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سمحن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a rare linguistic form, possibly a proper noun or a specific grammatical pattern. Its primary discussion revolves around its unusual structure and its connection to a historical figure.

Derived headwords

سَمَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be lenientboth

    To be generous, tolerant, or forgiving.

سَمْحُونname
  1. 1.
    Samhunclassical

    A proper name, specifically referring to the father of Abu Bakr al-Andalusi al-Adib al-Nuhwi, who lived around the year 550 AH.

صَعْفُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    rare wordclassical

    A rare word or form, mentioned as the only known example of the 'fa'ful' pattern in classical Arabic.

فَعْلُونother
  1. 1.
    fa'lun patternclassical

    A grammatical pattern or word structure, discussed in relation to the word 'Samhun'.

Parallel reading

وهو (نادر) إذ لا فعلول في الكلام غير صعفوق.
And it (Samhun) is rare, as there is no 'fa'ful' in speech other than 'sa'fuq'.
وهو (والد أبي بكر الأندلسي الأديب النحوي)، كان في حدود الخمسين والخمسمائة.
And he is (the father of Abu Bakr al-Andalusi al-Adib al-Nuhwi), he was around the year 550 AH.
وقال بعضهم: هو فعلون من سمح فحينئذ محله في الحاء.
And some of them said: it is 'fa'lun' from 'samaha', in which case its place is in the letter Ha'.