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جمز

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of swift, energetic movement, particularly associated with animals like camels and horses. It also extends to related concepts like speed, a specific type of date, a cluster of dates, and a plant resembling a fig tree.

Derived headwords

جَمَزَverb
  1. 1.
    a type of gait faster than a trotboth

    a type of gait faster than a trot

  2. 2.
    the camel galloped (from the verb class 'daraba')both

    the camel galloped (from the verb class 'daraba')

الجَمْزnoun
  1. 1.
    swift movementclassical

    A type of gait or movement that is swifter than a trot (عنق).

جَمَزَverb
  1. 1.
    a type of gait faster than a trotboth

    a type of gait faster than a trot

  2. 2.
    the camel galloped (from the verb class 'daraba')both

    the camel galloped (from the verb class 'daraba')

وقد جمز البعير يجمز بالكسر جمزا — And the camel moved swiftly, moving swiftly (with kasra) with swiftness.
الجَمَّازnoun
  1. 1.
    swift camelclassical

    A camel that is ridden by someone who moves swiftly.

أنا النجاشي على جماز — I am the Negus upon a swift camel
حِمَارٌ جَمْزِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    swift donkeyclassical

    Describing a donkey that is fast and quick.

وحمار جمزي، أي سريع — And a swift donkey, meaning fast.
جَمْزَىadjective
  1. 1.
    fastboth

    fast

على جمزى جازئ بالرمال — upon a swift [mount] traversing the sands
الجَمَازَةnoun
  1. 1.
    woolen tunicclassical

    A tunic made of wool, often worn for warmth or protection.

جمازة شمر منها الكمان — a woolen tunic, from which the sleeves were rolled up
الجُمْزَانnoun
  1. 1.
    type of dateclassical

    A specific variety or type of date fruit.

الجُمْزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    clump of datesboth

    A cluster or mass of dates, or a similar collection of things.

جُمْزnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of gait faster than a trotboth

    a type of gait faster than a trot

  2. 2.
    the camel galloped (from the verb class 'daraba')both

    the camel galloped (from the verb class 'daraba')

الجُمَّيْزnoun
  1. 1.
    sycamore figboth

    A tree or plant that resembles a fig tree, likely the sycamore fig.

Parallel reading

الجمز: ضرب من السير أشد من العنق.
Al-jamz: A type of gait, swifter than a trot.
وقد جمز البعير يجمز بالكسر جمزا.
And the camel moved swiftly, moving swiftly (with kasra) with swiftness.
والجماز: البعير الذى يركبه المجمز.
And al-jammaz: the camel ridden by the one who moves swiftly.
أنا النجاشي على جماز
I am the Negus upon a swift camel
وحمار جمزي، أي سريع.
And a swift donkey, meaning fast.
كأني ورحلي إذا رعتها
As if I and my baggage, when I urged it on,
على جمزى جازئ بالرمال
were upon a swift [mount] traversing the sands.
والناقة تعدو الجمزى.
And the she-camel runs swiftly.
وكذلك الفرس.
And likewise the horse.
والجمازة بالضم: مدرعة صوف.
And al-jamaza (with damma): a woolen tunic.
يكفيك من طاق كثير الاثمان
It suffices you from a tunic of many prices
جمازة شمر منها الكمان
a woolen tunic, from which the sleeves were rolled up.
والجمزان: ضرب من التمر.
And al-jumzan: a type of date.
والجمزة: كتلة من تمر ونحوه، والجمع جمز.
And al-jamza: a clump of dates and the like, and its plural is jamz.
والجميز: شبيه بالتين.
And al-jummayz: similar to the fig tree.