صَمَدَ (ṣamada)to resist

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb صَمَدَ (ṣamada) — “to resist”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): صَمَدَ يَصْمُدُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
صَمَدَ ṣamadaيَصْمُدُ yaṣmuduاُصْمُدْ auṣmudصُمُودٌ ṣumūdun

Conjugation (2): صَمَدَ يَصْمِدُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
صَمَدَ ṣamadaيَصْمِدُ yaṣmiduاِصْمِدْ aiṣmidصُمُودٌ ṣumūdun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to resist

    • صَمَدَ الْمُتَظَاهِرُونَ فِي وَجْهِ قُوَّاتِ الْأَمْنِ.The protesters resisted the security forces.
    • لَمْ يَصْمُدِ الْعَدُوُّ أَمَامَ هُجُومِ جَيْشِنَا.The enemy did not resist our army's attack.
    • صَمَدَ الْأَسِيرُ لِضُغُوطِ الْمُحَقِّقِينَ.The prisoner resisted the interrogators' pressures.
  2. 2. to stand firm

    • صَمَدَ الْبَطَلُ.The hero endured.
    • صَمَدَ الْجُنْدِيُّ فِي الْمَعْرَكَةِ بِشَجَاعَةٍ.The soldier stood firm in battle with courage.
    • صَمَدَ الشَّعْبُ فِي وَجْهِ الِاحْتِلَالِ رَغْمَ كُلِّ الصِّعَابِ.The people stood firm in the face of occupation despite all difficulties.
  3. 3. to withstand

    • صَمَدَ السَّدُّ أَمَامَ ضَغْطِ الْمِيَاهِ الْهَائِلِ.The dam withstood the immense water pressure.
    • صَمَدَتِ السَّفِينَةُ أَمَامَ الْعَوَاصِفِ الْعَاتِيَةِ.The ship withstood the fierce storms.
    • صَمَدَ الْجِسْرُ أَمَامَ الْفَيَضَانِ الْجَارِفِ.The bridge withstood the sweeping flood.
  4. 4. to aim at

    • صَمَدَ الرَّامِي نَحْوَ الْهَدَفِ بِدِقَّةٍ.The archer aimed at the target with precision.
    • صَمَدَ الْقَائِدُ نَحْوَ تَحْقِيقِ النَّصْرِ.The leader aimed at achieving victory.
    • صَمَدَ الطَّالِبُ نَحْوَ نَيْلِ أَعْلَى الدَّرَجَاتِ.The student aimed at obtaining the highest grades.
  5. 5. to be the eternal refuge

    • اللَّهُ هُوَ الَّذِي صَمَدَ لِخَلْقِهِ فِي كُلِّ حَاجَاتِهِمْ.Allah is the One who is the eternal refuge for His creation in all their needs.
    • إِلَيْهِ يَصْمُدُ الْخَلَائِقُ فِي الشَّدَائِدِ.To Him the creatures turn as their eternal refuge in times of hardship.
    • صَمَدَ الْعِبَادُ إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ طَلَبًا لِلرَّحْمَةِ.The servants turned to their Lord as their eternal refuge seeking mercy.
  6. 6. to confront

    • يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَصْمُدَ أَمَامَ التَّحَدِّيَاتِ الْحَيَاتِيَّةِ.We must confront life's challenges.
    • يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَصْمِدَ فِي وَجْهِ التَّحَدِّيَاتِ الصَّعْبَةِ.We must confront difficult challenges.
    • صَمَدَ الْجُنُودُ بِشَجَاعَةٍ أَمَامَ هُجُومِ الْعَدُوِّ.The soldiers bravely confronted the enemy's attack.
  7. 7. to endure

    • صَمَدَ الْعَامِلُ لِظُرُوفِ الْعَمَلِ الشَّاقَّةِ.The worker endured the harsh working conditions.
    • صَمَدَتِ الْأُمُّ لِفَقْدِ وَلَدِهَا بِصَبْرٍ.The mother endured the loss of her son with patience.
    • صَمَدَ الْمُسَافِرُ لِطُولِ الرِّحْلَةِ وَتَعَبِهَا.The traveler endured the length and fatigue of the journey.
  8. 8. to hold out

    • صَمَدَ الْجُنُودُ فِي الْمَعْرَكَةِ بِشَجَاعَةٍ.The soldiers held out in the battle with courage.
    • صَمَدَ الْحِصْنُ أَمَامَ الْهَجَمَاتِ الْمُتَكَرِّرَةِ.The fortress held out against repeated attacks.
    • صَمَدَ الشَّعْبُ فِي وَجْهِ الظُّلْمِ وَالِاحْتِلَالِ.The people held out in the face of oppression and occupation.

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