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شمق

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes states of excitement, high spirits, or a wild, unrestrained nature, often associated with madness or intense energy. It also extends to physical descriptions of tallness and robustness, and in some derived forms, refers to specific bodily fluids or worn-out items.

Derived headwords

الشَّمَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Exuberance of madnessclassical

    A state of wild excitement or exhilaration, bordering on madness.

  2. 2.
    High spiritsclassical

    A lively and energetic disposition; high spirits.

  3. 3.
    Livelinessclassical

    Vivacity and energy.

شمقverb
  1. 1.
    To be exuberantclassical

    To exhibit high spirits or a lively, energetic disposition.

  2. 2.
    To be restlessclassical

    To be in a state of agitated excitement or restlessness.

شمَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    Exuberance of madnessclassical

    A state of wild excitement or exhilaration, bordering on madness.

شَمَاَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Exuberance of madnessclassical

    A state of wild excitement or exhilaration, bordering on madness.

الأَشْمَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Mucus mixed with bloodclassical

    A viscous fluid, specifically mucus mixed with blood, often referring to a camel's nasal discharge.

  2. 2.
    Camel's nasal dischargeclassical

    The mucus or phlegm expelled by a camel.

الشَّمَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Tallclassical

    Possessing great height.

  2. 2.
    Robustclassical

    Strong and well-built in physique.

الشَّمْقَمَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall and robust manclassical

    A man who is both tall and large-bodied.

  2. 2.
    Energetic personclassical

    Someone who is lively and active.

ثوب شمقadjective
  1. 1.
    Torn garmentclassical

    A piece of clothing that is ripped or has holes.

أبو الشمقمقname
  1. 1.
    Kunyah of a poetclassical

    The agnomen (kunya) of the poet Marwan bin Muhammad.

شَمَرْقverb
  1. 1.
    To be tall and robustclassical

    To be characterized by height and sturdiness.

ثوب مشمرقadjective
  1. 1.
    Torn garmentclassical

    A piece of clothing that is ripped or has holes.

شَمَارِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Torn garmentsclassical

    Plural of a torn garment; pieces of clothing that are ripped.

شَبَارِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Torn garmentsclassical

    Plural of a torn garment; pieces of clothing that are ripped.

شَمْشَلِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Old womanclassical

    An elderly woman.

  2. 2.
    Fast-walking womanclassical

    A woman who walks quickly.

  3. 3.
    Loud womanclassical

    A woman who is noisy or vociferous.

  4. 4.
    Lightweight personclassical

    Someone who is not substantial or weighty.

  5. 5.
    Tall and fat personclassical

    An individual who is both tall and corpulent.

شَفْشَلِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Old womanclassical

    An elderly woman.

شَمْشَلِيقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Old womanclassical

    An elderly woman.

Parallel reading

مرح الجنون
Exuberance of madness
شبه مرح الجنون
Similar to the exuberance of madness
شمق شمقا وشماقة
He was exuberant with exuberance and high spirits.
كأنه إذ راح مسلوس الشمق
As if he were, when he went, stripped of his high spirits.
وقد شمق يشمق شمقا إذا نشط
And he becomes exuberant when he is energetic.
والشمق: النشاط
And 'al-shamq' means liveliness.
والأشمق: اللغام المختلط بالدم
And 'al-ashmaq' is mucus mixed with blood.
لغام الجمل
A camel's nasal discharge.
ينفخن مشكول اللغام أشمقا
They expel mucus mixed with blood, the camels that are bellowing.
والشمق والشمقمق: الطويل
And 'al-shamq' and 'al-shamqamaq' mean tall.
الطويل الجسيم من الرجال
Tall and robust among men.
وقيل: الشمقمق النشيط
And it was said: 'al-shamqamaq' means energetic.
وثوب شمق: مخرق
And a torn garment: ripped.
ومروان بن محمد الشاعر يكنى بأبى الشمقمق
And Marwan bin Muhammad the poet is nicknamed Abu al-Shamqamaq.
ثوب مشمرق
A torn garment.
وشمارق: كمشبرق وشبارق
And 'shamariq': like 'musharbiq' and 'shabarq'.
وشمارق كشبارق
And 'shamariq' is like 'shabarq'.
والشمشليق والشفشليق: المسنة
And 'al-shamshaliq' and 'al-shafshaliq' mean an old woman.
الشمشليق من النساء السريعة المشي الصخابة
The 'shamshaliq' among women is the fast-walking, noisy one.
بضرة تشل في وسيقها، ... نأآجة العدوة شمشليقها، صليبة الصيحة صهصليقها
A young woman who moves with ease in her stride, ... the swift-footed one of the racecourse, the loud one of the cry.
وهبته ليس بشمشليق، ... ولا دحوق العين حندقوق، ولا يبالي الجور في الطريق
I gave him, he is not light, ... nor is he cross-eyed and round-eyed, nor does he care about injustice on the road.
والشمشليق: الطويل السمين
And 'al-shamshaliq' means tall and fat.