سجو

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Form 1سَجَا3 senses · 1 main

maṣdarسُجُوٌّmuḍāriʿيَسْجُو

Core sense — it became still, silent, or dark, said of the nightgenerated

1.1and the night when it becomes still, silent, or quiet—وَ ٱللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَا

maṣdar سُجُوٌّ and سَجْوٌ. Said of the night and the like: it was, or became, silent, quiet, or still; and dark; or its darkness became extended; or it covered, or concealed, by its darkness.

the sea became calm—سَجَا البَحْرُ

In the Qur'ān 93:2. Or: when it covers with its darkness; or when its people become silent; or when its darkness becomes still.

the wind became still—سَجَتِ الرِّيحُ

1.1.1the she-camel prolonged her حَنِين [or cry of yearning towards her young one]—سَجَتِ النَّاقَةُ

1.1.2

See also form 2.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

93:2

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

And by the Night when it is still,-

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (S, Msb, K, &c.,) aor. يَسْجُو , (S, Msb,) inf. n. سُجُوٌّ (S, K, TA) and سَجْوٌ , (TA,) said of the night, (Fr, IAar, Msb, TA,) &c., (TA,) It was, or became, silent, quiet, or still: (Fr, IAar, S, K, TA:) and dark: (Fr, TA:) or its darkness became extended: (IAar, TA:) or it covered, or concealed, by its darkness. (Msb, TA.) وَ ٱللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَا , in the Kur [xciii. 2], means And the night when it becomes still, silent, or quiet: (IAar, Zj, S, Jel:) or when it covers with its darkness: (Jel:) or when its people become silent: or when its darkness becomes still: from سَجَا البَحْرُ , inf. n. سُجُوٌّ , The sea became calm. (Bd.) And one says, سَجَتِ الرِّيحُ The wind became still. (TA.) سَجَتِ النَّاقَةُ The she-camel prolonged her حَنِين [or cry of yearning towards her young one]. (K.) See also 2.

Form 2سجّى1 sense

maṣdarتَسْجَيةٌ

Core sense — he covered it, he covered the dead person with a clothgenerated

2.1he covered the dead person with a garment or piece of cloth and the like—سجّى المَيِّتَ

He covered anything; also اسجى and سَجَا.

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He covered anything; as also اسجى , and سَجَا . (IAar, TA.) You say, سجّى المَيِّتَ , (S, Mgh, Msb,) inf. n. تَسْجَيةٌ , (S, Mgh, K,) He covered the dead person (Mgh, Msb, K) with a garment, or piece of cloth, (Mgh, Msb,) and the like. (Msb.)

Form 3ساجاهُ2 senses · 1 main

maṣdarمُسَاجَاةٌ

Core sense — he touched it; he worked at itgenerated

3.1[He brought us food, and] we did not touch it—أَتَانَا بِطَعَامٍ فَمَا سَاجَيْنَاهُ

. He touched it.

3.1.1do you work on a landed estate?—هَلْ تُسَاجِى ضَيْعَةً

Same as عَالَجَهُ [meaning he worked, or laboured, upon it, or at it].

That is, تُعَالِجُهَا; or, probably, do you cultivate a landed estate by the work of others? Aboo-Málik.

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, (K,) inf. n. مُسَاجَاةٌ , (TA,) He touched it. (K.) One says, أَتَانَا بِطَعَامٍ فَمَا سَاجَيْنَاهُ i. e. [He brought us food, and] we did not touch it. (AZ, TA.) And i. q. عَالَجَهُ [meaning He worked, or laboured, upon it, or at it; &c.]. (K.) One says, هَلْ تُسَاجِى ضَيْعَةً i. e. تُعَالِجُهَا [meaning Dost thou work, or labour, upon a landed estate? or, probably, dost thou cultivate a landed estate by the work, or labour, of others?]. (Aboo-Málik, TA.)

Form 4أَسْجَوَ2 senses

Core sense — he covered it; the she-camel had much milkgenerated

4.1

See form 2.

4.2the she-camel had much milk—اسجت النَّاقَةُ

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see 2. اسجت النَّاقَةُ The she-camel had much milk. (Sgh, K.)

Derived nouns 4

Nounسَجِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a sincere companion and friendgenerated

[A sincere companion and friend. (Golius, from Meyd.)]

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[ A sincere companion and friend. (Golius, from Meyd.)]

Nounسَجِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a nature, a natural or innate disposition or tempergenerated

A nature; a natural, native, or innate disposition or temper or the like; same as خُلُقٌ and طَبِيعَةٌ, or غَرِيزَةٌ; or a faculty, or quality, firmly rooted in the mind and not easy to remove.

Plural سَجَايَا.

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A nature; or a natural, a native, or an innate, disposition or temper or the like; syn. خُلُقٌ , and طَبِيعَةٌ , (S,) or غَرِيزَةٌ : (Msb:) or a faculty, or quality, firmly rooted in the mind, not easy of removal: (MF:) pl. سَجَايَا . (Msb.)

Nounنَاقَةٌ سَجْوَآءُ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a she-camel quiet when being milked, or with unruffled furgenerated

A she-camel still, or quiet, when being milked.

1.1a sheep whose wool is unruffled—شَاةٌ سَجْوَآءُ

Also a she-camel whose fur is unruffled.

1.2a gentle wind—رِيحٌ سَجْوَآءُ

1.3a woman languid, or languishing, in the eye—اِمْرَأَةٌ سَجْوَآءُ الطَّرْفِ

That is, سَاجِيَتُهُ.

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A she-camel still, or quiet, when being milked. (M, K.) And A she-camel whose fur is unruffled: and شَاةٌ سَجْوَآءُ a sheep whose wool is unruffled. (TA.) And رِيحٌ سَجْوَآءُ A gentle wind. (TA.) And اِمْرَأَةٌ سَجْوَآءُ الطَّرْفِ i. e. سَاجِيَتُهُ , (K,) meaning A woman languid, or languishing, in the eye. (TA.)

Nounسَاجٍ1 sense

Core sense — still, silent, or quiet; calm, unruffledgenerated

1a calm night, in which the wind is still, and which is not dark—لَيْلَةٌ سَاجِيَةٌ

a still, or motionless, eye—طَرْفٌ سَاجٍ

Still, silent, or quiet: applied in this way to the sea, meaning calm, or unruffled.

Or: a night in which the cold has become allayed, and in which the wind and the clouds have become still, and which is not dark.

According to IAar, عَيْنٌ سَاجِيَةٌ means an eye that has a languid, or languishing, look, which adds to beauty in women.

on this sense See also the paragraph before this one.

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Still, silent, or quiet: thus applied to the sea [as meaning calm, or unruffled]. (S, K.) And لَيْلَةٌ سَاجِيَةٌ A calm night, in which the wind is still, and such as is not dark: (T, TA:) or a night in which the cold has become allayed, and in which the wind and the clouds have become still, and which is not dark. (M, TA.) And طَرْفٌ سَاجٍ A still, or motionless, eye: (S, K:) [or] عَيْنٌ سَاجِيَةٌ , accord. to IAar, means an eye that has a languid, or languishing, look; which is an accessory to beauty in women. (TA.) See also the next preceding paragraph.