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صمخ

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the inner part of the ear, the ear canal, and by extension, the act of hearing or blocking sound. It also extends to meanings related to striking, hitting, and a small amount of water.

Derived headwords

الصِّمَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    ear canalboth

    The inner passage of the ear that leads to the head.

  2. 2.
    earclassical

    The ear itself.

  3. 3.
    small amount of waterboth

    A small quantity of water, often referring to a well with little water.

الأَصْمَخnoun
  1. 1.
    ear canalboth

    The inner passage of the ear that leads to the head.

أَصْمِخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ear canalsboth

    Plural of 'صماخ', referring to the inner passages of the ear.

صِمَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    ear canalsboth

    Plural of 'صماخ', referring to the inner passages of the ear.

صَمْخnoun
  1. 1.
    ear canalsboth

    Plural of 'صماخ', referring to the inner passages of the ear.

  2. 2.
    small amount of waterboth

    A small quantity of water, often referring to a well with little water.

  3. 3.
    strikeclassical

    Any blow that leaves a mark on the face.

صَمَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike the ear canalclassical

    To injure the ear canal with a stick or other object.

  2. 2.
    to strike the eyeclassical

    To strike the eye with a closed fist.

  3. 3.
    to strike the faceclassical

    The sun struck his face.

  4. 4.
    to hit hardclassical

    The sun's impact was severe upon him.

  5. 5.
    to strike the noseclassical

    To crush or strike the nose.

صَمْخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    striking the ear canalclassical

    The act of injuring the ear canal with a stick or other object.

  2. 2.
    striking the eyeclassical

    The act of striking the eye with a closed fist.

  3. 3.
    striking the faceclassical

    The act of the sun striking the face.

  4. 4.
    severe impactclassical

    The severe impact of the sun.

  5. 5.
    crushing the noseclassical

    The act of crushing or striking the nose.

صَمَخَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to strike her eyeclassical

    To strike her eye with a closed fist.

صَمَخَتْverb
  1. 1.
    the sun struckclassical

    The sun struck his face.

صَمَخَتْهُverb
  1. 1.
    the sun struck itclassical

    The sun struck his face.

  2. 2.
    its impact was severeclassical

    Its impact was severe upon him.

صَمْخَةadjective
  1. 1.
    tenderclassical

    A young, tender woman.

صَمْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cottonclassical

    A piece of cotton.

  2. 2.
    hard substanceclassical

    A dry substance found in the udders of ewes after giving birth.

صَمْغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cottonclassical

    A piece of cotton.

  2. 2.
    hard substanceclassical

    A dry substance found in the udders of ewes after giving birth.

السَّمَاخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cottonclassical

    A piece of cotton.

صَمَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to crush the noseclassical

    To crush or strike the nose.

صَمْخnoun
  1. 1.
    any blowclassical

    Any blow that leaves a mark on the face.

Parallel reading

الصماخ، بالكسر: خرق الأذن الباطن الذي يفضي إلى الرأس
The ear canal, with a kasra: the inner passage of the ear that leads to the head.
كاللأصمخ بالضم
Like the ear canal, with a damma.
والجمع أصمخة وصمخ وصمائخ
And the plural is 'asamakha', 'samakh', and 'sama'ikh'.
وضرب الله على أصمختهم، إذا أنامهم
And Allah sealed their hearing, meaning He made them sleep.
وهي جمع قلة
And it is a plural of fewness.
أصغت لاستراق صمائخ الأسماع
She listened intently to eavesdrop on the hidden parts of hearing.
وهي جمع صماخ كشمائل وشمال
And it is a plural of 'sumakh' like 'shama'il' and 'shamal'.
والصواب أن الصماخ البئر القليلة الماء
And the correct view is that 'as-samakh' is a well with little water.
يقال للعطشان: إنه لصادي الصماخ
It is said to the thirsty person: He is thirsty for the little water.
وصمخه يصمخه صمخا إذا أصاب صماخه بأن عقره بعود أو غيره
And he struck his ear canal, striking it a striking, if he injured its canal with a stick or other.
صمخ عينه يصمخها صمخا، إذا ضربها بجمع كفه
He struck his eye, striking it a striking, if he hit it with his closed fist.
صمخت الشمس وجهه: أصابته
The sun struck his face: it hit him.
أو صمخته الشمس إذا اشتد وقعها عليه
Or the sun struck him if its impact was severe upon him.
وامرأة صمخة، كفرحة: غضة
And a woman 'samkha', like 'farha': tender.
والسماخة، كجبانة: القطنة
And 'as-samakha', like 'jabbana': the cotton.
الصمخ والصمغ، السكر: شيء يابس يوجد في أحاليل
Al-samkh and al-samgh, al-sukkar: a dry substance found in the milk ducts.
صمخ أنفه: دقه، عن اللحياني
He struck his nose: he crushed it, from Al-Laythiyani.
والصمخ: كل ضربة أثرت في الوجه فهو صمخ
And 'as-samkh': every blow that left a mark on the face is 'samkh'.