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سدع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of speed, haste, and perhaps shrinking or contracting. It describes swiftness in men and can be associated with a contracted or shrunken state.

Derived headwords

المزدعnoun
  1. 1.
    swift oneclassical

    A swift or fast-moving man.

المستعnoun
  1. 1.
    swift oneclassical

    A swift or fast-moving man, similar in meaning to 'al-Muzda'i'.

  2. 2.
    contracted oneclassical

    One who is contracted or shrunken.

المنكمشadjective
  1. 1.
    contractedboth

    Describing someone or something that is shrunken, contracted, or drawn in.

المنستعnoun
  1. 1.
    swift oneclassical

    A swift or fast-moving person, used synonymously with 'al-Musta'i'.

Parallel reading

ونقله ابن عباد أيضا هكذا
Ibn 'Abbad also transmitted it thus.
وقال: هو لغة في المزدع
And he said: It is a dialectal variant for 'al-Muzda'i'.
قيل: المستع: هو السريع من الرجال
It was said: 'Al-Musta'i': is the swift one among men.
وهو بمعنى المنكمش
And it is in the meaning of 'al-munkamish' (contracted).
كالمنستع
Like 'al-Musta'i'.
هكذا نقله الصاغاني في العباب
Thus did al-Saghani transmit it in al-'Ubab.