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الشمخز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to concepts of looking upwards with ambition or pride, and to being large or imposing in stature, particularly for camels and people. It also encompasses the idea of magnificence and grandeur.

Derived headwords

الشَّمَخْزnoun
  1. 1.
    ambitious gazeboth

    A gaze that is directed upwards, often implying ambition, pride, or looking down on others.

  2. 2.
    imposing statureboth

    Describing something or someone of large and imposing physical stature, especially camels and people.

  3. 3.
    magnificenceboth

    Grandeur, splendor, or magnificence.

شَمَخَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to gaze ambitiouslyclassical

    To look upwards with ambition, pride, or disdain.

  2. 2.
    to be imposingclassical

    To be large and imposing in stature.

شَمَخْزِيْزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    magnificenceclassical

    A state of grandeur, magnificence, or pride.

Parallel reading

الطامح النظر
The one with an ambitious gaze.
الضخم من الإبل والناس
The large/imposing one among camels and people.
بهاء: الكبر
Splendor: pride/magnificence.
كالشمخزيزة
Like magnificence/pride.