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همرش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes an old, agitated woman, or an agitated state of being. It extends to describe a vigorous she-camel and a dog's name, all linked by a sense of restless movement or a rough, unkempt appearance.

Derived headwords

الهَمَرْشnoun
  1. 1.
    Agitated old womanclassical

    An old woman who is disturbed in her disposition and constitution.

  2. 2.
    Large old womanclassical

    An old woman who is large and imposing.

  3. 3.
    Vigorous she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is abundant in milk.

  4. 4.
    Name of a female dogclassical

    The name given to a female dog.

هَمَرْشadjective
  1. 1.
    Agitated in dispositionclassical

    Describing an old woman whose disposition is disturbed and whose skin is shriveled.

تَهَمَرْشَverb
  1. 1.
    To move restlesslyclassical

    A group of people moving restlessly or agitatedly.

الهَمَرْشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Movementclassical

    The act of moving or being in motion.

  2. 2.
    Agitationclassical

    A state of restlessness or disturbance.

Parallel reading

العجوز المضطربة الخلق
The old woman disturbed in her disposition.
عجوز همرش في اضطراب خلقها وتشنج جلدها
An old woman, hamarsh, in the disturbance of her disposition and the shriveling of her skin.
الهمرش العجوز الكبيرة والناقة الغزيرة واسم كلبة
Al-hamarsh is the large old woman, the abundant she-camel, and the name of a female dog.
إن الجراء تخترش، في بطن أم الهمرش، ... فيهن جرو نخورش
Indeed the puppies are born, in the belly of the mother of Al-hamarsh, ... among them is a puppy that is born.
وهو من بنات الخمسة، والميم الأولى نون، مثال جحمرش لأنه لم يجئ شيء من بنات الأربعة على هذا البناء
And it is from the 'five' pattern, and the first mim is a nun, like juhmush, because nothing from the 'four' pattern has come on this structure.
وإنما لم تبين النون لأنه ليس له مثال يلتبس به فيفصل بينهما
And the nun is not clarified because it has no pattern it could be confused with, so they would distinguish between them.
والهمرشة: الحركة
And Al-hamarshah: movement.
وقد تهمرش القوم إذا تحركوا
And a group of people may tahamarsh if they move.