Arabic

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Root
س و م (s-w-m)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سَائِمَة (sāʔimaf (plural سَوَائِم (sawāʔim))

  1. cattle pasturing freely
    • 7th century CE, Sunan Abī Dāwud, 16:43:
      فِي كُلِّ سَائِمَةٍ فَرَعٌ تَغْذُوهُ مَاشِيَتُكَ حَتَّى إِذَا ٱسْتَحْمَلَ
      fī kulli sāʔimatin faraʕun taḡḏūhu māšiyatuka ḥattā ʔiḏā staḥmala
      On every pasturing animal there is a firstling that your cattle feeds until it becomes capable of carrying a load.

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