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زمه

Root entry · 35 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of tightness, restraint, or being bound, often related to leading or controlling something. It extends to meanings of filling, approaching, and making sounds, particularly those that are deep or resonant.

Derived headwords

زمهverb
  1. 1.
    to bindboth

    To tie or bind something, often with a rope or strap.

انزمverb
  1. 1.
    to be boundboth

    To be tied or restrained.

أزمةnoun
  1. 1.
    tightnessboth

    A state of being tight or constricted, often referring to economic hardship or scarcity.

  2. 2.
    crisismodern

    A difficult or dangerous situation that needs careful handling.

زمverb
  1. 1.
    to lift the headboth

    To raise one's head, especially due to pain or pride.

زم البعير بأنفه: رفع رأسه لألم به — The camel lifted its head from its nose: it raised its head due to pain.
زم برأسهverb
  1. 1.
    to raise its headboth

    To lift its head.

و برأسه: رفعه — And with its head: it raised it.
زم بأنفهverb
  1. 1.
    to be haughtyboth

    To lift one's nose in a haughty or proud manner.

و بأنفه: شمخ — And with its nose: it was haughty.
زم القربةverb
  1. 1.
    to fill the waterskinboth

    To fill a waterskin completely.

و القربة: ملأها — And the waterskin: he filled it.
فزمتverb
  1. 1.
    to be fullboth

    To become full or filled.

فزمت زموما: امتلأت — It became full with fullness: it was filled.
زموماnoun
  1. 1.
    fullnessboth

    The state of being full.

فزمت زموما: امتلأت — It became full with fullness: it was filled.
زم البعيرverb
  1. 1.
    to bridle the camelboth

    To put a bridle or halter on a camel.

و البعير: خطمه — And the camel: he bridled it.
زم في السيرverb
  1. 1.
    to advance in paceboth

    To move forward quickly or to hasten one's pace.

وتقدم في السير — And he advanced in pace.
تكلمverb
  1. 1.
    to speakboth

    To utter words or articulate sounds.

وتكلم — And he spoke.
الزمزمةnoun
  1. 1.
    rumbling soundboth

    A deep, resonant sound, often associated with distant thunder or the sound made by certain animals.

  2. 2.
    chatteringclassical

    The sound of people talking indistinctly, especially non-Arabs.

والزمزمة: الصوت البعيد له دوي — And the rumbling: a distant sound with resonance.
زمزمverb
  1. 1.
    to make a rumbling soundboth

    To produce a deep, resonant sound.

  2. 2.
    to chatterclassical

    To make indistinct sounds, like non-Arabs eating.

  3. 3.
    to roarclassical

    The sound a lion makes.

  4. 4.
    to rumbleboth

    The sound of thunder.

  5. 5.
    to make a low soundboth

    A camel making a low, guttural sound.

وتراطن العلوج على أكلهم، وهم صموت، لا يستعملون لسانا ولا شفة، لكنه صوت تديره في خياشيمها وحلوقها، فيفهم بعضها عن بعض — And the non-Arabs chattered while eating, they were silent, not using tongue or lip, but it was a sound they moved in their nostrils and throats, so they understood each other.
الجماعةnoun
  1. 1.
    groupboth

    A collection of people or things.

وبالكسر: الجماعة — And with the kasra: a group.
خمسون من الإبلnoun
  1. 1.
    fifty camelsclassical

    A group consisting of fifty camels.

أو خمسون من الإبل والناس — Or fifty of camels and people.
قطعة من الجنnoun
  1. 1.
    group of jinnclassical

    A small company or detachment of jinn.

وقطعة من الجن أو من السباع — And a group of jinn or of wild beasts.
جماعة الإبلnoun
  1. 1.
    herd of camelsboth

    A group of camels, especially one containing young ones.

وجماعة الإبل ما فيها صغار، كالزمزيم — And a herd of camels which has young ones, like the zamazim.
الزمزيمnoun
  1. 1.
    young camelsclassical

    A group of young camels within a herd.

وجماعة الإبل ما فيها صغار، كالزمزيم — And a herd of camels which has young ones, like the zamazim.
زمزومهاnoun
  1. 1.
    best of themclassical

    The best or choicest of a group.

  2. 2.
    hundred of themclassical

    A group of one hundred.

و زمزومها: خيارها، أو مئة منها — And their zamzum: their best, or a hundred of them.
من القومnoun
  1. 1.
    worst of the peopleclassical

    The worst individuals within a group of people.

و من القوم: شرهم — And from the people: their worst.
ماء زمزمname
  1. 1.
    Zamzam waterboth

    The blessed water from the Zamzam well in Mecca.

وماء زمزم، كجعفر وعلابط: كثير — And Zamzam water, like Ja'far and 'Alabat: abundant.
زمزمname
  1. 1.
    Zamzam wellboth

    A well located within the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca.

و زمزم، كجعفر وعلابط: بئر عند الكعبة — And Zamzam, like Ja'far and 'Alabat: a well near the Kaaba.
تزمزم الجملverb
  1. 1.
    the camel rumbledboth

    The camel made a low, guttural sound.

وتزمزم الجمل: هدر — And the camel rumbled: it made a low sound.
الزمامnoun
  1. 1.
    tall grassboth

    Tall or abundant grass.

