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ترمز

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of camel that is strong and vigorous, with a head that moves or appears to move. It also extends to the idea of a strong, robust individual, particularly in the context of camels.

Derived headwords

تَرْمَزadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, vigorous (camel)classical

    Describing a camel that is strong and vigorous, characterized by its brain appearing to move up and down when chewing.

  2. 2.
    strong, robustclassical

    Generally referring to something or someone strong and robust, particularly applied to a camel.

الترامزnoun
  1. 1.
    strong camelclassical

    A noun referring to a camel that is strong and vigorous, exhibiting the characteristic head movement when chewing.

تَرْمِزُverb
  1. 1.
    to move (head)classical

    The head moves, particularly in the context of an aged camel chewing its cud.

ارْتَمَزَverb
  1. 1.
    its head movedclassical

    The head moved, used to describe the movement of the head of an aged camel.

مُرْتَمِزَاتadjective
  1. 1.
    moving (heads)classical

    Plural adjective describing heads that are moving, specifically in the context of aged camels.

Parallel reading

الترامز من الإبل: الذي إذا مضغ رأيت دماغه يرتفع ويسفل
Al-tramiz from camels: the one whose brain you see rising and falling when it chews.
وقيل: هو القوي الشديد.
And it was said: it is the strong, the robust.
إذا أردت طلب المفاوز ... فاعمد لكل بازل ترامز
If you wish to seek the deserts... then aim for every mature camel that is strong.
وقال أبو عمرو: جمل ترامز إذا أسن فترى هامته ترمز إذا اعتلف.
And Abu Amr said: a camel is tramiz when it ages, and you see its head moving (tramiz) when it grazes.
وارتمز رأسه إذا تحرك
And its head moved (irtamaz) if it moved.
شم الذرى مرتمزات الهام
It sniffed the heights, with moving heads.