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صحن

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the central or inner part of something, and by extension, to reconciliation or making peace. It also encompasses meanings related to striking, a type of container, and a specific fish-based condiment.

Derived headwords

صحنتُverb
  1. 1.
    reconciledclassical

    To reconcile or make peace between people.

صحنتهverb
  1. 1.
    struck himclassical

    To strike someone.

صحناتnoun
  1. 1.
    strikesclassical

    Plural of a strike or blow.

ناقة صحونadjective
  1. 1.
    kickingclassical

    A she-camel that is rebellious or kicks.

صحن الدارnoun
  1. 1.
    courtyardboth

    The central open space or courtyard of a house.

الصحنnoun
  1. 1.
    large skinclassical

    A large waterskin or container for liquids.

  2. 2.
    cymbalclassical

    A type of cymbal, specifically two striking against each other.

صحنتهverb
  1. 1.
    gave himclassical

    To give someone something from a container.

صحنىnoun
  1. 1.
    cymbalclassical

    A cymbal, likely referring to the sound of one.

الصحناءnoun
  1. 1.
    a relish made from fishboth

    a relish made from fish

الصحناءةnoun
  1. 1.
    more specific than 'al-siḥnāʾ'both

    more specific than 'al-siḥnāʾ'

Parallel reading

صحنت بين القوم: أصلحت.
I reconciled between the people: I made peace.
وصحنته صحنات، أي ضربته.
And I struck him with strikes, meaning I hit him.
وناقة صحون، أي رموح، عن أبى عمرو.
And a kicking she-camel, meaning rebellious, according to Abu Amr.
وصحن الدار: وسطها.
And the courtyard of the house: its middle.
والصحن: العس العظيم.
And the Sah'n: the large waterskin.
يقال: صحنته إذا أعطيته شيئا فيه.
It is said: I gave him from it when I gave him something from it.
والصحن: طسيت، وهما صحنان يضرب أحدهما على الآخر.
And the Sah'n: cymbals, and they are two cymbals, one striking against the other.
سامرني أصوات صنج ملهيه * وصوت صحنى قينة مغنيه
Entertain me with the sounds of distracting cymbals * And the sound of my cymbal of a singing maiden.
والصحناء بالكسر: إدام يتخذ من السمك، يمد ويقصر.
And the Sahnā' (with kasr): a condiment made from fish, which can be pronounced with a long or short final vowel.
والصحناءة أخص منه.
And the Sahnā'ah is more specific than it.