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هرمز

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions of the mouth and chewing, but also encompasses concepts of baseness, hidden speech, and significant geographical and historical names, particularly related to Persian royalty and places.

Derived headwords

هَرَمَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to chewboth

    To chew or suck a morsel in one's mouth.

هَرَمَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to be extinguishedclassical

    Used metaphorically for fire, meaning it has been extinguished or put out.

الهَرْمَزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    basenessclassical

    A quality of being base, ignoble, or mean-spirited.

  2. 2.
    light chewingboth

    The act of chewing lightly or gently.

  3. 3.
    hidden speechboth

    Speech or words that are kept secret from a companion or friend.

هُرْمُزname
  1. 1.
    place nameboth

    A place name referring to a gulf in the Indian Ocean.

  2. 2.
    place nameboth

    A place name referring to a castle situated between Jerusalem and Karak.

  3. 3.
    proper nameboth

    A proper name, possibly a personal name or a toponym.

رامهرمزname
  1. 1.
    city nameboth

    A city located in Khuzestan.

الهِرْمِزnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian kingclassical

    A title for a great king among the Persians (Ajam).

الهِرْمَزانnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian kingclassical

    A title for a great king among the Persians (Ajam).

الهَارْمُوزnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian kingclassical

    A title for a great king among the Persians (Ajam).

Parallel reading

هرمز اللقمة: لاكها في فيه
To 'hormaz' a morsel means to chew it in one's mouth.
و النار: طفئت
And for fire, it means it has been extinguished.
والهرمزة: اللؤم
And al-harmazah means baseness.
والمضغ الخفيف
And light chewing.
والكلام الذي تخفيه عن صاحبك
And speech that you conceal from your companion.
وهرمز، بالضم: د على خور ms0697 من أخوار بحر الهند
And Hurmuz, with the dammah, is a gulf from the gulfs of the Indian Ocean.
وقلعة بين القدس والكرك
And a castle between Jerusalem and Karak.
وعلم
And a proper name.
ورامهرمز: د بخوزستان
And Ramhormoz is a city in Khuzestan.
والهرمز والهرمزان والهارموز: الكبير من ملوك العجم
And al-Hirmiz, al-Hirmizan, and al-Harmuz are the great ones among the kings of the Persians.