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سغي

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the pleasant or easy passage of something, particularly a drink, down the throat. It also seems to have a secondary meaning related to the spread or instigation of evil.

Derived headwords

سَغِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to flow easilyboth

    To flow smoothly and easily, especially referring to a drink going down the throat.

سَاغِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    delicious drinkclassical

    A delicious or pleasant drink that goes down easily.

سَغَىverb
  1. 1.
    to spread evilclassical

    To instigate or spread evil or mischief.

Parallel reading

الشربة اللذيذة
the delicious drink
سغى الشراب في الحلق
the drink flowed down the throat
مقلوب ساغ إذا سهل
an inversion of 'sāgha' if it means 'to be easy'
ثم بني منه الساغية وهي كعيشة راضية
then 'al-sāghiyah' was derived from it, which is like 'ʿayshah rāḍiyah' (a pleasing life)