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رمك

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of staying, remaining, or being fixed in a place. It also extends to describe specific types of horses, colors of animals (especially camels), and a substance mixed with perfumes.

Derived headwords

الرَّمَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Mare for breedingclassical

    A mare kept for breeding, considered a loanword from Persian.

  2. 2.
    Color of ashclassical

    A color resembling ash, described as a shade between black and white, or a reddish-black hue in camels.

رَمَكَverb
  1. 1.
    To stay, remainboth

    To settle in a place and not leave it.

  2. 2.
    To be confined to waterclassical

    Camels are confined to water and fed there.

  3. 3.
    To eat thoroughlyclassical

    To consume food completely, leaving nothing.

رَمْكnoun
  1. 1.
    Staying, remainingclassical

    The act of staying or remaining in a place.

أَرْمَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of maresclassical

    A plural of 'ramaka' (mare for breeding).

رِمَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of maresclassical

    A plural of 'ramaka' (mare for breeding).

رَمَكَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of maresclassical

    A plural of 'ramaka' (mare for breeding).

أَرْمَكَverb
  1. 1.
    To cause to stayboth

    To make someone or something remain in a place.

  2. 2.
    To confine camels to waterclassical

    A shepherd causes camels to be confined to water and fed.

الرَّامِكnoun
  1. 1.
    Resident, one who staysclassical

    Someone who stays in a place, whether they are tired or not. Some specify it as someone who is tired from staying.

  2. 2.
    Substance in perfumeclassical

    A black substance, like bitumen, mixed with musk to make incense or perfume.

رَمُوكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Staying, remainingboth

    The masdar (verbal noun) for staying or remaining in a place.

  2. 2.
    Confining camels to waterclassical

    The masdar for camels being confined to water.

  3. 3.
    Eating thoroughlyclassical

    The masdar for consuming food completely.

الرَّامِكnoun
  1. 1.
    Substance in perfumeclassical

    A black substance, like bitumen, mixed with musk to make incense or perfume. The pronunciation with a kasra (Rāmik) is considered more correct.

أَرْمَكadjective
  1. 1.
    Dark-colored, duskyboth

    Describing a color that is mixed with blackness, often used for animals like camels or horses, or even women.

اِرْمَكَّverb
  1. 1.
    To become dark-coloredclassical

    A camel becoming dark-colored to the point of having blackness in its coat.

رَمْكاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Dark-colored femaleclassical

    Feminine form of 'armak', describing a dark-colored female animal, particularly a camel. Also used as a name for a type of land.

الرَّمَكnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of 'ramaka'classical

    A broken plural of 'ramaka' (mare for breeding).

الرَّمَكِيّother
  1. 1.
    Related to 'ramaka'classical

    An adjective derived from 'ramaka', possibly referring to something related to breeding mares.

الرَّمْكnoun
  1. 1.
    Substance in perfumeclassical

    A black substance mixed with perfume.

الرَّمَكَانname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name mentioned in the text.

الْيَرْمُوكname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name in the Levant, famous for the Battle of Yarmouk during the Caliphate of Umar.

يَرْمُوكname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name in the Levant, famous for the Battle of Yarmouk.

Parallel reading

الرمكة: الفرس والبرذونة التي تتخذ للنسل، معرب، والجمع رمك، وأرماك جمع الجمع.
Al-ramaka: the horse and the mare kept for breeding, a loanword, and its plural is 'ramak', and 'armak' is the plural of the plural.
الرمكة الأنثى من البراذين، والجمع رماك ورمكات وأرماك، عن الفراء، مثل ثمار وأثمار
Al-ramaka is the female of mules, and its plurals are 'rimak', 'ramakat', and 'armak', according to Al-Farra', like 'thimar' and 'athmar'.
يربض في الروث كبرذون الرمك
He squats in the dung like a mule of the 'ramak' (breeding stock).
رمك الرجل إذا أوطن البلد فلم يبرح، ورمكت في المكان وأرمكت غيري.
A man 'ramaka' if he settled in a land and did not leave it, and I 'ramaktu' (stayed) in the place and I 'armaktu' (caused others to stay) in it.
الرامك، بكسر الميم، المقيم في المكان لا يبرح، مجهودا كان أو غير مجهود
Al-ramik, with a kasra on the mim, is the one who stays in a place and does not leave, whether he is tired or not tired.
رمك بالمكان يرمك رموكا: أقام به
He stayed in a place, 'yarmuku ramukan': he resided in it.
رمكت الإبل ترمك رموكا: حبست على الماء واختلي لها فعلفت عليه
The camels 'tarmuku ramukan': they were confined to water and were fed there.
رمك في الطعام يرمك رموكا ورجن فيه يرجن رجونا إذا لم يعف منه شيئا.
He 'yarmuku ramukan' in food and 'yarjunu rajunan' in it if he did not leave anything of it.
والرامك والرامك، والكسر أعلى، شيء أسود كالقار يخلط بالمسك فيجعل سكا
And 'al-ramik' and 'al-ramak', and the kasra is preferred, is something black like bitumen mixed with musk to make incense.
الرمكة: لون الرماد وهي ورقة في سواد
Al-ramaka: the color of ash, which is a shade of blackness.
إذا اشتدت كمتة البعير حتى يدخلها سواد فتلك الرمكة، وكل لون يخالط غبرته سواد، فهو أرمك
If the camel's dun color intensifies until blackness enters it, that is 'al-ramaka', and any color mixed with its dustiness is black, then it is 'armak'.
والخيل تجتاب الغبار الأرمكا
And the horses traverse the dusky dust.
وقد ارمك البعير ارمكاكا وهو أرمك
And the camel became 'armak' ('irmakakan') and it is 'armak'.
بيضاء وسيمة أو رمكاء جسيمة، هؤلاء أمهات الرجال.
White and comely, or dark-complexioned and stately; these are the mothers of men.
والرمكة من ألوان الإبل، يقال: جمل أرمك وناقة رمكاء.
And 'al-ramaka' is among the colors of camels; it is said: an 'armak' camel and a 'ramka'' she-camel.
وأنا على جمل أرمك ، هو الذي في لونه كدورة.
And I was on an 'armak' camel, which is one whose color has a dusky hue.
اسم الأرض العلياء الرمكاء ، هو تأنيث الأرمك
The name of the high land is 'al-ramka'', it is the feminine of 'al-armak'.
ومننه الرامك وهو شيء أسود يخلط بالطيب
And from it is 'al-ramik', which is a black substance mixed with perfume.
جر الأسيف الرمك المرعيا
The miserable one drags the dusky, frightened one.
الرمكاء من النوق بهيا، والحمراء صبرى، والخوارة غزرى، والصهباء سرعى
The 'ramka'' she-camel is majestic, the red one is patient, the pale one is abundant, and the reddish-brown one is swift.
والأرمك من الإبل: أسود وهو في ذلك مشرب كدرة.
And 'al-armak' among camels: is black, and in that it has a dusky mixture.
الرمكان واليرموك: موضعان.
Al-Ramakan and Al-Yarmuk: two places.
يرموك موضع بناحية الشام، ومنه يوم اليرموك كانت به وقعة عظيمة بين المسلمين والروم في زمن عمر بن الخطاب.
Yarmuk is a place in the region of Sham, and from it is the Day of Yarmuk, where a great battle took place between the Muslims and the Romans during the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab.