شمخر

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something or someone that is large, tall, elevated, or imposing. It extends to connotations of arrogance, pride, and haughtiness, as well as a sense of being strong or robust. It can also refer to elevated geographical features.

Derived headwords

الشَّمَخَرnoun

1.
Large/imposing manboth
A large, robust, or imposing man, particularly a strong male.
2.
Arrogant personboth
A person characterized by arrogance, haughtiness, and pride.

شَمَخَرadjective

1.
Large, robustboth
Describing a man as large, robust, or imposing.
2.
Arrogant, haughtyboth
Characterized by arrogance, haughtiness, and pride.

الضِّمَخَرnoun

1.
Large/imposing manboth
Similar to 'شمخر', referring to a large, robust, or imposing man, especially a strong male.

ضَمَخَرadjective

1.
Large, robustboth
Describing a man as large, robust, or imposing.

شَمَخِرَةnoun

1.
Haughtiness, arroganceboth
A quality of being arrogant, haughty, or proud.
2.
Lofty gazeclassical
A woman's lofty or ambitious gaze.

شَمَخْرِيرَةnoun

1.
Haughtiness, arroganceboth
A quality of being arrogant, haughty, or proud.
2.
Bad smellclassical
A bad smell or odor, particularly associated with spoiled or corrupted things.

المِشْمَخَرnoun

1.
Tall mountainboth
A tall or high mountain.
2.
Elevated placeboth
An elevated place or thing, whether a mountain or otherwise.

شَمَخْتَرadjective

1.
Base, ignobleclassical
Describing someone as base, ignoble, or of low character.

شَمَخْتَرnoun

1.
Base personclassical
A base, ignoble, or low-charactered person.

Parallel reading

الشمخر والشمخر من الرجال: الجسيم

Al-shamkhar and al-shamkhar among men: the large/imposing one.

وقيل: الجسيم من الفحول

And it was said: the large among the males.

وكذلك الضمخر والضمخر

And likewise is al-dimakhar and al-dimakhar.

أبناء كل مصعب شمخر

Sons of every difficult (situation) that is imposing.

سام على رغم العدى

Lofty despite the enemies.

ضمخر

Imposing.

وقيل: هو الطامح النطر المتكبر

And it was said: he is the one with a lofty gaze, the arrogant.

ويقال: رجل شمخر ضمخر إذا كان متكبراً

And it is said: a man is shamkhar dimakhar if he is arrogant.

وامرأة شمخرة: طامحة الطرف

And a woman is shamkharah: lofty of gaze.

وفيه شمخرة وشمخريرة أي كبر

And in him is shamkharah and shamkharirah, meaning arrogance.

وفي طعامه شمخريرة

And in his food is a bad smell.

أخذ من الرجل الشمخر، وهو المتكبر المتغضب وذلك من خبث النفس

He took from the man al-shamkhar, who is the arrogant, the angry one, and that is from malice of the soul.

المشمخر الطويل من الجبال

Al-mishmakhir: the tall one of the mountains.

المشمخر: الجبل العالي

Al-mishmakhir: the high mountain.

بمشمخر به الظيان والآس

In a lofty place where oleanders and myrtles grow.

وقيل: المشمخر العالي من الجبال وغيرها

And it was said: al-mishmakhir is the high one of mountains and others.

الشمختر: اللئيم

Al-shamkhtar: the base/ignoble one.