تَسْمِيك
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Highlights
Plural
أَسْماك
Other plurals
سِمَاك، سُمُوك
Singular (one)
سَمَكَة
Most common words from the same root
Adjective
أَسْمَك
elative degree of سَمِيك
Verb · Form II
سَمَّكَ
to thicken
سَمَك in English
Noun · masculine
- fish collective
السَّرْدِينُ عِبَارَةٌ عَنْ سَمَكٍ مُدْهِنٍ صَغِيرٍ يُمْكِنُ أَكْلُهُ دُونَ مَضْغ.Sardines are small, oily fish that can be eaten whole.
Word origin
From the root س م ك (s m k), meaning “to be elevated or lofty”, “to be supported or held up”, “to sustain”; hence the meaning of “a source of sustenance”, “a mainstay or staple-food”. Cognate with Hebrew סָמַך (samak, “to lean, lay, rest, support”) attested in the Bible with the similar semantic sense “to sustain” or “to nourish”.
Words from the root س-م-ك
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سَمَك: plural and other forms
| Singular | سَمَك |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَسْماك |
| Alternative plurals | سِمَاك، سُمُوك |
| Singulative (one) | سَمَكَة |
سَمَك in a sentence
Dictionary examples
fish
السَّرْدِينُ عِبَارَةٌ عَنْ سَمَكٍ مُدْهِنٍ صَغِيرٍ يُمْكِنُ أَكْلُهُ دُونَ مَضْغ.Sardines are small, oily fish that can be eaten whole.
From a fully vowelled text
أَتَمْلأُ جِلْدَهُ حِرَابًا وَرَأْسَهُ بِإِلاَلِ السَّمَكِ؟Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?Job 41:7, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَوْ كَلِّمِ الأَرْضَ فَتُعَلِّمَكَ، وَيُحَدِّثَكَ سَمَكُ الْبَحْرِ.Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.Job 12:8, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَنَاوَلُوهُ جُزْءًا مِنْ سَمَكٍ مَشْوِيٍّ، وَشَيْئًا مِنْ شَهْدِ عَسَل.And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.Luke 24:42, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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