صرح

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

The root صرح (ṣaraḥa) primarily relates to things that are clear, pure, and evident. It extends to concepts of building tall structures, directness in speech, and unmixed substances like milk or wine. It also encompasses notions of openness, clarity, and sometimes, a lack of substance or a deficiency.

Derived headwords

الصرحnoun

1.
Mansionboth
A large, tall, and imposing single building, often standing alone.
2.
Palaceclassical
Specifically, a palace, as mentioned by Al-Zajjaj.
3.
Tall buildingboth
Any elevated and high structure.
4.
Pavementclassical
A pavement made of glass for Bilqis, as interpreted by some commentators.
5.
Palace of Nebuchadnezzarclassical
The famous palace built by Nebuchadnezzar near Babylon.

إنه صرح. . قوارير — It is a structure [made] of glass.

تحسب آرامهن الصروحا — You would think their gazelles were tall buildings.

صُرُوحnoun

1.
Mansionsboth
The plural of صرح (ṣarḥ), referring to large, tall buildings.

صُرُحadjective

1.
Pureboth
Pure, unadulterated, or the best of something.
2.
Whiteclassical
Specifically, pure white, as sometimes qualified.

كما يفلق مرو الأمعز الصرح — Like splitting the pure marble of the mountain.

صَرِيحadjective

1.
Pureboth
Pure, unmixed, or clear.
2.
Clear lineageboth
A person of pure and noble ancestry.
3.
Thoroughbredboth
Referring to purebred horses or men.
4.
Purebred horseboth
A purebred horse, especially one of noble lineage.
5.
Purebred stallionboth
A distinguished purebred stallion.

وهو أي الرجل الخالص النسب: صريح من قوم صرحاء — And he, meaning the man of pure lineage, is pure from noble people.

والصريح من الرجال والخيل: المحض — And the purebred among men and horses: the unadulterated.

صَرَاحnoun

1.
Directnessboth
Speaking directly or face-to-face.
2.
Unmixed wineboth
Wine that has not been mixed with water.
3.
Pure wineboth
Wine that is pure and unmixed.

شتمه مصارحة وصراحا — He insulted him openly and directly.

وكأس صراح — And a cup of pure wine.

صَرَاحَةnoun

1.
Directnessboth
The act of speaking directly or openly.
2.
Clarityboth
The state of being clear or evident.

صُرُوحَةnoun

1.
Purityclassical
The state of being pure or unmixed.

صَرَّحَverb

1.
To clarifyboth
To make something clear, evident, or explicit.
2.
To revealboth
To disclose or bring something out into the open.
3.
To speak directlyboth
To express oneself openly and directly, without ambiguity.
4.
To become clearboth
For something to become evident or manifest.
5.
To become pureboth
For wine to lose its froth and become pure.
6.
To miss the targetclassical
For an archer to shoot and miss the intended mark.

صرح فلان بما في نفسه تصريحا: إذا أبداه — So-and-so expressed what was in his heart openly: if he revealed it.

حين يصرح، قيل: وما التصريح؟ قال: حين يستبين الحلو من المر — When it becomes clear. It was asked: And what is clarification? He said: When the sweet is distinguished from the bitter.

التصريحnoun

1.
Clarificationboth
The act of making something clear or explicit; the opposite of indirectness.
2.
Revelationboth
The act of revealing or disclosing something.
3.
Direct speechboth
Speaking openly and directly.
4.
Clearing of frothboth
The process by which the froth of wine disappears.

التصريح: خلاف التعريض — Clarification: the opposite of hinting.

عند التصريح تستريح — When things are made clear, you find relief.

أَصْرَحَverb

1.
To make clearboth
To make something clear, evident, or manifest.
2.
To revealboth
To disclose or show something openly.

صرح الشيء وصرحه وأصرحه، إذا بينه وأظهره — He clarified the thing, made it clear, and revealed it, if he made it known and apparent.

وأعرب أحيانا بها فأصارح — And sometimes I express it clearly, so I reveal it.

الإصراحnoun

1.
Clarificationboth
The act of making something clear or evident.
2.
Revelationboth
The act of revealing or disclosing.

صَرِيحَةnoun

1.
Purityclassical
The state of being pure or unmixed.
2.
Droughtclassical
A year of severe drought and hardship.

قوم إذا صرحت كحل، بيوتهم مأوى الضيوف — A people who, when the year is harsh, their homes are a refuge for guests.

صُرَاحِيَّةnoun

1.
Pure wineboth
Wine that is pure and unmixed.
2.
Pure statementboth
A clear and unadulterated statement.

أتاه بالأمر صراحية — He brought him the matter purely.

