دهمج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of gait or movement, often associated with camels. It can refer to a slow, deliberate walk, or a swift, long stride. It also extends to describing a camel with two humps.

Derived headwords

الدَّهْمَجَةnoun

1.
Slow, restricted gaitclassical
A gait like that of someone walking as if in fetters; or, it is said to be a slow walk.
2.
Swift, long strideboth
A swift and long stride, particularly used for a camel.

دَهْمَجَverb

1.
To walk slowlyclassical
To walk slowly, as if restricted.
2.
To stride swiftlyboth
To walk with a swift and long stride, especially a camel.

وقد دهمج يدهمج — And he walks with a slow gait. — classical

يدهَمْجُ بالوَطَبِ والمِزْوَدِ — strides with the milk-skin and the provision-bag. — both

بَعِيرٌ دَهَامِجٌadjective

1.
Camel with a swift strideboth
A camel that approaches its steps and speeds up.

دَهَامِجٌadjective

1.
Camel with two humpsclassical
Describing a camel with two humps, similar to 'kidanj'. The lexicographer suggests this might be a variant.

الدَّهْمَجnoun

1.
Wide strideboth
A wide stride or gait.

Parallel reading

الدهمجة: مشي الكبير كأنه في قيد؛ وقيل: هو المشي البطيء

Ad-dahmajah: the walking of a large animal as if in fetters; and it is said to be a slow walk.

وقد دهمج يدهمج

And he walks with a slow gait.

وبعير دهامِج يقارب الخطو ويسرع

And a camel that is dahmaj approaches its steps and speeds up.

وقيل: هو ذو سنامين كدهانج، قال ابن سيده: وأراه بدلا

And it is said: it is one with two humps like kidanj, Ibn Sidah said: and I think it is a substitution.

والدهمج: السير الواسع

And ad-dahmaj: the wide stride.

يقال للبعير إذا قارب الخطو وأسرع: قد دهمج يدهمج

It is said of a camel when it approaches its steps and speeds up: it has dahmaj-ed, it dahmaj-es.

وعير لها من بنات الكداد، ... يدهمج بالوطب والمزود

And a she-camel for them from the offspring of al-Kidad, ... strides with the milk-skin and the provision-bag.

الكداد: فحل معروف من الحمير، مثل الجديل وشذقم من الإبل

Al-Kidad: a known stallion among donkeys, like al-Jadayl and Shadhgham among camels.

قال ابن بري صواب إنشاده: حمار لهم من بنات الكداد

Ibn Barrī said the correct recitation of the verse is: A donkey for them from the offspring of al-Kidad.

بأخيل منهم، إذا زينوا ... بمغرتهم حاجبي مؤجد

With Akhayyil from them, when they are adorned ... with their kohl, the eyebrows of Mu'ajjad.

والمؤجد: فحل من الحمير عندهم معروف؛ يرميهم بتربية الحمير ونتاجها

And al-Mu'ajjad: a stallion among donkeys known to them; he throws at them the breeding of donkeys and their offspring.