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عمج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes rapid movement, often with a sense of twisting or deviation. It encompasses swiftness in walking, swimming, and the erratic movement of a snake or an arrow.

Derived headwords

عَمَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to move swiftlyboth

    To move quickly or hasten in walking.

  2. 2.
    to swimboth

    To move through water.

  3. 3.
    to twist and turnboth

    To deviate or swerve to the right and left, especially in a path or road.

تَعَمَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to move swiftlyclassical

    To move swiftly, similar to the verb عَمَجَ.

  2. 2.
    to twist and turnclassical

    To deviate or swerve to the right and left, similar to the verb عَمَجَ.

العَمَجnoun
  1. 1.
    snakeclassical

    A snake.

العَوْمَجnoun
  1. 1.
    snakeclassical

    A snake, synonymous with العَمَج.

سَهْمٌ عَمُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    twistingclassical

    An arrow that twists or deviates in its flight.

Parallel reading

أسرع في السير
He hastened in his walking.
سبح في الماء
He swam in the water.
التوى في الطريق يمنة ويسرة
He twisted and turned in the road to the right and left.
كتعمج
Like تعمج (moving swiftly or twisting).
والعمج، كجبل وسكر: الحية
And العمج, like jabal and sukkar (patterns): the snake.
كالعومج
Like العومج (the snake).
وسهم عموج: يتلوى في ذهابه
And an arrow عموج: it twists in its flight.