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صءصء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of opening eyes, particularly for newborn animals, and by extension, the act of seeing or perceiving. It also extends to meanings of fear, submission, and a specific type of underdeveloped fruit or seed.

Derived headwords

صَأْصَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to move eyes before openingclassical

    Said of a newborn animal, like a puppy, when it moves its eyes before they are fully open or 'hatched'.

  2. 2.
    to almost open eyesclassical

    To be on the verge of opening one's eyes but not quite succeeding.

  3. 3.
    to seek to seeclassical

    To attempt to see before one's eyes are fully open, indicating an eagerness or premature desire to perceive.

  4. 4.
    to be fearful and submissiveclassical

    To exhibit fear, submission, and weakness towards someone.

  5. 5.
    to make a soundclassical

    To produce a sound, as attributed to a specific source.

  6. 6.
    to fail to bear fruit with seedsclassical

    Said of a date palm that does not produce fruit with pits, or whose fruit becomes a type of underdeveloped fruit.

  7. 7.
    to be cowardlyclassical

    To exhibit cowardice or lack of bravery.

تَصَأْصَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to be fearful and submissiveclassical

    To exhibit fear, submission, and weakness, similar to the verb صأصأ.

يصأصىء من ثأره حابئا — He shows fear of his vengeance, hiding.
الصَّأْصَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    delay in opening eyesclassical

    The delay in a newborn animal opening its eyes.

  2. 2.
    underdeveloped fruit/seedclassical

    A type of underdeveloped date fruit that lacks a pit, or a seed that does not develop properly, like that of a colocynth.

  3. 3.
    good care of livestockclassical

    Describing a shepherd who is good at managing and tending to their livestock.

الصِّئْصِىءnoun
  1. 1.
    underdeveloped fruit/seedclassical

    The shriveled part of a date that did not develop a pit, or a seed that lacks a kernel, such as that of a colocynth or gourd.

  2. 2.
    originclassical

    The root or origin of something.

الصِّئْصَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    underdeveloped fruit/seedclassical

    The shriveled part of a date that lacks a pit, or a seed that does not develop a kernel.

  2. 2.
    peel of colocynth seedsclassical

    The outer covering of colocynth seeds.

نوادر صئصاء الهبيد المحطم — Like the rare pieces of the crushed colocynth's seeds.

Parallel reading

صأصأ الجرو إذا حرك عينيه قبل التفتيح
The puppy moved its eyes before opening them.
إذا التمس النظر قبل أن تنفتح عينه
When one seeks to see before their eye opens.
فقحنا وصأصأتم، أي أبصرنا أمرنا ولم تبصروا أمركم
We have seen clearly, and you are still seeking to see; meaning, we have understood our situation, and you have not understood yours.
الصأصاء: تأخير الجرو فتح عينيه
Al-Sa'sa' is the delay of the puppy in opening its eyes.
ما كان ذلك إلا صأصأة مني، أي خوفا
That was nothing but a submission from me, meaning, out of fear.
صأصأت النخلة: شأشأت أي لم تقبعل اللقاح ولم يكن لبسرها نوى
The date palm failed to bear fruit properly, meaning it did not accept pollination and its unripe fruit had no pit.
صأصأت إذا صارت شيصا
It became 'shaisa' (underdeveloped fruit).
ما تحشف من التمر فلم يعقد له نوى
What shriveled from the dates and did not form a pit.
وما كان من الحب لا لب له، كحب البطيخ والحنظل وغيره
And what was from seeds without kernels, like the seeds of melons, colocynths, and others.
في لغة بلحارث بن كعب: الصيص هو الشيص عند الناس
In the dialect of Balharith ibn Ka'b: 'Al-Sais' is what people call 'al-shais' (underdeveloped fruit).
الصئصاء: قشر حب الحنظل
Al-Sa'sa' is the peel of the colocynth seed.
الصئصئة من الرعاء الحسن القيام على ماله
Al-Sa'sa'ah, from shepherds, means being good at managing one's property.