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Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns idols and their worship, encompassing terms for the idols themselves, the act of worshipping them, and related concepts like their physical form. It also extends to less common meanings such as bad odor, strength, and specific geographical locations or tribal lineages.

Derived headwords

الصنمnoun

1.
Idolboth
An image or statue worshipped as a god, often made of wood, gold, silver, or stone. This is the primary meaning, frequently mentioned in the Quran and Hadith.
2.
Bad odorclassical
A foul smell or stench.
3.
Strength of a slaveclassical
Refers to the power or might attributed to a slave.

صنمverb

1.
To become strongclassical
To gain strength, particularly in reference to the 'strength of a slave' mentioned in the root's definition.

الأصنامnoun

1.
Idols (plural)both
The plural form of 'ṣanam', referring to multiple idols.

الوثنnoun

1.
Idol (without form)classical
An idol, often distinguished from a 'ṣanam' by having no specific form or image, or being made of stone.
2.
Crossclassical
Can be used to refer to a Christian cross.
3.
Anything distracting from Godclassical
Anything that diverts one's attention from God.

يعبدverb

1.
To be worshippedboth
The passive form of the verb 'to worship', referring to the state of being an object of worship.

الصنمةnoun

1.
Shaft of feathersclassical
Refers to the entire shaft of a feather.
2.
Calamityclassical
A disaster or misfortune, used as a variant of 'ṣalmah'.

الصنمانname

1.
A town in Damascusclassical
A place name, specifically a town located in Damascus.

تصنيماnoun

1.
Soundclassical
The making of a sound.

صنمverb

1.
To make a soundclassical
To produce a sound.

صنمverb

1.
To be abundant (of camels)classical
Used to describe female camels (nūq) having abundant milk.

صنماتnoun

1.
Abundant milk (of camels)classical
The plural form referring to female camels with abundant milk.

بنو صنامةname

1.
Banu Sanamahclassical
A lineage or clan name, specifically 'Banu Sanamah'.

صنمname

1.
A place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a town or region.

إقليم الأصنامname

1.
Region of Al-Asnamclassical
A region in Al-Andalus, near Shadhunah, known for a fortress and a spring.

بنو صنيمname

1.
Banu Sanimclassical
A lineage or clan name, 'Banu Sanim'.

الصنمةnoun

1.
Image worshippedclassical
A form or image that is worshipped.

النصمةnoun

1.
Image worshippedclassical
Synonymous with 'al-ṣanmah', referring to a worshipped image.

الصنامname

1.
Ancestor's nameclassical
The name of an ancestor, specifically of 'Ubayd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Ramli.

Parallel reading

الصنم محركة: خبث الرائحة.

Al-ṣanam (with harakat): bad odor.

وقد صنم، (وهو صنم ككتف).

And he became strong, and he is a strong one like a shoulder.

هو (الوثن)، وهو صريح في أنهما مترادفان.

It is the 'wathan', and it is explicit that they are synonyms.

فإن المعمول من الخشب أو الذهب والفضة أو غيرها من جواهر الأرض صنم، وإذا كان من حجارة فهو وثن.

For that which is made from wood, gold, silver, or other earthly jewels is a ṣanam, and if it is made of stone, it is a wathan.

والصنم ما كان له صورة جعلت تمثالا.

And the ṣanam is that which has a form made into an image.

والوثن ما لا صورة له.

And the wathan is that which has no form.

وقيل: إن الوثن ما كان له جثة من خشب أو حجر أو فضة ينحت ويعبد، والصنم الصورة بلا جثة.

And it is said: The wathan is that which has a body of wood, stone, or silver that is carved and worshipped, and the ṣanam is the image without a body.

وقيل: الصنم ما كان على صورة خلقة البشر.

And it is said: The ṣanam is that which is in the form of human creation.

والوثن: ما كان على غيرها.

And the wathan: is that which is of other than that.

وقال آخرون: ما كان له جسم أو صورة فصنم، فإن لم يكن له جسم أو صورة فهو وثن.

And others said: That which has a body or form is a ṣanam, and if it has no body or form, it is a wathan.

وقد يطلق الوثن على الصليب، وعلى كل ما يشغل عن الله تعالى.

And the wathan may be applied to the cross, and to everything that distracts from God Almighty.

وعلى هذا الوجه قال إبراهيم عليه السلام: {واجنبني وبني أن نعبد الأصنام} ؛

And in this sense, Abraham, peace be upon him, said: {And keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols};

يقال: إنه معرب شمن

It is said: It is a loanword from 'shaman'.

والصنمة (بهاء: قصبة الريش كلها، و) أيضا: (الداهية لغة في الصلمة) باللام، نقله الأزهري، وقد أهمله المصنف في ص ل م.

And al-ṣanmah (with ha): the entire shaft of the feather, and also: calamity, a dialectal variant of al-ṣalmah (with lam), narrated by Al-Azhari, and the author omitted it in ṣ-l-m.

والصنمان محركة: ة بدمشق الشام.

And al-ṣanman (with harakat): a town in Damascus, Syria.

وصنم تصنيما: صوت.

And ṣanama taṣnīman: a sound.

وصنم (النوق: غزرها)، لغة في السين، ونوق صنمات بكسر النون: مثل سنمات.

And ṣanama (of camels): their abundance of milk, a dialectal variant with sin, and nūq ṣanamāt (with kasra on noon): like sanamāt.

وبنو صنامة كثمامة: من الأشعرين

And Banu Sanamah, like Thamamah: from Al-Ash'arin

وصنم بالضم: ع. وإقليم الأصنام بالأندلس من أعمال شذونة، وفيه حصن في أسفله عين غزيرة الماء عذبة من حفر الأوائل، يجلب منها الماء إلى جزيرة قادس، نقله ياقوت.

And ṣanam (with damma): a place. And the region of Al-Asnam in Al-Andalus, from the districts of Shadhunah, and in it is a fortress with a gushing, sweet water spring at its base, dug by the ancients, from which water is brought to the island of Cadiz, narrated by Yaqut.

وبنو صنيم كزبير: بطن، نقله اب سيده.

And Banu Sanim, like Zubayr: a clan, narrated by Ibn Saydah.

الصنم لقب كعب بن الأشرف اليهودي.

Al-ṣanam is the title of Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf the Jew.

وروى أبو العباس عن ابن الأعرابي: الصنمة والنصمة: الصورة التي تعبد.

And Abu Al-Abbas narrated from Ibn Al-Arabi: Al-ṣanmah and Al-naṣmah: the image that is worshipped.

والصنام كشداد: جد عبيد الله بن محمد الرملي، من شيوخ الطبراني

And Al-ṣanām, like Shaddad: the grandfather of Ubayd Allah ibn Muhammad Al-Ramli, from the scholars of Al-Tabarani