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سجا

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns stillness, calmness, and permanence. It extends to natural phenomena like the night and sea being tranquil, and also to the act of covering a deceased person with a cloth.

Derived headwords

السَّجِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    the character and natureboth

    the character and nature

سَجَاverb
  1. 1.
    it became still and lastedboth

    it became still and lasted

سَجْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Stillness, permanenceclassical

    The state of being still, calm, and enduring.

سَاجِيَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Calm, tranquilboth

    Describing something that is still, calm, and peaceful, often used for the night or the sea.

سَاكِنَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Calm, stillboth

    Similar to 'sajiyah', meaning still, quiet, and motionless.

سَاكِرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Calm, tranquilclassical

    Another adjective denoting stillness and calmness, often used poetically.

سَاجِيadjective
  1. 1.
    Calm, stillboth

    Describing something that is still and tranquil, particularly used for the sea or an eye.

سَجَّيْتَverb
  1. 1.
    To cover (a corpse)both

    To spread a cloth over a deceased person.

تَسْجِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Covering (a corpse)both

    The act of spreading a cloth over a deceased person.

Parallel reading

والليل إذا سجا
And by the night when it stills.
أي إذا دام وسكن
Meaning, when it lasts and is still.
وليلة ساجية
And a tranquil night.
وساجية، وساكنة، وساكرة، بمعنى
And tranquil, and still, and calm, meaning the same.
ومنه البحر الساجي
And of this type is the tranquil sea.
فما ذنبنا أن جاش بحر ابن عمكم * وبحرك ساج لا يواري الدعامصا
So what is our fault that the sea of your cousin boiled over * while your sea is still and does not hide the pearls.
وطرف ساج، أي ساكن
And a still eye, meaning motionless.
وسجيت الميت تسجية، إذا مددت عليه ثوبا
And you cover the deceased with a covering, if you spread a cloth over him.