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زمر

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to groups of people or animals, and by extension, to sounds and musical instruments. It also carries connotations of scarcity, both in terms of physical attributes like hair and moral qualities.

Derived headwords

الزمرnoun
  1. 1.
    the groups (plural)both

    the groups (plural)

زمرverb
  1. 1.
    the man blew (a wind instrument)both

    the man blew (a wind instrument)

زمراnoun
  1. 1.
    gatheringclassical

    The act or instance of gathering, as a group of people.

  2. 2.
    scantiness of hairclassical

    The state of having little hair.

  3. 3.
    lack of manlinessclassical

    The state of lacking manliness or chivalry.

الزمّارnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of ostrichesclassical

    The specific sound made by ostriches when they are thirsty or agitated.

زمرverb
  1. 1.
    the man blew (a wind instrument)both

    the man blew (a wind instrument)

زمّاراnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of ostrichesclassical

    The sound made by ostriches.

المزمارnoun
  1. 1.
    one of the flutesboth

    one of the flutes

المزاميرnoun
  1. 1.
    musical instrumentsboth

    Plural of Mizmār, referring to multiple wind instruments.

زمرverb
  1. 1.
    the man blew (a wind instrument)both

    the man blew (a wind instrument)

زمراnoun
  1. 1.
    playing a wind instrumentboth

    The act or sound of playing a wind instrument.

زمّارnoun
  1. 1.
    a blower (of a wind instrument)both

    a blower (of a wind instrument)

زامرةnoun
  1. 1.
    a female blower (of a wind instrument)both

    a female blower (of a wind instrument)

الزمّارةnoun
  1. 1.
    the adulteressboth

    the adulteress

Parallel reading

والزمر: الجماعة من الناس.
And Al-zumr: the group of people.
والزمر: الجماعات.
And Al-zumr: the groups.
والزمر: القليل الشعر، والقليل المروءة.
And Al-zumr: the scanty of hair, and the lacking in manliness.
وقد زمر الرجل زمرا.
And the man gathered, with a gathering.
والزمار بالسكر: صوت النعام.
And Al-zimār when thirsty: the sound of the ostriches.
وقد زمر النعام يزمر بالكسر زمارا
And the ostriches have made the sound, making the sound of ostriches.
والمزمار: واحد المزامير
And Al-mizmār: one of the wind instruments.
تقول منه: زمر الرجل يزمر ويزمر زمرا، فهو زمار
You say from it: the man played, he plays and he plays with playing, so he is a player.
ويقال للمرأة زامرة، ولا يقال زمارة.
And it is said for the woman: a female player, and it is not said: a female player (in the other form).
نهى عن كسب الزمارة.
He prohibited the earnings of the adulteress.
وتفسيره في الحديث أنها الزانية.
And its interpretation in the hadith is that she is the adulteress.