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فرزم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses tools and implements used in crafts, specifically related to blacksmithing and shoemaking. It refers to anvils and wooden blocks used in these trades.

Derived headwords

الفِرْزَمnoun
  1. 1.
    blacksmith's anvilclassical

    The anvil used by a blacksmith for shaping metal.

الفَرْزُومnoun
  1. 1.
    shoemaker's wooden blockclassical

    A round wooden block used by a shoemaker for shaping and fitting shoes.

قَرْزُومnoun
  1. 1.
    shoemaker's wooden blockclassical

    An alternative name for the round wooden block used by shoemakers, with the initial letter changed from 'f' to 'q'.

الجَبَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shoemaker's wooden blockclassical

    A term used by the people of Medina for the round wooden block used in shoemaking.

Parallel reading

الفِرْزَم: سندان الحداد.
Al-firzam: the blacksmith's anvil.
والفرزوم خشبة الحذاء، ومنهم من يقول: قرزوم، بالقاف.
And al-farzum is the shoemaker's wooden block, and some say: qarzum, with a qaf.
الفَرْزُوم خشبة مدورة يحذو عليها الحذاء، وأهل المدينة يسمونها الجبأة
Al-farzum is a round wooden block upon which the shoe is fitted, and the people of Medina call it al-jaba'ah.
قال: كذا قرأته على أبي سعيد، قال: وحكاه أيضا ابن كيسان عن ثعلب، قال وهو في كتاب ابن دريد بالقاف
He said: Thus I read it from Abu Saeed, he said: Ibn Kaysan also narrated it from Tha'lab, and it is in the book of Ibn Duraid with a qaf.
قال: وسألت عنه في البادية فلم يعرف
He said: And I asked about it in the desert and it was not known.
وحكى ابن بري قال: قال ابن خالويه الفرزوم، بالفاء خشبة الحذاء، وبالقاف سندان الحداد.
And Ibn al-Barri narrated, he said: Ibn Khilawayh said al-farzum, with a fa', is the shoemaker's wooden block, and with a qaf, it is the blacksmith's anvil.