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الشمق

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of liveliness, energetic madness, and excessive length or tallness. It also extends to specific terms for a camel's condition and a historical figure.

Derived headwords

الشَّمَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Livelinessboth

    Energetic activity and spiritedness.

  2. 2.
    Madnessclassical

    A state of wild or frenzied behavior, often associated with excessive energy.

شَمَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To be livelyboth

    To exhibit energy and spiritedness.

  2. 2.
    To be madclassical

    To act in a frenzied or wildly energetic manner.

الأَشْمَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel's mucusclassical

    The mucus from a camel's nose, especially when mixed with blood.

شَمَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Tallboth

    Possessing great height.

بَهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Beautyboth

    A quality of being pleasing, especially in form or appearance; radiance.

تَشَمَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    To be livelyboth

    To become energetic and spirited.

  2. 2.
    To be jealousclassical

    To feel or exhibit envy or jealousy.

الشَّمْقَمَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Tallboth

    Extremely tall or long.

الشَّمْقَمَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Lively personboth

    A person characterized by great energy and liveliness.

أبو الشَّمْقَمَقname
  1. 1.
    Marwan ibn Muhammadclassical

    A kunya (patronymic) referring to Marwan ibn Muhammad, a poet.

Parallel reading

الشَّمَقُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: النَّشَاطُ، وَمَرَحُ الجُنُونِ
Al-shamaq, with vowels: liveliness, and the mirth of madness.
شَمَقَ، كَفَرِحَ
Shamq, like faraha (to be happy).
وَالأَشْمَقُ: لُغَامُ الجَمَلِ المُخْتَلِطُ بِالدَّمِ
And al-ashmaq: the mucus of the camel mixed with blood.
وَالشَّمَقُ، كَفِلَزٍّ: الطَّوِيلُ
And al-shamaq, like filaz (a pattern): the tall one.
وَهِيَ: بَهَاءٌ
And she (feminine form): beauty.
وَتَشَمَّقَ: تَنَشَّطَ
And tashammaqa: to be lively.
وَغَارَ
And to be jealous.
وَالشَّمْقَمَقُ: الطَّوِيلُ
And al-shamqamaq: the tall one.
وَالنَّشِيطُ
And the lively one.
وَأَبُو الشَّمْقَمَقِ: مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ: شَاعِرٌ
And Abu al-Shamqamaq: Marwan ibn Muhammad: a poet.