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الشمج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of mixing, haste, and loose or spaced-out actions. It also extends to descriptions of speed, particularly in animals, and is used in tribal nomenclature.

Derived headwords

شَمَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to mixboth

    To blend or combine different things together.

  2. 2.
    to hastenboth

    To act or move with great speed or urgency.

  3. 3.
    to sew looselyclassical

    To stitch with wide or spaced-out stitches.

شَمَجnoun
  1. 1.
    mixingboth

    The act or process of mixing things together.

  2. 2.
    hasteboth

    The state of acting or moving with great speed or urgency.

  3. 3.
    loose sewingclassical

    Sewing characterized by wide or spaced-out stitches.

شَمَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    somethingclassical

    A general term for an unspecified thing or object.

شَمَجَىadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftboth

    Describing a female animal, particularly a she-camel, as being very fast.

شَمَجِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftboth

    Describing a female animal, particularly a she-camel, as being very fast.

بَنُو شَمَجَىname
  1. 1.
    Banu Shamajiclassical

    A lineage or tribe named Shamaji, belonging to the Quda'a confederation.

Parallel reading

الشمج: الخلط، والاستعجال، والخياطة المتباعدة
Al-shamaj: mixing, hastening, and spaced-out sewing.
وما ذقت شماجا
And I did not taste anything.
كسحاب: شيئا
Like 'sahab': something.
وناقة شمجى، كبشكى: سريعة
And a she-camel, like a 'bashka': swift.
وبنو شمجى بن جرم: من قضاعة
And the sons of Shamaji bin Jarm: from Quda'a.
ووهم الجوهري
And Al-Jawhari was mistaken.
وأما بنو شمخ بن فزارة، فبالخاء المعجمة وسكون الميم
As for the sons of Shamakh bin Fazarah, it is with the letter 'kh' (خ) and a sukun on the 'mim' (م).
وغلط الجوهري، رحمه الله تعالى
And Al-Jawhari erred, may God have mercy upon him.