سَجَعَ
Root: سجع
Form: 1
Full Definition
سَجَعَI
, Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun سَجْعٌ, He pursued an even, uniform course; he pursued an even course, following one order: this is the primary signification. [It seems to be properly intrans.; but is sometimes used as a trans. verb, لِ or إِلَى being perhaps understood; as in the following phrase;] سَجَعَ ذٰلِكَ المَسْجَعَ
He pursued, or aimed at, that object of pursuit or aim; occurring in a trad.
2 And It was even and uniform, one part thereof being like another.
3 [Hence,] سَجَعَتِ الحَمَامَةُ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun سَجْعٌ, and quasi-Verbal.Noun سِجْعٌ , The pigeon continued its cry uninterruptedly in one uniform way or manner; or called, and prolonged its voice or cry, modulating it sweetly: or cooed: or reiterated its voice or cry: syn. هَدَرَتْ: and صَوَّتَتْ: or رَدَّدَتْ صَوْتَهَا. It is said in a prov., لَا آتَيكَ مَا سَجَعَ الحَمَامُ [I will not come to thee as long as the pigeon cooes;] meaning I will never come to thee.
4 You say also, سَجَعَتِ النَّاقَةُ, Verbal.Noun سَجْعٌ, The she-camel prolonged her yearning cry in one uniform manner.
5 And سَجَعَتِ القَوْسُ
6 And hence by way of comparison to the سَجْع of the pigeon, سَجَعَ كَلَامَهُ
وَ لِصُّهَا بَطَلْ
مَاؤُهَا وَشَلْ
2 And It was even and uniform, one part thereof being like another.
3 [Hence,] سَجَعَتِ الحَمَامَةُ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun سَجْعٌ, and quasi-Verbal.Noun سِجْعٌ , The pigeon continued its cry uninterruptedly in one uniform way or manner; or called, and prolonged its voice or cry, modulating it sweetly: or cooed: or reiterated its voice or cry: syn. هَدَرَتْ: and صَوَّتَتْ: or رَدَّدَتْ صَوْتَهَا. It is said in a prov., لَا آتَيكَ مَا سَجَعَ الحَمَامُ [I will not come to thee as long as the pigeon cooes;] meaning I will never come to thee.
4 You say also, سَجَعَتِ النَّاقَةُ, Verbal.Noun سَجْعٌ, The she-camel prolonged her yearning cry in one uniform manner.
5 And سَجَعَتِ القَوْسُ
6 And hence by way of comparison to the سَجْع of the pigeon, سَجَعَ كَلَامَهُ
[Its water is such as scantily distils, in interrupted drops, from mountains or rocks, and its robber is a man of courage, and its dates are of the worst kind: if the army be numerous in it, they hunger; and if they be few, they perish]: so says Lth. You say also, سَجَعَ بِالشَّىْءِ, meaningوَ إِنْ قَلُّوا ضَاعُوا إِنْ كَثُرَ الجَيْشُ بِهَا جَاعُوا دَقَلْ
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