سمك
العربية
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سمك¹
- /sa.mak/
Where it comes from
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”.
noun سَمَك · samak · سَمَكَة · أَسْماك · سِمَاك · سُمُوك
- fish السَّرْدِينُ عِبَارَةٌ عَنْ سَمَكٍ مُدْهِنٍ صَغِيرٍ يُمْكِنُ أَكْلُهُ دُونَ مَضْغ.
سمك²
Where it comes from
From the root س م ك (s m k) in the sense of "to nourish", "to make well-fed", "to fatten up livestock".
verb سَمَّكَ · sammaka · يُسَمِّكُ · تَسْمِيك · مُسَمِّك
- to thicken
noun سُمْك · sumk · السُّمْك · سُمْكٌ
- thickness
سمك³
Where it comes from
From the root س م ك (s m k), in the sense of "to be elevated or lofty", "to be supported or held up".
noun سَمْك · samk · السَّمْك · سَمْكٌ
- roof, ceiling
In English
- fish vertebrate animal
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title = {سمك},
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