ṣihrīj

cistern, reservoir

صِهْرِيج

Word

Noun

Root

ص ه ر ج

Forms

Plural
صَهارِيج

In the library

وفي شرقي المسجد صومعة كبيرة فيها صهريج ماء وهي لطائفة الزيالعة السودان.

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 5 entries
  • صَهْرَجُوا صِهْرِيجًا They plastered a صِهْرِيج with
    They plastered a صِهْرِيج with صَارُوج [or plaster of quick lime]. (L.)
  • تَصَهْرَجُوا صِهْرِيًّا They made for themselves a صِهْرِىّ
    [They made for themselves a صِهْرِىّ, i. e. a صِهْرِيج]. (T and TA in art. صهر.)
  • صِهْرِيجٌ watering-trough, or tank
    (S, A, Msb, K) and صَهْرِيجٌ, but this latter is of weak authority, (Msb,) and ↓ صُهَارِجٌ, (S, K,) as also صِهْرِىٌّ, by a change of the last letter, (ISd, TA,) A حَوْض [i. e. watering-trough, or tank], (K,) or a thing like a حَوْض, (S, A,) in which water collects; (S, A, K;) a tank, or cistern, for rain-water: (ISd, TA:) arabicized: (Msb:) originally Pers.: pl. صَهَارِيجُ. (S.) [See also صِهْرِىٌّ, in art. صهر.]
  • صُهَارِجٌ Open entry
    : see the next preceding paragraph: ― -b2- and also that here following.
  • مُصَهْرَجٌ Made with
    Made with صَارُوج, (K,) i. e. نُورَة [or plaster of quick lime]. (TA.) One says بِرْكَةٌ مُصَهْرَجَةٌ [A tank, or the like,] made with صَارُوج. (S.) And in like manner, ↓ حَوْضٌ صُهَارِجٌ [A watering-trough, or tank,] plastered with صاروج. (L.)

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