ear canal, eardrum

, (S, A, L, K,) aor. , inf. n. صَمْخٌ, (L,) He hit, or hurt, his صِمَاخ [i. e. his ear-hole, or his ear]: (S, A, L, K:) and, accord. to Sh, صَمَخَتْهُ الشَّمْسُ The sun smote, or hurt, his صِمَاخ. (TA.) ― -b2- صَمَخَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَجْهَهُ The sun smote, or hurt, his face: or [in the CK “ and ”] fell vehemently upon it. (A 'Obeyd, K.) ― -b3- صَمَخَ عَيْنَهُ, (ISk, K,) aor. and inf. n. as above, (ISk,) He struck his eye with his fist: (ISk, K:) in some of the lexicons, with his hand. (TA.) ― -b4- And صَمَخَ أَنْفَهُ He crushed, or bruised, his nose. (Lh, TA.) [See also what next follows.]

inf. n. of 1 [q. v.]. (L.) ― -b2- Also Any blow that leaves a mark; accord. to AZ, upon the face. (TA.)

The ear-hole: (S, A, Mgh, K:) the hole, (Msb,) or inner hole, (L,) of the ear, that penetrates to [the interior of] the head: (L, Msb:) and ↓ أُصْمُوخٌ signifies the same: (L, K:) of the dial. of Temeem: (L:) and سِمَاخٌ is a dial. var., (S, L,) as also أُسْمُوخٌ: (L:) and, (S, L, Msb, K,) as some say, (S, L, Msb,) the ear itself: (S, L, Msb, K:) pl. أَصْمِخَةٌ, (L, Msb,) a pl. of pauc., (L,) and أَصْمَاخٌ, (A,) [also a pl. of pauc.,] and صُمُخٌ and صَمَايأِخُ. (L.) One says, ضَرَبَ ٱللّٰهُ عَلَى صِمَاخِهِ, and عَلَى أَصْمِخَتِهِمْ, meaning God made him, and them, to sleep: phrases similar to ضَرَبْنَا عَلَى آذَانِهِمْ, in the Kur [xviii. 10: see art. ضرب]. (L.) And هٰذَا كَلَامٌ يُوأْلِمُ أَصْمَاخِى [This is speech that pains my ears]. (A.)

[Having merely an ear-hole; as distinguished from أَذُونٌ, meaning “ having an ear, ” i. e. “ having an external ear ”]. (Msb in art. بيض.)

: see صِمَاخٌ.