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صرقح

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes individuals who are strong-willed, resolute, and tenacious. It also encompasses traits of being clever, witty, and skilled in argumentation or dispute.

Derived headwords

الصَّرْنَقَحnoun
  1. 1.
    resolute manboth

    A man who is strong-willed and possesses firm resolve.

  2. 2.
    witty personclassical

    Someone who is clever, witty, and perhaps charming.

  3. 3.
    skilled arguerclassical

    A person adept at disputes, arguments, and possessing a loud voice.

  4. 4.
    bold and cunningclassical

    Someone who is forward, daring, and also cunning or deceitful.

صَرْنَقَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be resoluteclassical

    To possess strong will and determination.

  2. 2.
    to be wittyclassical

    To exhibit cleverness and charm.

  3. 3.
    to argue fiercelyclassical

    To engage in strong and loud disputes.

Parallel reading

الصرنقح: الشديد الشكيمة من الرجال
Al-Sarnaqah: the strong-willed man.
الذي له عزيمة (لا يخدع، ولا يطمع فيما عنده)
Who has a resolve (that is not deceived, nor covets what he possesses).
قيل: الصرنقح: الظريف
It was said: Al-Sarnaqah: the witty/charming one.
وقال ثعلب: الصرنقح: الشديد الخصومة والصوت
And Tha'lab said: Al-Sarnaqah: the one strong in dispute and voice.
إن من النسوان من هي روضة تهيج الرياض قبلها وتصوح
Indeed, among women, there is one who is a garden, causing gardens to bloom before her and become lush.
ومنهن غل مقفل ما يفكه من الناس إلا الأحوذي الصرنقح
And among them is a locked collar, which no one can undo except the skilled, resolute one.
إلا الشحشحان الصرنقح
Except the steadfast, resolute one.
ويقال: صرنقح، وصلنقح، بالراء واللام
And it is said: Sarnaqah, and Larnaqah, with R and L.
والصرنقح أيضا: الماضي الجريء
And Al-Sarnaqah also: the bold and forward one.
والمحتال
And the cunning one.