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صون

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of preservation, protection, and careful handling. It extends to the idea of keeping something safe in its container, as well as specific actions related to animal care and geological terms.

Derived headwords

صَانَverb
  1. 1.
    he preserved/protected the thing (conjugates like 'qāla')both

    he preserved/protected the thing (conjugates like 'qāla')

صَوْنٌnoun
  1. 1.
    preservationboth

    The act or process of preserving something; protection.

صِيَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    preservationboth

    The act or process of preserving something; protection.

صِيَانَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    verbal noun of 'ṣāna'both

    verbal noun of 'ṣāna'

  2. 2.
    its container in which it is keptboth

    its container in which it is kept

مَصُونٌadjective
  1. 1.
    passive participle of 'ṣāna' (preserved, protected)both

    passive participle of 'ṣāna' (preserved, protected)

  2. 2.
    on deficiencyboth

    on deficiency

مَصُونٌ عَلَى النَّقْصِadjective
  1. 1.
    preserved incompletelyclassical

    Describing something that is preserved but not to its full extent or perfection.

مَصُونُونَ عَلَى التَّمَامِadjective
  1. 1.
    perfectly preservedclassical

    Describing something that is preserved completely and perfectly.

صَوَانُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    the singularboth

    the singular

صِيَانُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    verbal noun of 'ṣāna'both

    verbal noun of 'ṣāna'

  2. 2.
    its container in which it is keptboth

    its container in which it is kept

صَانَ الفَرَسُverb
  1. 1.
    the horse stood on its hoofclassical

    Used to describe a horse that stands on the edge of its hoof due to injury or lameness.

يَصُنُ المَشْيَverb
  1. 1.
    they conserve their gaitclassical

    Describing animals that maintain a careful or delicate way of walking, often due to a condition.

يَتَوَجَّيْنَ فِي المَشْيِverb
  1. 1.
    they sway in their walkclassical

    Describing animals that move with a swaying motion while walking, often due to lameness.

الصَّوَّانُnoun
  1. 1.
    flintstoneboth

    A hard, dark, sedimentary rock, a type of stone.

صَوَّانَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    the singularboth

    the singular

الصِّينُname
  1. 1.
    a countryboth

    a country

الصَّوَانِيُّadjective
  1. 1.
    from Chinaboth

    Relating to or originating from the country of China.

Parallel reading

صنت الشئ صونا وصيانا وصيانة
He preserved the thing with preservation, conservation, and maintenance.
فهو مصون، ولا تقل مصان
And it is preserved, but do not say 'masan'.
وثوب مصون على النقص، ومصوون على التمام
And a garment preserved incompletely, and preserved completely.
وجعلت الثوب في صوانه وصوانه، بالضم والكسر، وصيانة أيضا، وهو وعاؤه الذي يصان فيه
And he placed the garment in its container (with damma and kasra), and also its case, which is its vessel where it is kept safe.
وصان الفرس، إذا قام على طرف حافره من وجى أو حفى
And the horse 'sanan' (stood on its hoof) if it stood on the edge of its hoof due to pain or lameness.
وما حاولتما بقياد خيل يصون الورد فيها والكميت
And what you both attempted with the reins of horses that conserve their gait, the red ones and the dark ones.
فأوردهن بطن الاتم شعثا يصن المشى كالحدإ التؤام
And he brought them to the belly of the valley, disheveled, conserving their gait like twin ibexes.
ويقال: يتوجين في المشى من حفى
And it is said: they sway in their walk due to lameness.
والصوان، بالتشديد: ضرب من الحجارة، الواحدة صوانة
And 'as-sawwan', with shadda, is a type of stone; the singular is 'sawwanah'.
والصين: بلد
And 'as-Sin' is a country.
والصوانى: الاواني منسوبات إليه
And 'as-sawani' are vessels attributed to it (China).