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سرمد

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes permanence, continuity, and eternity, often applied to time, nights, or divine attributes. It can also refer to something long or unending.

Derived headwords

السَّرْمَدnoun
  1. 1.
    eternityboth

    That which is permanent and does not cease; eternal.

  2. 2.
    continuousclassical

    Uninterrupted and unending.

سَرْمَدadjective
  1. 1.
    eternalboth

    Permanent, lasting forever.

  2. 2.
    long (night)classical

    Referring to a night that is long and unending.

سَرْمَدname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name associated with the region of Halab.

  2. 2.
    personal nameclassical

    The name of a grandfather of a historical figure, Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Sarmad.

Parallel reading

السرمد: الدائم
As-sarmad: the permanent.
جواب ليل سرمد
A garment of an eternal night.
السرمد: الدائم الذي لا ينقطع
As-sarmad: the permanent one that does not cease.
السرمد: هو دوام الزمان، واتصاله من ليل أو نار
As-sarmad: it is the continuity of time, its connection, whether of night or fire.
الطويل من الليالي
The long of the nights.
يقال ليل سرمد، أي طويل
It is said 'laylun sarmad', meaning long.
قل أرءيتم إن جعل الله عليكم النهار سرمدا
Say, 'Have you considered if Allah should make the day perpetual for you?'
وإنما يبقى بتعاقب أجزائه
And it only remains by the succession of its parts.
وهو التوالي والتعاقب
And it is succession and sequence.