كدخان نار ساطع إسنامها
Like smoke from a blazing fire, its ascension.
وتسنمه، أي علاه.
And 'tasannama-hu', meaning he climbed it.
ومزاجه من تسنيم
And its mixture is from tasnim.
سمي بذلك لأنه يجري فوق الغرف والقصور.
It is so named because it flows above the chambers and palaces.
وتسنيم القبر: خلاف تسطيحه.
And the crowning of a grave: the opposite of flattening it.