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بسذ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be of Persian origin and is not considered a native Arabic root. It is associated with a specific type of jewel, possibly coral, and its derived terms are also of foreign origin.

Derived headwords

البسذnoun
  1. 1.
    Coralclassical

    A precious substance, often red, produced by marine polyps, used in jewelry.

مرجانnoun
  1. 1.
    Coralboth

    A hard, stony substance secreted by marine polyps, typically forming reefs and islands, and often used in jewelry.

سبذةnoun
  1. 1.
    Coralclassical

    A term for coral, identified as being of Persian origin.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وقال الصاغاني: هو المرجان
Al-Jawhari ignored it, and Al-Saghani said: it is coral.
قال الأزهري في التهذيب: أهملت السين مع التاء والذال والظاء إلى آخر حروفها على ترتيبه، فلم يستعمل من جميع وجوهها شيء في مصاص كلام العرب
Al-Azhari said in Al-Tahdhib: I have omitted 's' with 't', 'th', and 'dh' to the end of its letters in his order, and nothing from all its forms has been used in the essence of the Arabs' speech.
فأما قولهم هاذا قضاء سذوم، بالذال فإنه أعجمي
As for their saying 'this is a judgment of sadhum', with the 'dh', it is non-Arabic.
وكذالك البسذ، لهاذا الجوهر، ليس بعربي، بل فارسي (معرب)
And likewise, 'al-basadh', for this jewel, is not Arabic, but Persian (Arabized).
وكذالك السبذة فارسي، قاله الأزهري
And likewise, 'al-sabadhah' is Persian, Al-Azhari said.