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زمخر

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

The root 'زمخر' primarily relates to hollowness, largeness, and intensity. It describes large hollow objects like musical instruments and bones, as well as intense states like anger and fullness. It also extends to concepts of abundance and speed, particularly in relation to arrows.

Derived headwords

الزَّمْخَرnoun
  1. 1.
    large black fluteclassical

    A large, black musical instrument, specifically a flute.

  2. 2.
    abundant, dense treesclassical

    Refers to abundant and densely packed trees.

  3. 3.
    arrowsclassical

    A term for arrows, particularly those that are slender and long.

الزَّمْخَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flute playerclassical

    A female flute player.

  2. 2.
    prostituteclassical

    A term used for a prostitute.

  3. 3.
    hollow boneclassical

    Any hollow bone that lacks marrow.

  4. 4.
    fullness of youthclassical

    The state of being full and mature during youth.

  5. 5.
    arrowsclassical

    A term for arrows.

زَمْخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to intensifyboth

    The sound intensified.

ازْمَخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to intensifyboth

    The sound intensified.

تَزَمَّخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to become enraged and cry outclassical

    The tiger became enraged and cried out.

الزَّمْخَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    long-leggedclassical

    Describing something with long legs, specifically a male ostrich.

  2. 2.
    hollowclassical

    Describing something as hollow, like reeds or hollow bones.

  3. 3.
    tall plantclassical

    Describing a plant when it has grown tall and sturdy.

  4. 4.
    hollow reedclassical

    Refers to hollow reeds, often used for making flutes or arrows.

زَمْخَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    denseness and abundanceclassical

    The denseness and abundance of trees.

  2. 2.
    fullness of youthclassical

    The state of being full and mature during youth.

  3. 3.
    arrowsclassical

    A term for arrows.

زَمْخَرِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    hollow reedclassical

    Refers to hollow reeds, often used for making flutes or arrows.

زَمَاخِرnoun
  1. 1.
    hollow reedsclassical

    Plural of زمخري, referring to hollow reeds.

Parallel reading

الزمخر: المزمار الكبير الأسود.
Al-zamkhar: the large black flute.
والزمخرة: الزمارة، وهي الزانية.
And al-zamkhara: the flute player, and she is the prostitute.
زمخر الصوت وازمخر: اشتد.
Zamkhara the sound and azmakhara: it intensified.
وتزمخر النمر: غضب وصاح.
And the tiger tazamkhara: it became enraged and cried out.
والزمخرة: كل عظم أجوف لا مخ فيه، وكذلك الزمخري.
And al-zamkhara: every hollow bone that has no marrow in it, and likewise al-zamkhari.
وظليم زمخري السواعد أي طويلها؛
And a male ostrich zamkhari of the forelegs means its length.
أراد عظام سواعده أنها جوف كالقصب.
He meant the bones of his forelegs to be hollow like reeds.
والزمخر: الشجر الكثير الملتف، وزمخرته: التفافه وكثرته.
And al-zamkhar: the abundant, dense trees, and its zamkhara: its denseness and abundance.
وزمخرة الشباب: امتلاؤه واكتهاله.
And zamkhara of youth: its fullness and maturity.
والزمخرة: النشاب.
And al-zamkhara: the arrows.
والزمخر: السهام، وقيل: هو الدقيق الطوال منها؛
And al-zamkhar: the arrows, and it was said: it is the slender, long ones among them.
يرمون عن عتل، كأنها غبط ... بزمخر، يعجل المرمي إعجالا
They shoot from bows, as if they were wooden saddles ... with zamkhar (arrows), hastening the shot with great speed.
الزمخر السهم الرقيق الصوت الناقز ؛
Al-zamkhar is the arrow that makes a light sound and rebounds.
أراد السهام التي عيدانها من قصب، وقصب المزامير زمخر؛
He meant the arrows whose shafts are made of reeds, and the reeds of flutes are zamkhar.
كما صيح الزمار في الصبح، زمخرا
As the flute player cried out in the morning, zamkhara (with a loud sound).
والزمخري: النبات حين يطول؛
And al-zamkhari: the plant when it grows tall.
فتعالى زمخري وارم، ... مالت الأعراق منه واكتهل
So it grew tall, zamkhari and thick, ... its roots leaned from it and it matured.
وعود زمخري وزماخر: أجوف؛
And a zamkhari and zamakher stick: hollow.
ويقال للقصب: زمخر وزمخري.
And reeds are called: zamkhar and zamkhari.