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زمت

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of gravity, dignity, and composure. It describes a person who is serious, dignified, and composed, and by extension, a bird that changes colors.

Derived headwords

زَمَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be graveboth

    To possess gravity, dignity, and seriousness in demeanor.

زَمَاتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gravityboth

    The quality of being grave, dignified, and serious.

زَمِيتadjective
  1. 1.
    graveboth

    Possessing gravity, dignity, and seriousness; composed.

أَوْقَرَadjective
  1. 1.
    more graveclassical

    Possessing even more gravity and dignity than the 'زميت'.

زَمْجَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to change colorsclassical

    To change colors, referring to a bird.

ازْمَأَزَّverb
  1. 1.
    to change colorsclassical

    To change to various, differing colors, typically used for a bird.

ازْمِئْئْتَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    changing colorsclassical

    The act or state of changing to various, differing colors.

Parallel reading

زَمَتَ، ككرم، زماتة: وقر.
He was grave, like 'karuma', in his gravity: he was dignified.
والزميت: الوقور.
And the 'zamit' is the dignified one.
وكالسكيت: أوقر منه.
And like the 'sakit': he was more dignified than him.
وكزمج: طائر يتلون ألوانا.
And 'zamaja': a bird that changes colors.
وقد ازمأت يزمئت ازمئتاتا: تلون ألوانا متغايرة.
And it has changed colors, it changes colors, a changing of colors: it changed to differing colors.