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سيي

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the defective or damaged parts of the ends of a bow. It also extends to a descriptive term for abundance or intensity, particularly in the context of 'kalā' (abundance).

Derived headwords

سِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bow end defectclassical

    The damaged or defective part of either end of a bow.

سِيَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    bow end defectsclassical

    The plural form of 'siya', referring to the damaged parts of the ends of a bow.

سِيَوِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to bow endclassical

    An adjective relating to the 'siya' (defective end) of a bow.

كَلَاءٌ سِيٌّother
  1. 1.
    abundant, plentifulclassical

    A descriptive phrase meaning abundant or plentiful, used to describe 'kalā'' (abundance).

Parallel reading

سِيَة القوس، بالكسر مخففة: ما عطب من طرفيها
The 'siya' of the bow, with a kasra and lightened: what is damaged from its two ends.
والهاء في الواحد عوض من الواو
And the 'ha' in the singular is a substitute for the 'waw'.
والنسبة إليها سِيَوِيّ
And the attribution to it is 'siwiyy'.
قال أبو عبيدة: كان رؤبة يهمز سِيَة القوس، وسائر العرب، لا يهمزونها
Abu Ubaidah said: Ru'bah used to pronounce the 'siya' of the bow with hamza, while the rest of the Arabs do not pronounce it with hamza.
كما في الصحاح
As in Al-Sihah.
فيه تعريض على الجوهري حيث ذكر لا سيما هنا
There is an implication here against Al-Jauhari where he mentioned 'la siyyama' here.
كَلَاءٌ سِيٌّ: أي كثير
'Kala'un siyyun': meaning abundant.
نقله الصاغاني
Al-Sagani transmitted it.