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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to unpleasant smells or foulness. It is noted as being neglected by major lexicographers, with one scholar defining it as 'foul-smelling'.

Derived headwords

الصيقمnoun
  1. 1.
    Foul smellclassical

    A very unpleasant or foul odor.

المنتنadjective
  1. 1.
    Foul-smellingboth

    Having a very bad or offensive smell.

Parallel reading

الصيقم بالقاف كحيدر
Al-Sayqam, with a qaf, like Haydar.
أهمله الليث والجوهري
Al-Layth and Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو المنتن الرائحة
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: it is the foul-smelling one.