سَمْجٌ
Root: سمج
Full Definition
سَمْجٌ
, like ضَخْمٌ from ضَخُمَ, and
سَمِجٌ , like خَشِنٌ from خَشُنَ, and
سَمِيجٌ , like قَبِيحٌ from قَبُحَ, Foul, unseemly, or ugly; or devoid of beauty: pl. سِمَاجٌ, [of سَمْجٌ,] like ضِخَامٌ [pl. of ضَخْمٌ, or of سَمِيجٌ, like قِبَاحٌ pl. of قَبِيحٌ], applied to a number of men, and, so applied, سَمَاجَى, [of سَمِجٌ, like حَذَارَى pl. of حَذِرٌ, or of سَمِيجٌ, like قَبَاحَى pl. of قَبِيحٌ,] and سُمَجَآءُ, [of سَمِيجٌ,] and سَمِجُونَ:
سَمِيجٌ is of the dial. of Hudheyl; and is said by some to signify possessing no good, or no good things. One says also سَمْجٌ لَمْجٌ and سَمِجٌ لَمِجٌ and سَمِيجٌ لَمِيجٌ, using the latter word in each case as an imitative sequent [for the purpose of corroboration]. (AO, S and K in art. لمج, q. v.)
2 سَمْجٌ applied to milk signifies Greasy, and bad, or foul, in flavour; as also سَمِيجٌ ; and so سَمْهَجٌ and سَمْلَجٌ: or having no flavour; or so سَمِجٌ : and bad, or foul, in odour.
2 سَمْجٌ applied to milk signifies Greasy, and bad, or foul, in flavour; as also سَمِيجٌ ; and so سَمْهَجٌ and سَمْلَجٌ: or having no flavour; or so سَمِجٌ : and bad, or foul, in odour.
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