شمذ

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root describes a specific type of animal movement, particularly in camels and sheep, related to sexual arousal or readiness. It also encompasses the act of striking the rump to induce such a state, contrasting it with natural readiness.

Derived headwords

شَمَذَتْverb

1.
to be sexually aroused (camel)classical
Said of a female camel when she is ready for mating, characterized by a specific tail movement.

تَشْمَذُverb

1.
to be sexually aroused (camel)classical
The present tense form of the verb describing a female camel's readiness for mating, indicated by tail movement.

شَمَاذاًnoun

1.
sexual readiness (camel)classical
The state of a female camel being ready for mating, marked by a specific tail movement.

شُموذاًnoun

1.
sexual readiness (camel)classical
An alternative masdar for the state of a female camel being ready for mating, indicated by tail movement.

يَشْتَمِذُverb

1.
to be aroused (sheep/ram)classical
Said of rams when they are sexually aroused and ready to mount.

الاشْتِمَاذُnoun

1.
induced arousal (sheep/ram)classical
The act of striking the rump of a ram to induce sexual arousal and readiness, as opposed to natural arousal.

يَغَلُّverb

1.
to be corrupted (sheep/ram)classical
Said of a ram that is sexually corrupted or infertile, not due to external stimulation but an inherent issue.

الغَلُّnoun

1.
corruption/infertility (sheep/ram)classical
The state of a ram being inherently corrupted or infertile, without the external cause implied by 'ishtimadh'.

Parallel reading

شمذت الناقة تشمذ بالكسر شماذا وشموذا، أي لقب فشالت بذنبها.

The camel became aroused, she is aroused with a kasra, shamaadhan and shumoodhan, meaning she became ready and moved her tail.

من الكباش ما يشتمذ ومنها ما يغل.

Of the rams, some are aroused (by stimulation), and some are corrupted (inherently infertile).

والاشتماذ: أن يضرب الالية حتى ترتفع فيسفد.

And al-ishtimadh: is to strike the rump until it rises, and then it mounts.

والغل: أن يفسد من غير أن يفعل ذلك.

And al-ghal: is to be corrupted without doing that (i.e., without external stimulation).