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الظعام

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a journey or travel, specifically concerning the act of setting out or the means of transportation used for such journeys. It encompasses the movement of people and their belongings, often in a nomadic or migratory context.

Derived headwords

ظَعَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to travelboth

    To depart from a place and travel, especially with one's family and belongings.

  2. 2.
    to move campclassical

    To move from one encampment or dwelling to another, characteristic of nomadic life.

ظَعْنnoun
  1. 1.
    travelboth

    The act of traveling or departing, often implying a journey with a household.

  2. 2.
    caravansclassical

    A group of people or animals traveling together, especially in a desert.

ظِعَانnoun
  1. 1.
    camels for ridingclassical

    Camels specifically equipped and used for carrying people, especially women, during travel.

  2. 2.
    caravansclassical

    The collective term for the means of transport and the people traveling, particularly women and their baggage.

ظُعُنnoun
  1. 1.
    women travelersclassical

    Women who are traveling, often implying they are part of a caravan or moving household.

ظَعِينَةnoun
  1. 1.
    woman travelerclassical

    A woman who travels, especially one who travels in a covered litter or howdah on a camel.

  2. 2.
    litter/howdahclassical

    The covered seat or carriage placed on a camel's back for a woman to ride in.

Parallel reading

الظعام، بالكسر: ظعان الرحل.
Al-ẓaʿām, with a kasra: the camel litters of the traveler.