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غمجر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of reinforcing or filling something, particularly in the context of archery and natural phenomena. It describes the application of a binding agent to strengthen a weak bow and the overflowing of a landscape with water.

Derived headwords

اَلْغِمْجَارnoun
  1. 1.
    bow reinforcementclassical

    A glue or binding material applied to a bow when it is weak or damaged, used for reinforcement.

غَمْجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to reinforce a bowclassical

    To apply a reinforcing agent, such as glue or leather, to a weak bow.

  2. 2.
    to fillclassical

    To fill something completely, especially a landscape with water.

اَلْغَمْجَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bow reinforcementclassical

    The act or substance of reinforcing a bow, as described by the verb 'غمجر'.

  2. 2.
    fillingclassical

    The act of filling, particularly a landscape with water.

قُمْجَارnoun
  1. 1.
    bow reinforcementclassical

    An alternative term for 'الغمجار', a reinforcing agent for a bow, noted as being pronounced with a 'qaf' instead of a 'ghayn'.

Parallel reading

الغمجار: غراء يجعل على القوس من وهي بها
Al-Ghimjar: Glue made for a bow when it is weak.
وقد غمجرها
And he reinforced it (the bow).
وقال الليث: الغمجار شيء يصنع على القوس من وهي بها، وهو غراء وجلد.
And Al-Layth said: Al-Ghimjar is something made for a bow when it is weak, and it is glue and leather.
وتقول: غمجر قوسك
And you say: Reinforce your bow.
وهي الغمجرة
And it is Al-Ghamjarah.
ورواه ثعلب عن ابن الأعرابي قمجار، بالقاف.
And Tha'lab narrated it from Ibn Al-A'rabi as Qumjar, with a Qaf.
ويقال: جاد المطر الروضة حتى غمجرها غمجرة
And it is said: The rain enriched the meadow until it filled it completely.
أي ملأها
Meaning, it filled it.