ص م م

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

The root ص م م (ṣ-m-m) primarily relates to the concept of blockage, obstruction, and deafness. It extends to meanings of solidity, intensity, and stubbornness, as well as encompassing terms for specific objects and abstract qualities.

Derived headwords

الصَّمَمُnoun

1.
deafnessboth
A condition of hearing impairment or complete lack of hearing.
2.
blockageclassical
The state of being blocked or obstructed.

صُمَّverb

1.
to be deafboth
To become deaf or unable to hear.
2.
to be blockedclassical
To be obstructed or closed off.

يَصِمُّverb

1.
he is deafboth
He is currently deaf or becoming deaf.

صَمَّverb

1.
to blockclassical
To obstruct or close something off.

صُمِّمَverb

1.
to be blockedclassical
To be obstructed or closed off (passive).

صِمَامnoun

1.
stopperboth
A stopper or plug for a bottle or container.
2.
valvemodern
A device that regulates the flow of a fluid.

صِمَامَةnoun

1.
stopperclassical
A stopper or plug for a bottle or container.

صِمَتُهَاnoun

1.
stopperclassical
A stopper or plug for a bottle or container.

صَمَّهَاverb

1.
to block itclassical
To block or seal something.

أَصَمَّهَاverb

1.
to block itclassical
To block or seal something.
2.
to give it a stopperclassical
To provide something with a stopper.

حَجَرٌ أَصَمُّadjective

1.
solid rockclassical
A rock that is solid and impenetrable.

صَخْرَةٌ صَمَّاءadjective

1.
solid rockclassical
A rock that is solid, hard, and without cracks.

الصَّمَّاءnoun

1.
fat camelclassical
A fat, well-fed female camel.
2.
pregnant camelclassical
A pregnant female camel.
3.
solid groundclassical
Hard, unyielding ground.
4.
calamityclassical
A severe and overwhelming disaster or problem.
5.
snakeclassical
A snake, especially one that is resistant to charms.

صُمٌّnoun

1.
deaf peopleclassical
A collective noun for deaf people.

صُمَّامِname

1.
Hatam al-Asammclassical
A famous Sufi saint and scholar.

الصُّمَّانnoun

1.
hard groundclassical
A type of hard, stony ground with some sand.
2.
a place nameclassical
A specific region or mountain known for its hard terrain.

الصِّمَّةnoun

1.
brave personclassical
A courageous individual who overcomes obstacles.
2.
lionclassical
A lion, known for its bravery and strength.
3.
male snakeclassical
A male snake.
4.
female hedgehogclassical
A female hedgehog.

الصَّمْصَمَةnoun

1.
sound of hedgehogclassical
The sound made by a hedgehog.

الصَّمِيمnoun

1.
coreboth
The central, essential part of something.
2.
essenceboth
The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something.
3.
bone marrowclassical
The inner part of a bone, containing marrow.
4.
extreme heat/coldclassical
The most intense degree of heat or cold.
5.
dry eggshellclassical
The dry outer layer of a hatched egg.

صَمِيمٌadjective

1.
pureclassical
Of pure lineage or unmixed origin.

صَمَّمَverb

1.
to proceed firmlyboth
To move forward resolutely in an endeavor or journey.
2.
to bite firmlyclassical
To bite and hold onto something without letting go.
3.
to cut through boneclassical
To cut through bone with a sword.
4.
to absorb fatclassical
For a horse to absorb fat and become bloated from fodder.
5.
to entrustclassical
To entrust someone with a secret or information.

تَصْمِيمnoun

1.
firm progressclassical
The act of proceeding resolutely.
2.
firm bitingclassical
The act of biting and holding firmly.
3.
cutting through boneclassical
The act of a sword cutting through bone.

صَمْصَمَverb

1.
to bite firmlyclassical
To bite and hold onto something without letting go.

صَمْصَامnoun

1.
swordclassical
A strong, unyielding sword.
2.
lionclassical
A lion, known for its strength and ferocity.
3.
stingy personclassical
An extremely stingy or miserly person.

صَمْصَامَةnoun

1.
swordclassical
A strong, unyielding sword.

صَمْصَمٌadjective

1.
thicksetclassical
Thickset and short, referring to a man.
2.
braveclassical
Brave and resolute.

الصَّمْصَمnoun

1.
lionclassical
A lion, known for its strength.

الصِّمْصِمَةnoun

1.
middle of the crowdclassical
The center or heart of a group of people.
2.
groupclassical
A gathering or assembly of people.

