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سمحج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes length and tallness, particularly in animals like horses and donkeys, referring to their long backs. It can also describe a long bow and, metaphorically, someone tall and disliked. The root also contains a place name.

Derived headwords

السَّمَحْجadjective
  1. 1.
    long-backedboth

    Describing a horse or donkey with a long back.

  2. 2.
    tall, stoutclassical

    Describing a horse as being tall and stout, with ample flesh.

سَمَحَاجadjective
  1. 1.
    long-backedboth

    An adjective describing a female animal, like a donkey, with a long back.

سَمَحُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    long-backedboth

    An adjective describing a female animal, like a donkey, with a long back.

سَمَحَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lengthinessclassical

    The quality of being long in any dimension.

سَمَحِيجadjective
  1. 1.
    tall, dislikedclassical

    Describing someone who is tall and disliked.

سَمَاحِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    long-backed onesboth

    The plural of سمحاج or سمحوج, referring to long-backed female animals.

  2. 2.
    long bowsclassical

    Plural of a long bow.

سَمَحْوَجadjective
  1. 1.
    long-backedboth

    Describing a female animal with a long back.

سَمَحْجadjective
  1. 1.
    longboth

    Describing a bow as being long.

Parallel reading

السمحج من الخيل والأتن: الطويلة الظهر، كالسمحاج
The samḥaj of horses and she-asses: the long-backed one, like the samḥāj.
وزعم أبو عبيد أن جمع السمحج من الأتن سماحيج
Abu Ubayd claimed that the plural of samḥaj from she-asses is samāḥīj.
وكذالك قال كراع: إن جميع السمحج من الخيل سماحيج
And similarly, Kurā' said: all of the samḥaj from horses are samāḥīj.
إنما هو سماحيج جمع سمحاج أو سمحوج
It is only samāḥīj, the plural of samḥāj or samḥūj.
وقد قالوا: ناقة سمحج
And they have said: a samḥaj she-camel.
السمحج: الفرس القباء الغليظة النحض معتزه
The samḥaj: the stout, fleshy horse, proud.
ولا يقال للذكر، بل تخص الإناث
And it is not said for the male, but rather it is specific to females.
والسمحج أيضا: القوس الطويلة
And the samḥaj also: the long bow.
قوس سمحج: طولة
A samḥaj bow: its length.
وقد جاء ذالك في شعر الطرماح
And this has appeared in the poetry of al-Ṭirimmāḥ.
والسمحوج بالضم: الطويل البغيض
And the samḥūj (with damma): the tall, disliked one.
السمحجة الطول في كل شيء
The samḥajah: lengthiness in everything.
وسماحيج: موضع
And Samāḥīj: a place name.
قال: جرت عليها كل ريح سيهوج من عن يمين الخط أو سماحيج
He said: every strong wind blew upon it from the right of al-Khaṭṭ or Samāḥīj.