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زم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

زِمْزِمَةٌ ذ A company, or collection, (S, K,) of men, (S, TA,) whatever it be: (TA:) or any collection; as also زمزوم [i. e. ↓ زُمْزُومٌ]: (Ham p. 233:) or fifty, (K,) and thereabout, (TA,) of camels, and of men; (As, K;) as also ضِمْضِمَةٌ; (As, TA;) neither of which words is formed by substitution from the other: (TA:) pl. زمازم [i. e. زَمَازِمُ], (Ham ubi suprà,) and [coll. gen. n.] ↓ زِمْزِمٌ, (S, * TA,) occurring in the saying of a rájiz, (S,) Aboo-Mohammad El-Fak'asee, (TA,) اـِذَا تَدَانِى زِمْزِمٌ مِنْ زِمْزِمِ [ When companies draw near to companies ]. (S, TA.) Also A distinct number of jinn, or genii: or of beasts of prey. (K.) And A herd of camels among which are no young ones, or little ones; and so ↓ زِمْزِيمٌ: (K:) or, accord. to EshSheybánee, ↓ زِمْزِمٌ and ↓ زِمْزِيمٌ signify large, big, or bulky, camels. (S.)

Derived headwords

زِمْزِمَةٌ
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اـِذَا تَدَانِى زِمْزِمٌ مِنْ زِمْزِمِ