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سود

Root entry · 64 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of blackness, darkness, and related qualities. It extends to notions of leadership, maturity, and even specific geographical locations and plants.

Derived headwords

الحبة السوداءnoun
  1. 1.
    black cuminboth

    A plant known for its black seeds, used medicinally.

الشونيزnoun
  1. 1.
    black cuminboth

    Another name for the plant 'al-ḥabba al-sawdāʼ', referring to its seeds.

السويداءnoun
  1. 1.
    black cumin seedboth

    A name for the seeds of the black cumin plant.

التسودnoun
  1. 1.
    marriageclassical

    The act of getting married, often implying becoming a head of household.

تسودواverb
  1. 1.
    get marriedclassical

    To become married, especially in the context of taking on responsibilities of a household.

  2. 2.
    kill the mastersclassical

    To kill the prominent or noble individuals.

استادnoun
  1. 1.
    head of householdclassical

    A man who has married and become responsible for a household.

أم سويدname
  1. 1.
    anusclassical

    A euphemistic name for the anus.

السودnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain slopeclassical

    A descending part of a mountain, characterized by black, rough stones.

أسوادnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain slopesclassical

    Plural of 'al-sawd', referring to sections of a mountain with black stones.

سودةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece of landclassical

    A section of land, often named after a woman, characterized by rough black stones.

الأسوداتnoun
  1. 1.
    dried dungclassical

    Plural of 'sawdah', referring to dried dung resembling rough black stones.

سوداتnoun
  1. 1.
    pieces of landclassical

    Plural of 'sawdah', referring to areas of land with rough black stones.

التسويدnoun
  1. 1.
    boldnessclassical

    The act of being audacious or daring.

  2. 2.
    killing mastersclassical

    The act of killing prominent or noble individuals.

  3. 3.
    preparing camel medicineclassical

    Crushing old mats to treat the hindquarters of camels.

السهم الأسودnoun
  1. 1.
    lucky arrowclassical

    A blessed arrow used for divination or seeking good fortune, often stained with blood.

أسود العينname
  1. 1.
    a mountainclassical

    A specific mountain located in the southern region.

أسود النساname
  1. 1.
    a mountainclassical

    A mountain named 'Aswad al-Nisā'.

أسود العشارياتname
  1. 1.
    a mountainclassical

    A mountain named 'Aswad al-ʿUshāriyāt' (likely a misspelling of al-ʿashariyāt).

أسود الدمname
  1. 1.
    a mountainclassical

    A mountain named 'Aswad al-Dam'.

أسود الحمىname
  1. 1.
    a mountainclassical

    A mountain named 'Aswad al-Ḥimā'.

أسود العشاراتname
  1. 1.
    a mountainclassical

    A mountain located in the lands of Bakr bin Wāʼil.

أسودةname
  1. 1.
    a mountainclassical

    A mountain named 'Aswadah', also described as a place for fog.

سودname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name derived from the root 'sawd'.

بنو سودname
  1. 1.
    Arabian tribesclassical

    Tribes belonging to the Arab lineage, named 'Banū Sawd'.

سيدانname
  1. 1.
    a hillclassical

    A small hill named 'Saydān'.

  2. 2.
    a water sourceclassical

    A water source belonging to the Banu Tamim tribe.

المسودnoun
  1. 1.
    a specific dishclassical

    A dish made by slitting a camel's intestine, stuffing it, roasting, and eating it.

  2. 2.
    leaderclassical

    A master or leader.

ساودهverb
  1. 1.
    endureclassical

    To endure or suffer hardship.

  2. 2.
    overcomeclassical

    To overcome or overpower someone, either in status or in darkness of color.

السوددnoun
  1. 1.
    leadershipclassical

    The state of being a master, leader, or chief.

السوادnoun
  1. 1.
    blacknessboth

    The quality of being black or dark in color.

  2. 2.
    countrysidemodern

    The region outside the city, often characterized by greenery.

  3. 3.
    group of treesclassical

    A collection of palm trees or other trees, due to their dark green color.

  4. 4.
    scattered groupsclassical

    Dispersed groups of people or things.

السواديةname
  1. 1.
    a place in Kufaclassical

    A place in Kufa named after Suwādah bin Zayd.

السوداءname
  1. 1.
    a district in Homsclassical

    A district or region in the city of Homs.

السودتانname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to two black locations.

أسيدname
  1. 1.
    a given nameboth

    A proper name, often a diminutive or a patronymic.

أسيودname
  1. 1.
    a given nameclassical

    A proper name, possibly a variant or diminutive of 'Asīd'.

أسيد بن عمروname
  1. 1.
    a person's nameclassical

    The name of an individual, possibly a companion or ancestor.

أسيدةname
  1. 1.
    a woman's nameclassical

    The name of a woman, 'Usaydah bint Amr'.

مسودةadjective
  1. 1.
    blackenedclassical

    Describing water that causes blackness or discoloration upon drinking.

سادverb
  1. 1.
    drink blackened waterclassical

    To drink 'musawwadah' water, which causes discoloration.

عثمان بن أبي سودةname
  1. 1.
    a hadith narratorclassical

    The name of a narrator of hadith.

سود الرجلverb
  1. 1.
    his eye was blackenedclassical

    An expression meaning someone's eye was injured or blackened.

سودتverb
  1. 1.
    blackenedclassical

    To change something's whiteness to blackness.

الأسودانnoun
  1. 1.
    water and milkclassical

    Two essential elements, water and milk, referred to as 'the two blacks'.

