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حنذم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to groups or gatherings of people, particularly in a collective or tribal sense. It may also carry connotations of negative qualities associated with such groups.

Derived headwords

الحِنْذِمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    group, companyboth

    A collective body of people, a company, or a group.

  2. 2.
    faction, partyboth

    A specific faction or party within a larger group.

Parallel reading

الحنذمان الجماعة، ويقال الطائفة
Al-hinzhimān means a group, and it is also said to mean a faction.
وإنا لزوارون بالمقنب العدى، ... إذا حنذمان اللؤم طابت وطابها
And we are indeed visitors to the enemy's encampment, ... when the company of baseness flourished and made it flourish.