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سدغ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a variant or less common form related to the side of the head, specifically the temple area. It is closely linked to the more standard root 'ṣ-d-gh' (صدغ). The derived terms primarily refer to this anatomical region and related objects like pillows.

Derived headwords

السُّدْغnoun
  1. 1.
    temple (head)classical

    The area of the head between the eye and the ear, also known as the temple. This is presented as a variant pronunciation or spelling of the more common term.

المَسْدَغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pillowclassical

    A pillow or cushion, used for resting the head. It is noted as a variant of 'al-masdagha' (المصدغة).

المُزْدَغnoun
  1. 1.
    pillowclassical

    A pillow or cushion, considered synonymous with 'al-masdagh' (المسدغ).

Parallel reading

السدغ، بالضم أهمله الجوهري وقال الصاغاني هي لغة في الصدغ والصاد أكثر.
As-sudgh, with damma, was neglected by Al-Jawhari, and Al-Saghani said it is a dialectal variant of As-sadgh, and the form with 'ṣād' is more common.
وأورده صاحب اللسان في صدغ استطرادا.
And the author of Al-Lisan mentioned it under (the root) ṣ-d-gh incidentally.
والمسدغة، بالكسر: المخدة، لغة في المصدغة
And al-masdagha, with kasra: the pillow, a dialectal variant of al-masdaga.
والعجب منه أنه ذكر المزدغ، ولم يذكر المسدغ، وهما واحد.
And it is strange that he mentioned al-muzdagh, but did not mention al-masdagh, and they are one and the same.