صَرَاحِيّadjective

1.
Pureboth
Pure, unmixed, or clear.
2.
Obviousboth
Clearly known or understood by people.

وكذب صراحي، أي بين يعرفه الناس — And a clear lie, meaning one that people know.

يوم مصرحnoun

1.
Cloudless dayboth
A day without clouds, clear and bright.

في أعقاب يوم مصرح — In the aftermath of a cloudless day.

انصرحverb

1.
To become clearboth
For something to become evident, manifest, or revealed.
2.
To be revealedboth
For the truth or a matter to become known.

انصرح الحق: بان وانكشف — The truth became clear: it became evident and revealed.

انصرح الحق — The truth became clear.

صارحverb

1.
To be open withboth
To speak frankly and directly with someone.
2.
To reveal one's mindboth
To express what is in one's heart or mind openly.

وصارح بما في نفسه: أبداه — And he revealed what was in his mind: he expressed it.

وأعرب أحيانا بها فأصارح — And sometimes I express it clearly, so I reveal it.

الصريحname

1.
Name of a stallionclassical
A name given to a distinguished purebred stallion, often becoming a proper noun.

الصريح: فحل من خيل العرب — Al-Sarih: a stallion from the horses of the Arabs.

صَرَاحnoun

1.
Birdclassical
A type of bird, similar to a locust, which is edible.

صَرْوَاحname

1.
Fortressclassical
A fortress in Yemen built by jinn for Bilqis.

الصَّمَارِحnoun

1.
The pureclassical
The pure or unadulterated essence of something.

صَرْحَةnoun

1.
Open spaceboth
An open, flat area of land; a courtyard or open ground.
2.
Exposed areaboth
An area that is exposed or prominent.
3.
Level groundboth
A flat and even stretch of land.

خرج لهم صرحة برحة — It appeared to them as an open, vast space.

هم في صرحة المربد وصرحة الدار — They are in the open space of the threshing floor and the courtyard of the house.

صَرِيحnoun

1.
Pure milkboth
Milk that is pure and has no froth.
2.
Pure urineboth
Urine that is pure and without froth.
3.
Pure adviceboth
Sincere and unadulterated advice.

لبن صريح: ساكن الرغوة خالص — Pure milk: still with its froth, pure.

وصريح النصح: محضه — And the essence of advice: its purity.

صَرَاحnoun

1.
Thin milkclassical
A thin milk whose water content is high, giving it a slightly greenish or brownish hue.

صِمَاحnoun

1.
Vein in the legclassical
A vein in the leg of a horse.

صُرَاحَةnoun

1.
Open spaceclassical
A flat, open area of land.

الصَّرِيحَانname

1.
A tribeclassical
A name of a tribe.

Parallel reading

إنه صرح. . قوارير

It is a structure [made] of glass.

تحسب آرامهن الصروحا

You would think their gazelles were tall buildings.

كما يفلق مرو الأمعز الصرح

Like splitting the pure marble of the mountain.

وهو أي الرجل الخالص النسب: صريح من قوم صرحاء

And he, meaning the man of pure lineage, is pure from noble people.

والصريح من الرجال والخيل: المحض

And the purebred among men and horses: the unadulterated.

شتمه مصارحة وصراحا

He insulted him openly and directly.

وكأس صراح

And a cup of pure wine.

صرح فلان بما في نفسه تصريحا: إذا أبداه

So-and-so expressed what was in his heart openly: if he revealed it.

حين يصرح، قيل: وما التصريح؟ قال: حين يستبين الحلو من المر

When it becomes clear. It was asked: And what is clarification? He said: When the sweet is distinguished from the bitter.

صرح الشيء وصرحه وأصرحه، إذا بينه وأظهره

He clarified the thing, made it clear, and revealed it, if he made it known and apparent.

وأعرب أحيانا بها فأصارح

And sometimes I express it clearly, so I reveal it.

انصرح الحق: بان وانكشف

The truth became clear: it became evident and revealed.

وصارح بما في نفسه: أبداه

And he revealed what was in his mind: he expressed it.

قوم إذا صرحت كحل، بيوتهم مأوى الضيوف

A people who, when the year is harsh, their homes are a refuge for guests.

خرج لهم صرحة برحة

It appeared to them as an open, vast space.

هم في صرحة المربد وصرحة الدار

They are in the open space of the threshing floor and the courtyard of the house.

لبن صريح: ساكن الرغوة خالص

Pure milk: still with its froth, pure.

وصريح النصح: محضه

And the essence of advice: its purity.