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هرمز

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to titles of Persian royalty and a specific action of chewing or manipulating food in the mouth. It also includes a place name.

Derived headwords

الهرمزname
  1. 1.
    King of Persiaclassical

    A title for a great king of the Persians (ʿAjam).

الهرمزانname
  1. 1.
    King of Persiaclassical

    A title for a great king of the Persians (ʿAjam).

الهارموزname
  1. 1.
    King of Persiaclassical

    A title for a great king of the Persians (ʿAjam).

هرمزname
  1. 1.
    Persian nameclassical

    A name used by the Persians (ʿAjam).

ورامهرمزname
  1. 1.
    Place namemodern

    A proper noun referring to a specific location.

يهرمزverb
  1. 1.
    to chewclassical

    To chew or manipulate a mouthful of food in one's mouth without swallowing it, moving it around.

هرمزتهnoun
  1. 1.
    chewingclassical

    The act of chewing or manipulating a mouthful of food in one's mouth without swallowing it, moving it around.

Parallel reading

الهرمز والهرمزان والهارموز: الكبير من ملوك العجم.
Al-Hurmuz, al-Hurmuzān, and al-Hārmūz: the great one among the kings of the Persians.
وفي التهذيب: هرمز من أسماء العجم.
And in Al-Tahdhib: Hurmuz is among the names of the Persians.
ورامهرمز: موضع
And Wāramuharmaz: a place.
والشيخ يهرمز
And the old man chews
وهرمزته: لوكته لقمته في فيه لا يسيغه وهو يديره في فيه.
And his chewing: manipulating his mouthful in his mouth without swallowing it, while moving it around in his mouth.