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ززم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific type of water that is brackish, neither fully salty nor entirely fresh. It is used to characterize water with a mixed taste.

Derived headwords

زوزمadjective
  1. 1.
    brackishclassical

    Describing water that is a mixture of salt and fresh, having a brackish taste.

زوازمadjective
  1. 1.
    brackishclassical

    Describing water that is a mixture of salt and fresh, having a brackish taste. This is a plural form or variant of 'zuzam'.

Parallel reading

ماء زوزم وزوازم بين الملح والعذب
Brackish water, neither salty nor fresh.