والزمام، كرمان: العشب المرتفع — And the tall grass, like Rummān: the elevated grass.
الإزميمnoun
  1. 1.
    night of the new moonclassical

    A night during the period of the new moon (mahāq).

  2. 2.
    crescent moonclassical

    The thin crescent of the moon visible at the end of the lunar month.

والإزميم، بالكسر: ليلة من ليالي المحاق، وع، والهلال آخر الشهر — And the izmīm, with kasra: a night of the nights of the new moon, and the crescent moon at the end of the month.
زمم بيتهadjective
  1. 1.
    towards his houseboth

    In the direction of his house.

ووجهي زمم بيته، محركة: تجاهه — And my face was towards his house, with haraka: towards him.
زمم دارهadjective
  1. 1.
    near its houseboth

    Close to its house.

وداري زمم داره: قريب منها — And my house was near its house: close to it.
زممadjective
  1. 1.
    unitedclassical

    Unified or in agreement.

وأمرهم زمم: أمم — And their affair was united: unified.
زمname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name located on the banks of the Jaihun river.

و زم: د بشط جيحون — And Zam: a place on the bank of the Jaihun.
زمname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, indicated by the damma.

وبالضم: ع — And with the damma: a place.
زمزمname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name in Khuzistan.

و زمزم، كحمير: ع بخوزستان — And Zamzam, like Humayr: a place in Khuzistan.
ازدمverb
  1. 1.
    to be arrogantclassical

    To behave in an arrogant or haughty manner.

وازدم: تكبر — And he was arrogant: he became proud.
الذئب السخلةverb
  1. 1.
    the wolf seized the lambclassical

    The wolf seized the lamb, lifting its head.

و الذئب السخلة: أخذها رافعا رأسها، كزمها — And the wolf seized the lamb: it took it, raising its head, like it seized it.
زمهاverb
  1. 1.
    to seize itclassical

    To grasp or seize something.

و الذئب السخلة: أخذها رافعا رأسها، كزمها — And the wolf seized the lamb: it took it, raising its head, like it seized it.

Parallel reading

زمه فانزم: شده.
He bound it, and it was bound: he tied it.
وككتاب: ما يزم به ج: أزمة
And like a book: what it is bound with, plural: crises.
و البعير ms1552 بأنفه: رفع رأسه لألم به
And the camel [ms1552] with its nose: raised its head due to pain.
و برأسه: رفعه
And with its head: it raised it.
و بأنفه: شمخ
And with its nose: it was haughty.
و القربة: ملأها
And the waterskin: he filled it.
فزمت زموما: امتلأت
It became full with fullness: it was filled.
و البعير: خطمه
And the camel: he bridled it.
وتقدم في السير
And he advanced in pace.
وتكلم.
And he spoke.
والزمزمة: الصوت البعيد له دوي
And the rumbling: a distant sound with resonance.
وتتابع صوت الرعد، وهو أحسنه صوتا، وأثبته مطرا
And the succession of the sound of thunder, and it is the best of sounds, and the most certain of rain.
وتراطن العلوج على أكلهم، وهم صموت، لا يستعملون لسانا ولا شفة، لكنه صوت تديره في خياشيمها وحلوقها، فيفهم بعضها عن بعض
And the non-Arabs chattered while eating, they were silent, not using tongue or lip, but it was a sound they moved in their nostrils and throats, so they understood each other.
وصوت الأسد
And the sound of the lion.
وبالكسر: الجماعة، أو خمسون من الإبل والناس
And with the kasra: a group, or fifty of camels and people.
وقطعة من الجن أو من السباع
And a group of jinn or of wild beasts.
وجماعة الإبل ما فيها صغار، كالزمزيم.
And a herd of camels which has young ones, like the zamazim.
و زمزومها: خيارها، أو مئة منها
And their zamzum: their best, or a hundred of them.
و من القوم: شرهم.
And from the people: their worst.
وماء زمزم، كجعفر وعلابط: كثير.
And Zamzam water, like Ja'far and 'Alabat: abundant.
و زمزم، كجعفر وعلابط: بئر عند الكعبة.
And Zamzam, like Ja'far and 'Alabat: a well near the Kaaba.
وتزمزم الجمل: هدر.
And the camel rumbled: it made a low sound.
والزمام، كرمان: العشب المرتفع.
And the tall grass, like Rummān: the elevated grass.
والإزميم، بالكسر: ليلة من ليالي المحاق، وع، والهلال آخر الشهر.
And the izmīm, with kasra: a night of the nights of the new moon, and the crescent moon at the end of the month.
ووجهي زمم بيته، محركة: تجاهه.
And my face was towards his house, with haraka: towards him.
وداري زمم داره: قريب منها.
And my house was near its house: close to it.
وأمرهم زمم: أمم.
And their affair was united: unified.
و زم: د بشط جيحون، وبالضم: ع.
And Zam: a place on the bank of the Jaihun, and with the damma: a place.
و زمزم، كحمير: ع بخوزستان.
And Zamzam, like Humayr: a place in Khuzistan.
وازدم: تكبر
And he was arrogant: he became proud.
و الذئب السخلة: أخذها رافعا رأسها، كزمها.
And the wolf seized the lamb: it took it, raising its head, like it seized it.