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كرزم

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to shortness, compactness, and a blunt or dull quality. It extends to describe a short person, a dull axe, and hardships or severe difficulties. It also touches upon eating habits and a specific time of day.

Derived headwords

مُكَرْزَمadjective
  1. 1.
    short and compactboth

    Describing a person who is short and well-built or compact in stature.

  2. 2.
    short-nosedclassical

    Specifically referring to someone with a short nose.

كَرْزَمnoun
  1. 1.
    dull axeboth

    An axe whose blade is blunt or dulled.

  2. 2.
    blunt edgeclassical

    Referring to the quality of having a blunt or dull edge, like that of a dulled axe.

كِرْزِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    hardshipclassical

    A severe difficulty or hardship, particularly one that wears down or erodes.

كَرَازِمnoun
  1. 1.
    dull axesboth

    The plural of 'karzam', referring to multiple blunt or dulled axes.

  2. 2.
    hardshipsclassical

    The plural of 'kirzim', referring to multiple severe difficulties or hardships.

كَرْزَنnoun
  1. 1.
    axeboth

    A type of axe, often described as having a blunt or dull edge.

كَرْزَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    midday mealclassical

    The meal eaten around the middle of the day, specifically around noon.

كُرَيْزِمnoun
  1. 1.
    short person (diminutive)classical

    A diminutive form used to refer to a short man.

كَرْزَمname
  1. 1.
    Karzamclassical

    A proper name.

كَرْزَمadjective
  1. 1.
    much-eatingclassical

    Describing someone who eats a lot.

Parallel reading

رجل مكرزم: قصير مجتمع.
A mukarzam man: short and compact.
الكرزم القصير الأنف
The karzam (is) the short-nosed one.
والكرزم: فأس مفلولة الحد
And the karzam: an axe with a dulled edge.
وقيل: التي لها حد كالكرزن، وهي الكرزيم أيضا
And it was said: one that has an edge like the karzan, and it is also the kirzim.
إن الدهور علينا ذات كرزيم
Indeed, the ages (or times) are upon us, possessing kirzim (hardships).
أي تنحتنا بالنوائب والهموم كما ينحت الخشب بهذه القدوم
Meaning, they carve us down with calamities and worries just as wood is carved with these axes.
والجمع الكرازم
And the plural is al-karazim.
عنيف بهز السيف قين مجاشع، ... رفيق بأخرات الفؤوس الكرازم
Harsh in wielding the sword, O Qayn of Majashi', ... companion to the latter of the karazim axes.
وتقويم إصلاح الفؤوس الكرازم
And the straightening and repairing of the karazim axes.
والكرزم والكرزن: الفأس.
And the karzam and the karzan: the axe.
والكرزم: الشدة من شدائد الدهر
And the karzam: the severity from the severities of time.
والكرزمة: أكل نصف النهار.
And the karzamah: the eating of midday.
للصغير كريزما
For the short one, kurayziman.
الكرزم الكثير الأكل.
The karzam (is) the much-eating one.