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جمر

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root جمر (j-m-r) primarily relates to burning embers, coals, and intense heat. It extends to concepts of gathering, unity, and dense clusters, whether of people, fire, or even palm tree sap. It also encompasses actions related to fire and military formations.

Derived headwords

الجَمْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    one of the jamarāt (pebbles) of the ritualsboth

    one of the jamarāt (pebbles) of the rituals

  2. 2.
    the pebbleboth

    the pebble

جَمْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    emberboth

    A single piece of burning coal or wood.

  2. 2.
    unit of cavalryclassical

    A unit of one thousand horsemen.

  3. 3.
    united groupclassical

    A cohesive group or tribe that has allied together and not with others.

  4. 4.
    stoning ritualboth

    One of the three piles of stones thrown during the Hajj pilgrimage rituals.

  5. 5.
    pebbleboth

    A small stone.

المِجْمَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    one of the majāmir (censers)both

    one of the majāmir (censers)

المَجْمَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    one of the majāmir (censers)both

    one of the majāmir (censers)

المِجْمَرnoun
  1. 1.
    the name of the thing in which coals are placedboth

    the name of the thing in which coals are placed

  2. 2.
    that which is for the coalsboth

    that which is for the coals

المَجْمَرnoun
  1. 1.
    the name of the thing in which coals are placedboth

    the name of the thing in which coals are placed

  2. 2.
    that which is for the coalsboth

    that which is for the coals

الجُمَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    palm pithboth

    palm pith

جَمَرَverb
  1. 1.
    he cut its palm pith (from the palm tree)both

    he cut its palm pith (from the palm tree)

  2. 2.
    he threw the pebbles (at the jamarāt)both

    he threw the pebbles (at the jamarāt)

  3. 3.
    he also gathered his hair and tied it at the back of his neck and did not let it downboth

    he also gathered his hair and tied it at the back of his neck and did not let it down

التَّجْمِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    pith harvestingclassical

    The act of cutting down a palm tree for its pith.

  2. 2.
    stoning ritualboth

    The act of throwing stones during the Hajj pilgrimage.

  3. 3.
    detaining troopsclassical

    To keep an army stationed in enemy territory without allowing them to return.

  4. 4.
    gathering hairclassical

    For a woman to gather and tie her hair at the nape of her neck.

تَجَمَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be detainedclassical

    To be held back or detained, especially in enemy territory.

أَجْمَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to speed upboth

    For a camel to increase its pace or speed up.

  2. 2.
    to gatherclassical

    For a group of people to gather or unite for a common purpose.

جَمِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    gathering placeclassical

    A place where people gather; a community or assembly.

ابنا جَمِيرname
  1. 1.
    night and dayclassical

    A metaphorical name for night and day, referring to their coming together.

ابن جَمِيرname
  1. 1.
    dark nightclassical

    A name for the dark night, due to its obscurity.

الاستِجْمَارnoun
  1. 1.
    cleansing oneself with stonesboth

    cleansing oneself with stones

حافِرٌ مُجْمَرadjective
  1. 1.
    hard hoofclassical

    Describing a hoof that is hard and solid.

المُجَيْمِرname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location.

  2. 2.
    mountain nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific mountain.

Parallel reading

الجمر: جمع جمرة من النار.
Al-jamr: plural of jamrah, from fire.
والجمرة: ألف فارس.
And a jamrah: a thousand horsemen.
وكل قبيل انضموا فصاروا يدا واحدة ولم يحالفوا غيرهم فهم جمرة.
And every tribe that united and became one hand, and did not ally with others, they are a jamrah.
فطفئت ضبة لانها حالفت الرباب
So Dhabbah was extinguished because they allied with Ar-Rabab.
وبقيت نمير لم تطفأ لانها لم تحالف.
And Numayr remained unextinguished because they did not ally.
والجمرة: واحدة جمرات المناسك، وهي ثلاث جمرات يرمين بالجمار.
And the jamrah: one of the jamrahs of the rituals, and they are three jamrahs that are pelted with pebbles.
والمجمرة: واحدة المجامر، وكذلك المجمر والمجمر.
And al-mijmarah: one of the mijmarahs, and likewise al-majmar and al-majmar.
يقال أجمرت مجمرا.
It is said: I prepared a place for coals.
والجمار: شحم النخل.
And al-jummār: the pith of the palm tree.
وجمرت النخلة: قطعت وجمارها.
And the palm tree was jammara: it was cut down and its pith harvested.
وتجمير الجيش: أن تحبسهم في أرض العدو ولا تقفلهم من الثغر.
And tajmīr of the army: to detain them in enemy territory and not let them return from the frontier.
ويقال: جمرت المرأة شعرها، إذا جمعته وعقدته في قفاها ولم ترسله.
And it is said: the woman jammara her hair, if she gathered it and tied it at the nape of her neck and did not let it loose.
وأجمر البعير: أسرع في سيره.
And the camel ajmara: it sped up its pace.
وأجمر القوم على الشئ: اجتمعوا عليه.
And the people ajmaru on a matter: they gathered upon it.
وهذا جمير القوم، أي مجتمعهم.
And this is the jammīr of the people, meaning their gathering place.
والاستجمار: الاستنجاء بالأحجار.
And al-istijmār: cleansing with stones.
وحافر مجمر، أي صلب.
And a hoof that is mujammir, meaning hard.
كأن ذرى رأس المجيمر غدوة * من السيل والغثاء فلكة مغزل
As if the tops of Mount Al-Mujaymir in the morning * were like a spindle whorl from the flood and debris.