ذمر

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of bravery, urging, and protection of honor or what is owed. It extends to sounds associated with animals, particularly lions, and specific actions related to animal husbandry and expressions of displeasure or threat.

Derived headwords

الذَّمَرnoun

1.
brave personboth
A brave or courageous individual.

ذَمَرnoun

1.
brave personclassical
A variant pronunciation for a brave person.

ذِمَارnoun

1.
honor, what is owedboth
That which a person is obligated to protect and defend, such as family, honor, or rights.
2.
protectionclassical
The act of defending or protecting something that is owed or sacred.

أَذْمَارnoun

1.
brave peopleclassical
The plural of 'dhimar', referring to brave individuals.

ذَمَرَverb

1.
to urge onboth
To incite, urge, or spur someone on, especially in a context of conflict or war.
2.
to roarclassical
To make a roaring sound, specifically attributed to a lion.

تَذَامَرَverb

1.
to urge each otherclassical
When a group of people urge each other on, typically during warfare.

تَذَمَّرَverb

1.
to lamentclassical
To express regret or self-reproach for something missed or lost.
2.
to show displeasureclassical
To act in a displeased or hostile manner towards someone, often accompanied by threats.

التَّذْمِيرnoun

1.
checking fetus sexclassical
The act of inserting a hand into a female camel's womb to determine the sex of the fetus.

المُذَمِّرnoun

1.
neck and mane areaclassical
The area of the neck, nape, and mane of an animal, particularly a horse or lion.

Parallel reading

الذمر: الشجاع.

The dhimar: the brave one.

وفيه أربع لغات: ذمر وذمر مثل كبد وكبد، وذمير مثل كبير، وذمر مثال فلز.

And it has four pronunciations: dhimar and dhimar like kabid and kabid, and dhameer like kabeer, and dhimar like filz.

وذمرته أذمره ذمرا: حثثته.

And I urged him, I urged him with urging: I incited him.

وذمر الأسد: أي زأر.

And the lion roared: meaning it growled.

وتذامر القوم، أي حث بعضهم بعضا، وذلك في الحرب.

And the people urged each other on, meaning some urged others, and that is in war.

قولهم: فلان حامى الذمار، أي إذا ذمر وغضب حمى.

Their saying: 'So-and-so is the protector of the dhimar', meaning when he is incited and angered, he protects.

وفلان أمنع ذمارامن فلان.

And so-and-so is more protective of his dhimar than so-and-so.

ويقال: الذمار ما وراء الرجل، مما يحق عليه أن يحميه، لأنهم قالوا: حامي الذمار، كما قالوا: حامي الحقيقة.

And it is said: The dhimar is what is behind a man, which he is obligated to protect, because they said: 'protector of the dhimar', just as they said: 'protector of the truth'.

وسمي ذمارا لأنه يجب على أهله التذمر له.

And it is called dhimar because its people must be zealous for it.

وأقبل فلان يتذمر، كأنه يلوم نفسه على فائت.

And so-and-so came forward lamenting, as if blaming himself for something missed.

وظل يتذمر على فلان، إذا تنكر له وأوعده.

And he continued to show displeasure towards so-and-so, if he turned hostile to him and threatened him.

والتذمير: أن يدخل الرجل يده في حياء الناقة لينظر أذكر جنينها أم أنثى؟

And al-tadhmeer: is for a man to insert his hand into the womb of a she-camel to see if her fetus is male or female?

وقال المذمر للناتجين * متى ذمرت قبلي الأرجل

And the one who checks the fetus said to the midwives * When did the legs come before me?

وهو الذي يذمره المذمر.

And it is what the 'muthammir' (neck/mane area) is referred to by the 'muthammir' (one who checks).