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صمغ

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns various types of gums and resins, particularly Arabic gum. It extends to describe the sides or corners of the mouth, and metaphorically, to being stuck or immobile. It also includes derived terms for specific locations and conditions.

Derived headwords

الصَّمْغnoun
  1. 1.
    Arabic gumboth

    A type of gum, specifically Arabic gum derived from the acacia tree, not just any tree sap.

  2. 2.
    Resinboth

    A sticky, viscous substance secreted by plants, which hardens upon exposure.

  3. 3.
    Hardened substanceclassical

    A dry, hardened substance found in the teats of a camel after giving birth.

صَمْغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A piece of gumboth

    A single piece or lump of gum.

  2. 2.
    Ulcerclassical

    A sore or ulcer, particularly one that causes stickiness.

صُمُوغnoun
  1. 1.
    Gumsboth

    Plural of صمغ (gum), referring to various types of tree resins.

الصَّامِغَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Sides of the mouthclassical

    The corners or sides of the mouth where the lips meet, near the cheeks.

الصَّمَاغَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Sides of the mouthclassical

    An alternative term for the sides of the mouth, referring to the corners or where saliva collects.

الصُّمَغَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Sides of the mouthclassical

    Another variant for the sides of the mouth, specifically where saliva gathers.

أَصْمَغَverb
  1. 1.
    To exude gumclassical

    Said of a tree when gum flows out of it.

  2. 2.
    To drool excessivelyclassical

    Said of a person whose mouth produces a lot of saliva.

أَصْمَغَتِ الشَّاةُverb
  1. 1.
    Its milk was freshclassical

    Said of a ewe whose milk is fresh and new when first milked.

صَمَغَ الحِبْرَverb
  1. 1.
    To add gum to inkclassical

    To mix gum into ink to improve its consistency or quality.

تَصْمِيغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Adding gumclassical

    The act of adding gum to something, like ink.

مُصَمَّغَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Having fresh milkclassical

    Said of a ewe whose milk is fresh and new when first milked.

مُصَمَّغadjective
  1. 1.
    Ink with gumclassical

    Ink that has had gum added to it.

اسْتَصْمَغَverb
  1. 1.
    To tap for gumclassical

    To make incisions in a tree to extract its gum.

  2. 2.
    To develop an ulcerclassical

    To be afflicted with a sore or ulcer.

الصَّمْغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ulcerclassical

    A sore or ulcer.

صامغانnoun
  1. 1.
    Sides of the mouthclassical

    The corners of the mouth, where saliva collects.

أبو صمغةname
  1. 1.
    One with sticky orificesclassical

    A descriptive name for someone whose mouth, ears, eyes, and nose are sticky, like a tree exuding gum.

صامغانname
  1. 1.
    A districtclassical

    A region or district, specifically a district in Tabaristan.

مَقْلَع الصَّمْغَةphrase
  1. 1.
    Uprooting of the gum treeclassical

    The act of uprooting a gum-producing tree, implying complete removal.

Parallel reading

نقله ابن سيده عن أبي حنيفة: غراء القرظ، وهو الصمغ العربي لا صمغ مطلق الطلح
Ibn Sidah transmitted from Abu Hanifa: the gum of the Qirẓ tree, which is Arabic gum, not just any gum from the Talh tree.
ولكل شجرة صمغ ينضحه فيسيل منها
Every tree exudes a gum that flows from it.
ومن الصموغ المقل
Among the gums is the Mqil.
جانبا الفم، وهما ملتقى الشفتين مما يلي الشدقين
The sides of the mouth, which are the meeting point of the lips near the cheeks.
وفي الحديث: نظفوا الصماغين فإنهما مقعدا الملكين
And in the Hadith: Cleanse the sides of your mouths, for they are the seat of the two angels.
وهذا حض على السواك
This is an encouragement to use the siwak (tooth stick).
ولقيت اليوم صمغان، كسكران، وأبا صمغة، بالكسر، وهما: الذي يصمغ فوه وأذناه وعيناه وأنفه، كما تصمغ الشجرة
And today I met someone like Sukran, and Abu Samgha, with a kasra, referring to one whose mouth, ears, eyes, and nose exude stickiness, like a tree exudes gum.
وأصمغ شدقه: إذا كثر بصاقه
And his cheek 'exuded gum' (أصمغ): if his saliva was abundant.
وأصمغت الشجرة، أي: خرج منها الصمغ
And the tree 'exuded gum' (أصمغت), meaning: gum came out of it.
وأصمغت الشاة: إذا كان لبؤها طريا أول ما تحلب
And the ewe 'exuded gum' (أصمغت): if her milk was fresh when first milked.
وصمغه، أي الحبر تصميغا: جعل فيه الصمغ
And he 'gummed' (صمغه) the ink, meaning: he put gum in it.
استصمغ الصاب: إذا شرط شجره ليخرج منه غراءه
He 'tapped for gum' (استصمغ) the soap tree: if he incised its tree to extract its gum.
استصمغ فلان: صارت به الصمغة، وهي القرحة
So-and-so 'developed an ulcer' (استصمغ): an ulcer afflicted him.
والصمغ والصمغة: شيء يابس يوجد في أحاليل ضرع الناقة
And the gum (الصمغ) and the gum-piece (الصمغة): a dry substance found in the teats of a she-camel.
الشاة إذا حلبت عند ولادها، فوجد في أحاليل ضرعها شيء يابس يسمى الصمخ والصمغ
A ewe, when milked after giving birth, if a dry substance called 'samakh' and 'samgh' is found in her teats.
تركته على مثل مقرف الصمغة، وذلك إذا لم يترك له شيئا
You left him like the residue of the gum (مقرف الصمغة), which is when nothing is left for him.
لأقلعنك قلع الصمغة أي: لأستأصلنك
I will uproot you like the uprooting of the gum tree (قلع الصمغة), meaning: I will extirpate you.