صمعر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to descriptions of intensity, harshness, and negative qualities. It extends to terms for specific types of snakes, geographical features, and personal names, including those of animals.

Derived headwords

الصمعريadjective

1.
Intense, severeboth
Describing something as intense or severe from any category.
2.
Base, ignobleclassical
Referring to a person as base or ignoble.
3.
Resistant to magicclassical
Describing someone or something that is unaffected by magic or incantations.
4.
Pure redclassical
Said to describe something of a pure red color.

كالصمعرadjective

1.
Intense, severeboth
Similar to 'al-ṣamʿarī', describing intensity or severity.

الصمعريةnoun

1.
Viper, wicked snakeclassical
A type of wicked or malicious snake, specifically a viper.
2.
Snake resistant to spellsclassical
A viper that is said to be unaffected by spells or incantations.

صمعرname

1.
Man's nameboth
A proper name for a man.
2.
Horse's nameboth
The name of a horse, specifically belonging to Jarrah ibn Awfa or Yazid ibn Khadhdhāf.
3.
She-camel's nameboth
The name of a she-camel.

الصمعرnoun

1.
Thick groundclassical
Referring to a thick or dense part of the land.

صمعرname

1.
Place nameboth
The name of a specific location or valley.

الصمعورadjective

1.
Short and braveclassical
Describing someone as short in stature but brave.

الصمعرةnoun

1.
Scalpclassical
The skin covering the top of the head; the scalp.
2.
Thick, coarse thingclassical
Describing something as thick or coarse.

Parallel reading

الصمعري: الشديد

Al-ṣamʿarī: the intense.

كالصمعر

Like al-ṣamʿar.

الصمعري: اللئيم

Al-ṣamʿarī: the base.

هو أيضا الذي لا يعمل فيه سحر و لا رقية

And he is also one upon whom neither magic nor incantation has effect.

وقيل: هو الخالص الحمرة

And it is said: it is the pure red.

الصمعرية، بهاء: الحية الخبيثة

Al-ṣamʿariyyah, with ḥāʾ: the wicked snake.

أحية وادي ثغرة صمعرية أحب إليكم أم ثلاث لواقح

Are snakes of the Thaghrah valley, of the ṣamʿariyyah type, more beloved to you, or three scorpions?

وصمعر، كجعفر، اسم رجل

And Ṣamʿar, like Jaʿfar, is a man's name.

وصمعر: فرس الجراح بن أوفى الغطفاني

And Ṣamʿar: the horse of al-Jarrāḥ ibn Awfā al-Ghaṭafānī.

وصمعر: فرس يزيد بن خذاف

And Ṣamʿar: the horse of Yazīd ibn Khadhdhāf.

وصمعر: اسم ناقة

And Ṣamʿar: the name of a she-camel.

الصمعر: ما غلظ من الأرض

Al-ṣamʿar: what is thick of the land.

صمعر: ع

Ṣamʿar: a place name.

عفا بطن سهي من سليمى فصمعر

The valley of Suhā from Sulaymā has been deserted, then Ṣamʿar.

والصمعور، بالضم: القصير الشجاع

And al-ṣamʿūr, with ḍamm: the short, the brave.

والصمعرة: فروة الرأس

And al-ṣamʿarah: the scalp.

والصمعرة: الغليظة

And al-ṣamʿarah: the thick one.