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سندن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to places, specifically villages in Egypt, and also refers to a type of hard tree. It is also associated with a blacksmith's anvil and, metaphorically, with something heavy.

Derived headwords

السنديانnoun
  1. 1.
    two villagesboth

    Two villages in Egypt, one located in Qalyubia and the other in Al-Muzahimiyyat.

  2. 2.
    hard treeboth

    A type of hard, sturdy tree.

السندوانيname
  1. 1.
    Al-Sindawaniclassical

    A nisba (attribution) to Al-Sandiyyah, a village on the river 'Isa, which is considered irregular.

السنديةname
  1. 1.
    Al-Sandiyyahclassical

    A village located on the river 'Isa.

سندانnoun
  1. 1.
    anvilboth

    The blacksmith's anvil, a well-known tool.

  2. 2.
    heavy thingclassical

    Metaphorically used by the common people to refer to something heavy or substantial.

Parallel reading

قريتان بمصر إحداهما في القليوبية، والأخرى بالمزاحميتين
Two villages in Egypt, one of them in Qalyubia, and the other in Al-Muzahimiyyat.
والسنديان: شجر صلب
And Al-Sindiyan: a hard tree.
وأبو طاهر السندواني نسبة إلى السندية قرية على نهر عيسى على غير قياس
And Abu Tahir Al-Sindawani is attributed to Al-Sandiyyah, a village on the river 'Isa, which is irregular.
وسندان الحديد: معروف
And the anvil of iron: is known.
ويكنى به عن الثقيل عرف العامة
And it is used metaphorically for the heavy, as known by the common people.