soot
US /sʊt/
UK /sʊt/
1.
سخام, هباب
a black powdery substance consisting chiefly of amorphous carbon, produced when organic matter is burned incompletely.
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The chimney was covered in thick soot.
كان المدخنة مغطاة بـالسخام الكثيف.
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After the fire, everything was covered in soot.
بعد الحريق، كان كل شيء مغطى بـالسخام.
1.
سخّم, لوّث بالسخام
to cover or blacken with soot
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The old fireplace had sooted the wall above it.
الموقد القديم سخّم الجدار فوقه.
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The fire alarm was triggered because the candles sooted the ceiling.
تم تشغيل إنذار الحريق لأن الشموع سخّمت السقف.