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ص ع ط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of administering something nasally, specifically snuff or medicine, and is closely related to the root س ع ط (s-'-t) which carries the same meaning. It also encompasses the idea of similarity or resemblance in pronunciation.

Derived headwords

الصُعُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    snuffboth

    A preparation of ground or pulverized tobacco, intended to be taken by sniffing up the nose.

  2. 2.
    nasal medicineclassical

    Medicine administered through the nose, often in liquid or powder form.

صَعَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to administer snuffclassical

    To give someone snuff to inhale through the nose.

  2. 2.
    to administer nasal medicineclassical

    To give medicine to be taken nasally.

صَعِطَverb
  1. 1.
    to administer snuffclassical

    To give someone snuff to inhale through the nose.

  2. 2.
    to administer nasal medicineclassical

    To give medicine to be taken nasally.

صَعْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    act of administering snuffclassical

    The verbal noun for the act of giving snuff to be inhaled nasally.

  2. 2.
    act of administering nasal medicineclassical

    The verbal noun for the act of giving medicine to be taken nasally.

أَصْعَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to administer snuffclassical

    To give someone snuff to inhale through the nose (Form IV).

  2. 2.
    to administer nasal medicineclassical

    To give medicine to be taken nasally (Form IV).

Parallel reading

هو على المضارعة التي حكاها سيبويه في هذا وأشباهه
It is based on the analogy that Sibawayh narrated for this and its like.
وصعطه، كمنعه ونصره، صعطا وصعوطا وأصعطه، لغة في سعطه وأسعطه
And he administered snuff to him, like 'man'a' and 'nasara', with 'sa'tan' and 'su'utan', and 'as'a'tahu', is a variant pronunciation for 'sa'tahu' and 'as'a'tahu'.