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شمصر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of narrowness, difficulty, or hardship, possibly extending to geographical features like mountains.

Derived headwords

شَمْصَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be narrowclassical

    To be constricted, tight, or difficult.

شَمْصَرٌ عَلَيْهِother
  1. 1.
    difficultyclassical

    A state of hardship, distress, or narrowness imposed upon someone.

شَمَنْصِرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    mountainclassical

    A specific mountain, identified as belonging to the tribe of Hudhayl.

شَمَاصِيرُnoun
  1. 1.
    mountainsclassical

    A plural form referring to mountains, specifically associated with the tribe of Hudhayl.

Parallel reading

شمصر عليه: ضيق.
It was difficult for him: narrowness.
وشمنصير أو شماصير: جبل لهذيل.
And Shamanṣir or Shamāṣīr: a mountain of Hudhayl.