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زيم

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are scattered, dispersed, or separated. It extends to concepts of a small group of animals, a muscular but not tightly-knit physique, and even names for places or animals associated with scattering.

Derived headwords

الزيمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Small herdboth

    A small group of camels, typically ranging from two to fifteen, or a similar number of other animals.

تزيمتverb
  1. 1.
    Became scatteredclassical

    The camels or animals became dispersed and separated into small groups (زيما).

زيمadjective
  1. 1.
    Muscular and dispersedclassical

    Describing flesh that is well-developed and muscular but not tightly packed or consolidated.

  2. 2.
    Scatteredclassical

    Describing a place with sparse vegetation or where people have dispersed.

  3. 3.
    Narrowclassical

    Describing a place that is constricted or narrow.

لحم زيمnoun
  1. 1.
    Muscular and dispersed fleshclassical

    Flesh that is well-developed and muscular but not consolidated in one area, implying a scattered distribution of muscle.

تزيمverb
  1. 1.
    To become scatteredclassical

    To become dispersed or separated into groups.

  2. 2.
    To disperseclassical

    To cause to scatter or disperse.

زيمname
  1. 1.
    Name of a she-camel or horseclassical

    A proper name given to a female camel or horse, often invoked for speed.

  2. 2.
    Name of a horseclassical

    A proper name for a horse, specifically mentioned as belonging to Jabir ibn Hunayn.

زيمadjective
  1. 1.
    Scatteredclassical

    Describing things that are dispersed or separated.

الزيمnoun
  1. 1.
    Raidclassical

    A sudden attack or incursion, possibly implying a scattered or swift movement.

منازل زيمnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattered dwellingsclassical

    Habitations or campsites that are spread out and not close together.

أزيمadjective
  1. 1.
    Non-groaning camelclassical

    A camel that does not make a groaning sound, particularly when being loaded or moving.

الأزيمname
  1. 1.
    A mountain in Medinaclassical

    A proper name for a specific mountain located in Medina.

أزجمadjective
  1. 1.
    Non-groaning camelclassical

    A camel that does not make a groaning sound; considered a variant of 'azīm (أزيم).

الزيزيمnoun
  1. 1.
    Sound of jinnclassical

    The noise or sound made by jinn, particularly at night.

زيزيماnoun
  1. 1.
    Sound of jinnclassical

    A sound resembling the noise of jinn.

Parallel reading

الزيمة: القطعة من الإبل أقلها البعيران والثلاثة وأكثرها الخمسة عشر ونحوها.
Al-zaymah: A group of camels, the least of which are two or three, and the most are fifteen or so.
وتزيمت الإبل والدواب: تفرقت فصارت زيما؛
And the camels and beasts became scattered: they dispersed and became groups (zayman).
ولحم زيم: متعضل متفرق ليس بمجتمع في مكان فيبدن؛
And zaym flesh: muscular and dispersed, not consolidated in one place so as to become plump.
على قوائم عوج، لحمها زيم
On crooked legs, its flesh is zaym (muscular and dispersed).
عركركة ذات لحم زيم
A sturdy creature with zaym flesh.
زيم ضيق؛
Zaym (meaning) narrow.
باتت ثلاث ليال ثم واحدة، ... بذي المجاز، تراعي منزلا زيما
She stayed three nights then one, ... at Dhu al-Majaz, watching over a zaym (scattered) place.
وتزيم: صار زيما، وقيل في قول النابغة منزلا زيما أي متفرق النبات،
And tazayma: it became zaym (scattered). And it was said regarding Al-Nabigha's verse, 'a place zaym' meaning having scattered vegetation.
هذا أوان الحرب فاشتدي زيم
This is the time for war, so intensify, Zaym!
سمر العجايات يتركن الحصى زيما،
Dark-skinned beauties leaving the pebbles scattered.
المتفرق، يصف شدة وطئها أنه يفرق الحصى.
The scattered, describing the intensity of its tread that it scatters the pebbles.
هذا أوان الشد فاشتدي زيم
This is the time for exertion, so exert yourself, Zaym!
زيم اسم فرس لا ينصرف للمعرفة والتأنيث.
Zaym is the name of a horse, indeclinable due to being a proper noun and feminine.
وزيم: متفرقة.
And zaym: scattered.
والزيم: الغارة كأنه يخاطبها.
And al-zaym: the raid, as if he is addressing it.
ومررت بمنازل زيم أي متفرقة.
And I passed by zaym (scattered) dwellings, meaning dispersed.
وبعير أزيم: لا يرغو.
And an azim camel: does not groan.
والأزيم: جبل بالمدينة.
And al-Azim: a mountain in Medina.
بعير أزيم وأسجم، وهو الذي لا يرغو.
An azim and asjam camel, which is one that does not groan.
من كل أزيم شائك أنيابه،
From every azim (non-groaning) camel with sharp fangs,
الزيزيم صوت الجن بالليل.
Al-zayzim: the sound of jinn at night.
تسمع للجن بها زيزيما
You hear from the jinn because of it a zayzima (sound).