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زمر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

زَمِرٌ ذ Having little hair; (S, A, K;) and having little wool: fem. with ة. (A, K.) You say صَبِىٌّ زَمِرٌ A child having little hair: and شَاةٌ زَمِرَةٌ [ A sheep, or goat, having little wool or hair ]: and غَنَمٌ زَوَامِرُ [ Sheep, or goats, having little wool or hair ]: (A, TA:) and نَاقَةٌ زَمِرَةٌ A she-camel having little fur: and نَبْتٌ زَمِٰرٌ [app. meaning A plant having few leaves ]. (Ham p. 683.) And شَعَرٌ زَمِرٌ [ Scanty, or thin, hair ]. (A, TA.) ― -b2- Also, [hence,] (S, K,) or زَمِرُ المُرُوْءَةِ, (A,) (tropical:) A man (A) having little مُرُوْءَة [i. e. manliness, or manly virtue ]. (S, A, * K.) ― -b3- And زَمِرُ المَالِ (assumed tropical:) A man having little, or scanty, property. (AZ, TA in art. قفر.) ― -b4- And عَطِيَّةٌ زَمِرَةٌ (tropical:) A scanty, or small, gift. (A, * TA.) -A2- Also Good singing: (Th, TA:) [and] so ↓ زَمِيرٌ. (Az, O, TA.) ― -b2- And Goodly in countenance. (K.)

Derived headwords

زَمِرٌ
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شَاةٌ زَمِرَةٌ
غَنَمٌ زَوَامِرُ
نَاقَةٌ زَمِرَةٌ
نَبْتٌ زَمِٰرٌ
شَعَرٌ زَمِرٌ
زَمِرُ المُرُوْءَةِ
زَمِرُ المَالِ
عَطِيَّةٌ زَمِرَةٌ