الصُّمَيْمَاءnoun

1.
a plantclassical
A type of plant that grows in low-lying areas.

اشْتِمَال الصَّمَّاءother

1.
forbidden wrapping styleclassical
A specific manner of wrapping oneself in a single garment, considered improper.

Parallel reading

الصمم محركة: انسداد الأذن وثقل السمع

Deafness (vowelized with harakat): blockage of the ear and heaviness of hearing.

وقد صم يصم بفتحهما أي: من حد علم

And he became deaf, he becomes deaf (with both opened), meaning: from the verb 'to know'.

تسائل ما أصم عن السؤال

Asking about what has become deaf to the question.

وأصمه الله تعالى فهو أصم ج: صم وصمان

And Allah Almighty made him deaf, so he is deaf, plural: ṣumm and ṣammān.

صم بكم عمي فهم لا يعقلون

Deaf, dumb, and blind, so they do not reason.

أصم عما ساءه سميع

Deaf to what displeases him, yet hearing.

ولي أذن عن الفحشاء صما

I have an ear turned away from obscenity, deaf.

وتصام عن الحديث وتصامه: أرى من نفسه صاحبه أنه أصم وليس به

And he pretends to be deaf to the conversation, and he pretends to be deaf: he makes himself appear to his companion as if he is deaf, though he is not.

تصاممته حتى أتاني نعيه وأفزع منه مخطئ ومصيب

I feigned deafness to him until his death notice came to me, and I was frightened by him, whether mistaken or correct.

وصمام القارورة وصمامتها وصمتها بكسرهن: سدادها وشدادها

And the stopper of the bottle, and its stopper, and its stopper (with their kasras): its seal and its tightener.

وصمها صما: سدها وشدها كأصمها

And he sealed it, a sealing: he blocked it and tightened it, like 'asammaha'.

حجر أصم وصخرة صماء أي: صلبة مصمتة

A solid stone and a solid rock, meaning: hard and impenetrable.

الصماء: الناقة السمينة

The ṣammā': the fat she-camel.

والصماء: الأرض الغليظة

And the ṣammā': the coarse land.

الصماء: الداهية الشديدة المنسدة

The ṣammā': the severe, blocked calamity.

صمي! صمام أي: زيدي يا داهية

Ṣammī! Ṣammām! Meaning: Increase, O calamity!

صم صداها وعفا رسمها واستعجمت عن منطق السائل

Its echo died, its trace faded, and it became unresponsive to the questioner's speech.

ويقولون: أصم الله صدى فلان أي: أهلكه

And they say: 'May Allah make so-and-so's echo cease,' meaning: 'May Allah destroy him.'

ويسمون رجب شهر الله الأصم؛ لأنه كان لا يسمع فيه صوت السلاح

And they call Rajab the deaf month of Allah; because the sound of weapons was not heard in it.

والأصم: الرجل الذي لا يطمع فيه ولا يرد عن هواه

And the deaf one: the man who is not coveted and cannot be turned from his desire.

والأصم: الحية

And the deaf one: the snake.

والصمان: كل أرض صلبة غليظة ذات حجارة إلى جنب رمل

And the Ṣammān: every hard, coarse land with stones next to sand.

والصمة: الشجاع الذي يصم الضريبة

And the ṣammah: the brave one who overcomes the adversary.

والصمة: الأسد

And the ṣammah: the lion.

ومنهم سمي الصمة والد دريد الشاعر

And from them was named Al-Ṣammah, the father of the poet Durayd.

والصمتان: مثنى هو أي: الصمة وأخوه مالك

And Al-Ṣamtān: dual, meaning: Al-Ṣammah and his brother Malik.

والصمة: الذكر من الحيات

And the ṣammah: the male of snakes.

والصمة: أنثى القنافذ وصوتها الصمصمة بالفتح

And the ṣammah: the female of hedgehogs, and its sound is the ṣamṣamah (with fath).

والصميم: العظم الذي به قوام العضو كصميم الوظيف وصميم الرأس

And the ṣamīm: the bone that is the support of the limb, like the core of the shin bone and the core of the head.

والصميم: بنك الشيء وخالصه، وأصله

And the ṣamīm: the core of a thing and its pure essence, and its origin.

وهو في صميم قومه، وهو مجاز، وضده شظى

And he is from the core of his people, and this is metaphorical, and its opposite is 'shaẓā'.

والصميم: من الحر والبرد: أشده حرا وبردا، وهو مجاز

And the ṣamīm: of heat and cold: its most intense heat and cold, and this is metaphorical.

