زهمق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of a foul, putrid, or offensive smell, particularly emanating from the body or decaying substances. It can also extend to a general sense of foulness or corruption.

Derived headwords

الزهمقةnoun

1.
Foul smellboth
A foul or putrid smell, often associated with bad breath or the odor of decaying meat.
2.
Corruptionclassical
A general sense of foulness or corruption.

زهومةnoun

1.
Bad odorclassical
A bad or unpleasant odor, specifically the kind found in poor-quality meat.

النمسةnoun

1.
Stenchclassical
A strong, unpleasant smell; a stench.

مزهمقةadjective

1.
Foul-smellingclassical
A woman who has a foul or putrid smell.

صئكverb

1.
To emit a foul smellclassical
A man emits a foul smell from his sweat.

الصنانnoun

1.
Fetidnessclassical
Fetidness or a strong body odor.

Parallel reading

الزهمقة: نتن العرض

Al-zahmaqa: the foulness of the عرض (character/reputation, or possibly a specific type of smell).

وقيل: هو خبث الريح عامة

And it was said: it is the foulness of the wind generally.

وقيل: أي خبيثها منتنها

And it was said: meaning its foulness, its putridness.

الزهمقة الزهومة السيئة تجدها من اللحم الغث ونحو ذلك

Al-zahmaqa is the bad odor you find from poor-quality meat and the like.

وهي النمسة

And it is al-namasa.

وقيل: الزهمقة النتن

And it was said: al-zahmaqa is the stench.

ويقال: امرأة مزهمقة أي منتنة

And it is said: a woman is mazhamqa, meaning foul-smelling.

يا ريها إذا علتني زهمقه

Oh, its intensity when a foul smell overcomes me.

كأنني جاني كناب البروقه

As if I were a jinn of the lightning's she-camel.

صئك الرجل إذا فاحت منه ريح منتنة عن عرق، وهي الزهمقة

A man is sa'ika if a foul smell emanates from him due to sweat, and it is al-zahmaqa.

فهي على هذا الصنان

So it is, according to this, al-sinan (fetidness).

ويشهد بصحته الرجز المتقدم

And the preceding verse testifies to its correctness.