صرح

صَرَحَ • (ṣaraḥa) I (non-past يَصْرَحُ (yaṣraḥu), verbal noun صَرْح (ṣarḥ))

1. to expound clearly, to clarify, to explain (عَلَى (ʕalā) to someone)
2. to publish

صَرُحَ • (ṣaruḥa) I (non-past يَصْرُحُ (yaṣruḥu), verbal noun صَرَاحَة (ṣarāḥa) or صُرُوحَة (ṣurūḥa))

1. to be pure, to be clear

صَرَّحَ • (ṣarraḥa) II (non-past يُصَرِّحُ (yuṣarriḥu), verbal noun تَصْرِيح (taṣrīḥ))

1. to speak distinctly, to clarify, to explain
2. to say one's opinion openly, to declare, to announce (بِ (bi) something)
3. to publish
4. to be clear, to be explicit (بِ (bi) or عَن (ʕan) about)
5. to allow (بِ (bi) someone لِ (li) something)
6. to license (بِ (bi) something)
7. to be pure, to be clear
8. to miss

صَرْح • (ṣarḥ) m

1. verbal noun of صَرَحَ (ṣaraḥa, “to explain, to clarify”) (form I)
2. explanation, clarification

From Old South Arabian 𐩮𐩧𐩢 (ṣrḥ, “cult building”), also Old South Arabian 𐩮𐩧𐩢𐩩 (ṣrḥt, “upper floor; enclosed yard”), and passed into Ge'ez ጽርሕ (ṣərḥ, “chamber, private room; fortress; palace; temple”).

صَرْح • (ṣarḥ) m (plural صُرُوح (ṣurūḥ))

1. (rare) chamber, private room
2. castle, palace, high building, edifice, tower
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 40:36:

     وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يٰهٰمَٰنُ ٱِبْنِ لِي صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّي أَبْلُغُ الْأَسْبَٰبَ

     waqāla firʕawnu yāhāmānu ibni lī ṣarḥan laʕallī ʔabluḡu l-ʔasbāba

     And Pharaoh said: O Haman! Build me a tower that I may reach the guardians !

3. skyscraper

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