Arabic - English Dictionary صَوْمَعة
Root: ص و م ع
ج صَوْمَعَات وصَوَامِعُ :
🇬🇧 Translation:
Plural: sawma'at and sawami':
صَوْمَع؛ دَيْر، بيت العبادة عند النَّصارى
🇬🇧 Translation:
Sawma'; monastery, house of worship for Christians (Monastery/Cloister).
بناء يُعَدّ لخزن الحبوب، بعضه مجهَّز بأدوات رفع ميكانيكيّة
🇬🇧 Translation:
A building prepared for storing grains, some of which are equipped with mechanical lifting tools.
متعبَّد الناسك ومنار الرّاهب، معبد الرُّهبان في الأماكن النَّائية
🇬🇧 Translation:
The place of worship of a hermit and the minaret of a monk, the monastery of monks in remote places.
منعزل عن تطوُّرات العصر.
🇬🇧 Translation:
Isolated from the developments of the age (Ivory tower/Isolated).
Example / Citation:
" {وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ} "
🇬🇧 Translation:
" {walawla daf'u allahi an-nasa ba'dahum biba'din lahuddimat sawami'u wabiya'un} (And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches). "