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شردم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of a small, scattered group or remnant of people. It emphasizes scarcity and a lack of numbers.

Derived headwords

الشَّرْذَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small groupboth

    A small, insignificant, or scattered group of people.

  2. 2.
    remnantclassical

    A small number of people left behind or remaining from a larger group.

شِرْذِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small groupboth

    A small, insignificant, or scattered group of people.

شُرْذُمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small groupboth

    A small, insignificant, or scattered group of people.

Parallel reading

الشرذمة القليل من الناس
A small group of people.
إن هؤلاء لشرذمة قليلون
Indeed, these are a small group, few in number.
حكى الوزير عن أبي عمر شرذمة وشردمة، بالذال والدال
Al-Wazir narrated from Abu Amr (the word) sharzama and shurdama, with the letter 'dhal' and 'dal'.