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زغم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root زغم (z-gh-m) primarily relates to sounds of discontent, anger, or low vocalizations. It encompasses expressions of grumbling, suppressed speech, and the sounds of animals like camels and young camels expressing distress or anger.

Derived headwords

تَزَغَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to grumbleboth

    To make a low, rumbling sound, often associated with anger or discontent, like a camel repeating its groaning in its throat.

  2. 2.
    to speak angrilyclassical

    To speak with anger or displeasure, even if the words are not clearly understood.

  3. 3.
    to make a weak soundclassical

    To emit a faint or weak sound, like a suppressed vocalization.

  4. 4.
    to whimperclassical

    To make a low, suppressed sound of distress or longing, like a young camel.

تزغم الجمل: ردد رغاءه في لهازمه — The camel grumbled: it repeated its groaning in its throat.
تزغم الرجل إذا تكلم المتغضب مع تغضب — The man spoke angrily when he spoke with anger and displeasure.
تزغمت الناقة — The she-camel made a low, suppressed sound.
تتزغم — they make a weak sound
إذا أبكى الوليد وليد — when one child made another child cry
يمسح ذفراها تزغم كالفحل — he wiped its ears, it made a sound like a male camel
تزغم الفصيل: حن حنينا خفيفا — The young camel whimpered: it made a light whimper.
التَّزَغُّمnoun
  1. 1.
    grumblingboth

    The act of grumbling or making a low, rumbling sound of discontent.

  2. 2.
    angerclassical

    Anger, especially when accompanied by suppressed speech or sounds.

  3. 3.
    weak soundclassical

    A faint or weak sound, a suppressed vocalization.

  4. 4.
    suppressed whimperclassical

    A hidden whimper or sound of longing, like that of a young camel.

والتزغم: التغضب وتزمزم الشفة في برطمة — And tazaghghum: anger and the lip pursing in a pout.
التزغم التغضب مع كلام — Tazaghghum is anger with speech.
التزغم صوت ضعيف — Tazaghghum is a weak sound.
التزغم الغضب بكلام وغير كلام — Tazaghghum is anger with and without speech.
التزغم: حنين خفي كحنين الفصيل — Tazaghghum: a hidden whimper like that of a young camel.
التَّرَغُّمnoun
  1. 1.
    angerclassical

    Anger, even if not accompanied by speech.

وأما الترغم، بالراء، فهو التغضب. وإن لم يكن معه كلام — As for taraghghum, with the letter ra, it is anger. Even if there is no speech with it.
زَغْمُومadjective
  1. 1.
    tongue-tiedclassical

    A person who is slow or unable to speak clearly, especially due to anger or speech impediment.

ورجل زغموم: عيي اللسان — And a zaghmoom man: tongue-tied.
زَغِيمname
  1. 1.
    a birdclassical

    A type of bird.

وزغيم: طائر — And zagheem: a bird.
زَغْمَةname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name.

وزغمة: موضع — And zaghmata: a place.
بِزَغْبَةname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly a variant spelling.

وهو بزغبة، بالباء، في رواية ثعلب — And it is bizaghba, with the letter ba, in the narration of Tha'lab.

Parallel reading

تزغم الجمل: ردد رغاءه في لهازمه، هذا الأصل، ثم كثر حتى قالوا: تزغم الرجل إذا تكلم المتغضب مع تغضب.
The camel grumbled: it repeated its groaning in its throat, this is the origin, then it became common until they said: the man spoke angrily when he spoke with anger and displeasure.
والتزغم: التغضب وتزمزم الشفة في برطمة، وتزغمت الناقة.
And tazaghghum: anger and the lip pursing in a pout, and the she-camel made a low, suppressed sound.
التزغم التغضب مع كلام، وقيل مع كلام لا يفهم، وقال غيره: التزغم صوت ضعيف؛
Tazaghghum is anger with speech, and it is said with speech that is not understood, and others said: tazaghghum is a weak sound;
وقد خلفت أسراب جون من القطا ... زواحف، إلا أنها تتزغم
And flocks of black sandgrouse have passed by... crawling, except that they make a weak sound
وقيل: التزغم الغضب بكلام وغير كلام؛
And it is said: tazaghghum is anger with and without speech;
فأصبحن ما ينطقن إلا تزغما ... علي، إذا أبكى الوليد وليد
So they became, they did not speak except with suppressed sounds... against me, when one child made another child cry
فجاء وجاءت بينهن، وإنه ... ليمسح ذفراها تزغم كالفحل
So he came and she came among them, and he was wiping its ears, it made a sound like a male camel
قال الأصمعي: تزغمها صياحها وحدتها، وإنما يمسح ذفراها ليسكنها.
Al-Asma'i said: tazaghghum is its cry and its intensity, and he was wiping its ears to calm it.
والتزغم: حنين خفي كحنين الفصيل؛
And tazaghghum: a hidden whimper like that of a young camel;
فأبلغ بني بكر، إذا ما لقيتها، ... على خير ما يلقى به من تزغما
So convey to the sons of Bakr, when you meet them, ... with the best that can be conveyed of a suppressed sound.
ويروى بالراء.
And it is narrated with the letter ra.
وأما الترغم، بالراء، فهو التغضب. وإن لم يكن معه كلام.
As for taraghghum, with the letter ra, it is anger. Even if there is no speech with it.
وتزغم الفصيل: حن حنينا خفيفا.
And the young camel whimpered: it made a light whimper.
ورجل زغموم: عيي اللسان.
And a zaghmoom man: tongue-tied.
وزغيم: طائر، وقيل بالراء،
And zagheem: a bird, and it is said with the letter ra,
وزغمة: موضع؛ عن ابن الأعرابي؛
And zaghmata: a place; from Ibn al-A'rabi;
عليهن أطراف من القوم، لم يكن ... طعامهم حبا بزغمة أسمرا
Upon them were men from the people, their food was not grain at Asmar's place.
وهو بزغبة، بالباء، في رواية ثعلب.
And it is bizaghba, with the letter ba, in the narration of Tha'lab.