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تمك

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the physical state of a camel's hump, specifically its height, prominence, and fullness. It also extends to the camel itself when it has a large hump, and the process of fattening that leads to such a state.

Derived headwords

تَمَكَ السَنَامُ يَتَمَكُ وَيَتَمَكُ تَمْكًا وَتُمُوكًاverb
  1. 1.
    hump grew tall and highclassical

    The camel's hump became long and elevated, indicating it was well-fed and in good condition.

  2. 2.
    hump became compact and fullclassical

    The hump became dense and full, signifying a state of being well-nourished and plump.

تَمْكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    growing tall and highclassical

    The act or state of the camel's hump growing tall and high.

  2. 2.
    becoming compact and fullclassical

    The act or state of the camel's hump becoming compact and full.

تُمُوكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    growing tall and highclassical

    The act or state of the camel's hump growing tall and high.

  2. 2.
    becoming compact and fullclassical

    The act or state of the camel's hump becoming compact and full.

التَامِكadjective
  1. 1.
    tall and high humpclassical

    Describing a camel's hump that is tall and elevated.

  2. 2.
    compact and full humpclassical

    Describing a camel's hump that is dense and full.

التَامِكnoun
  1. 1.
    camel with a large humpclassical

    A female camel characterized by a large, prominent, and well-formed hump.

أَتْمَكَهُ الكَلَأُverb
  1. 1.
    fodder fattened itclassical

    The fodder caused the camel to become fat and its hump to grow large and prominent.

Parallel reading

تمك السنام يتمك ويتمك تمكا وتموكا: طال وارتفع، وتزوى واكتنز.
The camel's hump grew tall and high, and became compact and full.
والتامك: السنام ما كان، والناقة العظيمة السنام.
And 'al-tāmik' refers to the hump itself, and to a female camel with a great hump.
وأتمكها الكلأ: سمنها.
And the fodder fattened it, making its hump grow large.