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سعن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of leather container, specifically a waterskin or bag, and its uses. It also extends to a general sense of 'thing' or 'possession'.

Derived headwords

السُّعْنnoun
  1. 1.
    waterskinboth

    A waterskin made by cutting a hide in half, used for carrying water, sometimes like a bucket.

  2. 2.
    bag for materialsclassical

    A container, possibly a modified waterskin, used by women to hold yarn and cotton.

سُعْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    waterskin (singular)classical

    The singular form of a waterskin, analogous to 'branch' and 'a single branch'.

سُعْنَةٌ وَلَا مَعْنَةphrase
  1. 1.
    nothing whatsoeverclassical

    An idiom meaning 'not a thing' or 'nothing at all', referring to a lack of possessions or substance.

Parallel reading

السُّعْنُ بِالضَّمِّ قِرْبَةٌ تُقْطَعُ مِنْ نِصْفِهَا وَيُنْبَذُ فِيهَا
As-su'nu (with damma) is a waterskin cut from its middle and into which [water] is poured.
وَرُبَّمَا اسْتَقَى بِهَا كَالدَّلْوِ
And sometimes it is used to draw water with, like a bucket.
وَرُبَّمَا جُعِلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فِيهَا غَزْلَهَا وَقُطْنَهَا
And sometimes a woman would put her yarn and cotton in it.
وَالْجَمْعُ سُعْنَةٌ
And the plural is su'nah.
مِثْلُ غُصْنٍ وَغُصْنَةٍ
Like ghusn (branch) and ghusnah (a single branch).
وَمَالَهُ سُعْنَةٌ وَلَا مَعْنَةٌ
And he has not a su'nah nor a ma'nah.
أَيْ شَيْءٌ
Meaning 'any thing'.