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صدم

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root صدم (ṣ-d-m) primarily relates to the act of striking or colliding forcefully, often with the head or a solid object. It encompasses the impact itself, the resulting injury or condition, and the physical location of such impact.

Derived headwords

صَدَمَverb
  1. 1.
    he struck him with his bodyboth

    he struck him with his body

صَدْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingboth

    The verbal noun for the act of striking or colliding forcefully.

صَادَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to collide withboth

    To strike against or collide with someone or something.

تَصَادَمَاverb
  1. 1.
    and they struck each otherboth

    and they struck each other

اصْطَدَمَاverb
  1. 1.
    they struck each otherboth

    they struck each other

الصَّدْمَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    sides of the foreheadclassical

    The two sides of the forehead, specifically referring to the temples or the area prone to impact.

الصَّبْرُ عِنْدَ الصَّدْمَةِ الْأُولَىphrase
  1. 1.
    patience at the first shockclassical

    A proverbial expression meaning that true patience is demonstrated at the initial moment of a calamity or misfortune.

الصِّدَامnoun
  1. 1.
    disease of the headboth

    A disease that affects the heads of animals, causing them distress or injury.

Parallel reading

ضربـه بجسده
He struck him with his body.
وصادمه فتصادما واصطدما
And he collided with him, so they collided and crashed into each other.
الصدمتان، بكسر الدال: جانبا الجبين
The two ṣadmatān, with a kasra on the dāl: the two sides of the forehead.
الصبر عند الصدمة الأولى
Patience at the first shock.
معناه أن كل ذي مرزئة قصاراه الصبر
Its meaning is that for every afflicted person, the best they can do is patience.
والصدام بالكسر: داء يأخذ رءوس الدواب
And aṣ-ṣidām, with a kasra: a disease that affects the heads of animals.
والعامة تضمه، وهو القياس
And the common people pronounce it with a damma, which is the standard form.