← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

الشمز

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes feelings of aversion, disgust, and revulsion. It encompasses the inner feeling of the soul recoiling from something disliked, as well as the outward physical manifestations of such feelings, like a contorted or frowning face. It also extends to the concept of being startled or frightened.

Derived headwords

شَمَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to feel aversionboth

    The soul recoils from what it dislikes.

تشمَّزَverb
  1. 1.
    to contort (face)both

    His face contorted or frowned.

اشمأزَّverb
  1. 1.
    to recoilboth

    To be contracted or shrunken in aversion.

  2. 2.
    to be startledboth

    To be frightened or terrified.

  3. 3.
    to dislikeboth

    To dislike something.

شمأزيزةnoun
  1. 1.
    aversionclassical

    The state of disliking or recoiling from something.

مشمئزّadjective
  1. 1.
    averseboth

    One who recoils and dislikes.

  2. 2.
    startledboth

    One who is frightened or terrified.

الشمزيname
  1. 1.
    Al-Shammziboth

    A nisba (surname) indicating origin or affiliation, used for individuals like Ahmad bin Ibrahim Al-Shammzi (a hadith narrator) and Umar bin Uthman Al-Shammzi (a Mu'tazilite).

Parallel reading

نفور النفس مما تكره
The soul's aversion from what it dislikes.
تشمَّزَ وجهه
His face contorted.
تمعر
It contorted/frowned.
تقبض
It contracted/shrank.
اشمأزَّ
He recoiled/was startled.
انقبض
He was contracted/shrunken.
اقشعر
He was horrified/shuddered.
ذعر
He was terrified/panicked.
اشمأزَّ الشيء
He disliked the thing.
أحمد بن إبراهيم الشمزي، محدث
Ahmad bin Ibrahim Al-Shammzi, a hadith narrator.
عمر بن عثمان الشمزي: معتزليان
Umar bin Uthman Al-Shammzi: two Mu'tazilites.