والصميم: القشرة اليابسة الخارجة من البيض

And the ṣamīm: the dry shell that comes out of the egg.

ورجل صميم كأمير أي: محض

And a ṣamīm man, like 'amīr, meaning: pure.

وإن تك خيلي قد أصيب صميمها

And if my horses had their core struck...

صمم فلان في الأمر و في السير تصميما إذا مضى فيهما

So-and-so proceeded firmly in the matter and in the journey, a firm proceeding, if he went forward in them.

صمم على كذا: مضى على رأيه بعد إرادته

He was determined on such-and-such: he proceeded with his opinion after intending it.

صمم الفرس في سيره كصمصم

The horse proceeded resolutely in its gait, like ṣamṣama.

وحصحص في صم الصفا ثفناته وناء بسلمى نوأة ثم صمما

And it rested on the solid rocks, its hooves, and it carried Salma a bit, then proceeded firmly.

صمم تصميما إذا عض، ونيب في عضته

He proceeded firmly, a firm proceeding, if he bit, and showed his teeth in his bite.

فأطرق إطراق الشجاع ولو رأى مساغا لنابيه الشجاع لصمما

So he lowered his head like a lion, and if he had seen an opening for the lion's fang, he would have bitten firmly.

يصمم أحيانا وحينا يطبق

It cuts through bone sometimes and strikes the joint sometimes.

صمم الرجل الفرس العلف تصميما: إذا أمكنه منه فاحتقن فيه الشحم والبطنة

The man made the foddered horse absorb fodder, a firm absorption: if he allowed it, fat and bloat accumulated in it.

صمم صاحبه الحديث: إذا أوعاه إياه

He entrusted his companion with the hadith: if he made him memorize it.

ورجل صمم وفرس صمم محركة، وصمصام، وصمصامة، وصمصم كزبرج، وعلبط، وعلابط، وعلابطة: أي: مصمم

And a man ṣamamm, and a horse ṣamamm (vowelized with harakat), and ṣamṣām, and ṣamṣāmah, and ṣamṣam (like zubruj), and 'albat, and 'alābat, and 'alābah: meaning: determined.

وغارة تقطع الفيافي قد حاربت فيها بصلدم صمم

And a raid cutting through the deserts, in which I fought with a strong, determined horse.

والصمصام: السيف الذي لا ينثني في ضريبته كالصمصامة

And the ṣamṣām: the sword that does not bend in its strike, like the ṣamṣāmah.

لو وضعتم الصمصامة على رقبتي

If you were to place the ṣamṣāmah on my neck.

تردوا بالصماصم

You would return with the ṣamāṣim.

على الصمصامة السيف السلام

Peace be upon the ṣamṣāmah, the sword.

تصميم صمصامة حين صمما

The ṣamṣāmah's firm cutting when it cut firmly.

والصمصم كزبرج: الغليظ القصير

And the ṣamṣam (like zubruj): the thickset, short one.

وهو الجريء الماضي

And he is the brave, resolute one.

والصمصمة: وسط القوم

And the ṣamṣamah: the middle of the people.

وحال دوني من الأنبار صمصمة

And a group from Al-Anbār stood between me and them.

والصمصم كعلبط، وعلابط: الأسد

And the ṣamṣam (like 'albat), and 'alābat: the lion.

والصمصم كفدفد: البخيل جدا

And the ṣamṣam (like fadfad): the extremely stingy one.

والصميماء كالغبيراء: نبات يشب الغرز

And the ṣumaymā' (like ghubayrā'): a plant that resembles the gharez.

واشتمال الصماء المنهي عنه في الحديث: أن تجلل جسدك بثوبك نحو شملة الأعراب بأكسيتهم

And the 'wrapping of the ṣammā'' forbidden in the hadith: is to cover your body with your garment like the wrapping of the Bedouins with their cloaks.

وهو أن يرد الكساء من قبل يمينه على يده اليسرى وعاتقه الأيسر ثم يرده ثانية من خلفه على يده اليمنى وعاتقه الأيمن فيغطيهما جميعا

It is to bring the garment from your right side over your left hand and left shoulder, then bring it back a second time from behind over your right hand and right shoulder, covering them both.

أو هو الاشتمال بثوب واحد ليس عليه غيره ثم يرفعه من أحد جانبيه فيضعه على منكبه فيبدو منه فرجه

Or it is to wrap oneself in a single garment, with nothing else on, then lift it from one side and place it on the shoulder, revealing the private parts.