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شمج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of smallness, insignificance, and sparse or distant things. It also extends to meanings of speed and specific tribal lineages.

Derived headwords

شَمَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    Insignificant thingclassical

    A very small or insignificant thing, often used in the negative to mean 'nothing at all'. It originates from the discarded remnants of grapes after eating.

شَمَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To stitch sparselyclassical

    To sew a garment with widely spaced stitches.

شَمْجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Sparse stitchingclassical

    The act or result of sewing with widely spaced stitches.

شَمَجَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Swiftclassical

    Describing a she-camel that is fast or quick in her movement.

بنو شَمَج بن جرمname
  1. 1.
    Banu Shamaj bin Jarmclassical

    A lineage or tribe descended from Shamaj, son of Jarm, belonging to the Quda'ah confederation.

بنو شَمَج بن فزارةname
  1. 1.
    Banu Shamaj bin Fazarahclassical

    A lineage or tribe descended from Shamaj, son of Fazarah, belonging to the Dhubyan clan.

Parallel reading

ما ذقت شماجا
I did not taste anything (insignificant).
وأصله ما يرمى به من العنب بعد ما يؤكل
And its origin is what is discarded from grapes after they are eaten.
شمجت الثوب أشمجه شمجا
I stitched the garment with widely spaced stitches.
ناقة شمجى
A swift she-camel.
بشمجى المشى عجول الوثب
Swift in gait, quick in leaping.
حتى أتى أزبيها بالادب
Until she reached her destination with grace.
وبنو شمج بن جرم من قضاعة
And Banu Shamaj bin Jarm are from Quda'ah.
وبنو شمج بن فزارة من ذبيان
And Banu Shamaj bin Fazarah are from Dhubyan.