Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

صَدَحَ, (Ṣ, A, Ḳ, &c.,) aor. ـَ {يَصْدَحُ}, (Ḳ,) inf. n. صَدْحٌ (Ṣ, Ḳ, &c.) and صُدَاحٌ, (Ḳ,) in a verse of Wejeehah Bint-Ows Ed-Dabbeeyeh صُدَّاح, (Ḥam p. 617,) He cried, or raised a loud cry; (Ṣ, A;) or raised his voice vehemently; (Lth, T;) said of a cock [i. e. he crowed, or crowed loudly or vehemently]; (Lth, T, Ṣ, A;) and of a crow [i. e. he croaked, or croaked loudly or vehemently]: (Lth, T, Ṣ:) said of an ass, he brayed loudly: (L:) said of a bird, and † of a man, he raised his voice in singing (L, Ḳ) or otherwise; cried out vehemently and sharply; or uttered a vehement and sharp voice. (L.)

صَدْحَةٌ (Ṣ, L, Ḳ) andصُدْحَةٌ↓ andصَدَحَةٌ↓ (L, Ḳ) A kind of bead (خَرَزَةٌ, Lḥ, Ṣ, L, Ḳ) used for the purpose of captivating, or fascinating: (Ḳ:) or with which men are captivated, or fascinated: (Ṣ:) or with which women captivate, or fascinate, men: (Lḥ:) or with which men are conciliated. (L.)

صَدُوحٌ Having a loud cry or voice; as alsoصَدَّاحٌ↓; both applied to a cock [meaning loudcrowing]; (A;) [and to a crow as meaning loudcroaking]; and so the former applied to an ass [meaning loud-braying]; and soصَيْدَحٌ↓ applied to a horse [meaning loud-neighing]; (Ṣ, Ḳ;) [and app. also applied to a camel as meaning loudbraying, for] صَيْدَحُ was the name of the she-camel of Dhu-r-Rummeh: (Ṣ, Ḳ:) or صَدُوحٌ (L, Ḳ) andصَدَّاحٌ↓ (L) andصَيْدَحٌ↓ andصَيْدَاحٌ↓ andمِصْدَحٌ↓ (L, Ḳ) signify that raises his voice much in singing or otherwise; (L;) [app. thus applied to a bird, and † to a man; (see 1;)] or that cries out vehemently, or much; or has a loud, or strong, voice; (L, Ḳ;) and soصَيْدَحِىٌّ↓. (Ḥam p. 558.) [Hence,]قَيْنَةٌ صَادِحَةٌ↓ ‡ [A loud-voiced female singer]. (A, TA.) Andحَادٍ صَيْدَحٌ↓ ‡ [A loud-voiced man urging camels by his singing]. (A, TA.) Andمِزْهَرٌ صَدَّاحٌ↓ ‡ [A loud-sounding lute]. (Ṣ, A.)

الأَصْدَحُ The lion: (Ḳ:) so called because of his roaring. (TA.)