  2. 2.
    heat and nightclassical

    The intense heat of day and the darkness of night.

  3. 3.
    snake and scorpionclassical

    Dangerous creatures, the snake and the scorpion.

سواد البطنnoun
  1. 1.
    liverclassical

    The liver, referred to metaphorically as the 'blackness of the belly'.

المسودnoun
  1. 1.
    leaderclassical

    A master or leader.

سيدnoun
  1. 1.
    masterboth

    A master, lord, or husband.

  2. 2.
    leaderboth

    The most noble or elevated part of something.

سود البطونadjective
  1. 1.
    emaciatedclassical

    Describing animals that are thin and weak, with dark bellies.

سوادكnoun
  1. 1.
    your blacknessclassical

    Your dark state or condition, metaphorically meaning your hardship or patience.

المسادnoun
  1. 1.
    clarified butterclassical

    Clarified butter or honey.

الأسودname
  1. 1.
    a mountain peakclassical

    A specific mountain peak named 'Al-Aswad'.

السويداءnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdclassical

    A type of bird known as 'al-Suwaydāʼ'.

أسودانname
  1. 1.
    a tribal ancestorclassical

    The name of a tribal ancestor, Abū Qabīlah, Nabhan.

سوادةname
  1. 1.
    a given nameclassical

    A proper name, 'Suwādah'.

بنو السيدname
  1. 1.
    an Arab clanclassical

    A clan of the Dabba tribe, named 'Banū al-Sayyid'.

السودانname
  1. 1.
    a peopleclassical

    A group of people known for their strong body odor.

  2. 2.
    a village in Isfahanclassical

    A village in Isfahan named 'Al-Sūdān'.

مسيدnoun
  1. 1.
    schoolmodern

    A place of learning, a school (in Moroccan dialect).

سادتverb
  1. 1.
    overtakeclassical

    To overtake or surpass other mounts (metaphorical).

منية مسودname
  1. 1.
    a villageclassical

    A village named 'Minyat Musawwad' in the Monufia region.

سويد بن الحارثname
  1. 1.
    a poetclassical

    The name of a poet from the Quda'ah tribe.

منية السودانname
  1. 1.
    a villageclassical

    A village named 'Minyat al-Sūdān' in the Monufia region.

محمد بن الطالب بن سودةname
  1. 1.
    a scholarclassical

    The name of a scholar and hadith narrator.

عبد الله بن سيدان المطروريname
  1. 1.
    a companionclassical

    The name of a companion who narrated from Abu Bakr.

عمرو بن سوادname
  1. 1.
    a person's nameclassical

    The name of an individual associated with Ibn Wahb.

سواد بن مريname
  1. 1.
    an ancestorclassical

    The name of an ancestor from whom companions descended.

ذو سيدانname
  1. 1.
    a person's nameclassical

    A name associated with the Himyar tribe.

سوادةname
  1. 1.
    a mare's nameclassical

    The name of a mare belonging to the Banu Ja'dah tribe.

Parallel reading

ما من داء إلا في الحبة السوداء له شفاء إلا السام
There is no disease but that in the black cumin it has a cure, except for death.
أراد به الشونيز
He intended by it the shūnīz (black cumin).
تفقهوا قبل أن تسودوا
Gain knowledge of jurisprudence before you become married (and thus heads of households).
تعلموا الفقه قبل أن تزوجوا فتصيروا أرباب بيوت فتشتغلوا بالزواج عن العلم
Learn jurisprudence before you marry and become heads of households, thus becoming occupied with marriage and neglecting knowledge.
السود، بالفتح: سفح من الجبل مستدق في الأض، مستو كثير الحجارة السود خشنها
Al-Sawd (with fatḥah): a slope of a mountain, narrowing towards the ground, level and containing many rough black stones.
لهم حبق والسود بيني وبينهم
They have basil, and the black mountains are between me and them.
فإن أنتم لم ثأروا وتسودوا فكونوا بغايا في الأكف عيابها
If you do not take revenge and kill the masters, then be like prostitutes in the palms of their cases.
رمى فلان بسهمه الأسود
So-and-so threw his black arrow.
المبارك الذي يتيمن به
The blessed one by which good fortune is sought.
تبصر خليلي هل ترى من ظعائن خرجن بنصف الليل من أسود الدم
Look, my friend, do you see any women traveling who set out at midnight from Aswad al-Dam?
خرج إلى الجمعة وفي الطريق عذرات يابسة، فجعل يتخطاها ويقول: ما هاذه الأسودات
He went out to Friday prayer, and on the road were dry dung piles, so he began to step over them, saying: What are these black things (dried dung)?
ماء مسودة، كمفعلة. يصاب عليه السواد، بالضم
Musawwadah water, like mafʿalah. Blackness is contracted from it, with ḍammah.
سودت فلم أملك سوادي تته قميص من القوهي بيض بنائقه
I became dark (my eye was blackened) and I could not control my blackness, a shirt of fine cloth with white patterns.
إذا كثر البياض قل السواد
When whiteness increases, blackness decreases.
قال لي الشر أقم سوادك
Evil said to me: 'Endure your hardship (your blackness)'.
فأمر بسواد البطن فشوي له
And he ordered the liver (blackness of the belly) to be grilled for him.
اتقوا الله! وسودوا أكبركم
Fear Allah! And respect your elders (treat them as masters).
وألفيا سيده لدى الباب
And they found her master at the door.