سبّد
Root: سبد
Form: 2
Full Definition
سبّدII
, Verbal.Noun تَسْبِيدٌ, He shaved off his hair; as also
, Verbal.Noun سَبْدٌ; and
, Verbal.Noun إِسْبَادٌ: or all signify he shaved off his hair and [so] removed it utterly: and سَبَتَ شَعَرَهُ and سبّتهُ and اسبتهُ also have the former signification accord. to AA: [and] تَسْبِيدُ الرَّأْسِ signifies the removing utterly the hair of the head [by shaving]: or سبّد شَعَرَهُ signifies he shaved off his hair and then left it until it had grown a little: or he removed utterly his hair,
making it to be [shaven] close to the skin; as also سمّدهُ.
2 And He let the whole of his hair grow ample and long: thus it has two contr. significations.
3 And تَسْبِيدٌ signifies also The combing, or combing down, or letting down and loosing, and then moistening, and leaving, the hair of the head.
4 And The rendering [one's hair] matted, or compacted, and dusty.
5 And [hence, app., the objective complement being meant to be understood,] The leaving off, or neglecting, the anointing of oneself [or of one's hair], and washing: and some say تَسْمِيدٌ, which signifies the same.
def.2 تَسْبِيدٌ is also used [intransitively,] as signifying The appearing of the hair of the head: or the growing after some days: or سبّد الشَّعَرُ means The hair grew so that its blackness appeared after the shaving.
2 And The coming forth of the down [of a young bird]: or the appearing of the feathers of a young bird. You say, سبّد الفَرْخُ The young bird began to show its feathers, or to become fledged.
3 And The growing of fresh shoots upon, or among, the old portions of the [plant called] نَصِىّ; as also : you say [of that plant], سبّد and : or سبّد النَّبَاتُ The plant had heads coming forth, before the spreading thereof.
2 And He let the whole of his hair grow ample and long: thus it has two contr. significations.
3 And تَسْبِيدٌ signifies also The combing, or combing down, or letting down and loosing, and then moistening, and leaving, the hair of the head.
4 And The rendering [one's hair] matted, or compacted, and dusty.
5 And [hence, app., the objective complement being meant to be understood,] The leaving off, or neglecting, the anointing of oneself [or of one's hair], and washing: and some say تَسْمِيدٌ, which signifies the same.
def.2 تَسْبِيدٌ is also used [intransitively,] as signifying The appearing of the hair of the head: or the growing after some days: or سبّد الشَّعَرُ means The hair grew so that its blackness appeared after the shaving.
2 And The coming forth of the down [of a young bird]: or the appearing of the feathers of a young bird. You say, سبّد الفَرْخُ The young bird began to show its feathers, or to become fledged.
3 And The growing of fresh shoots upon, or among, the old portions of the [plant called] نَصِىّ; as also : you say [of that plant], سبّد and : or سبّد النَّبَاتُ The plant had heads coming forth, before the spreading thereof.
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