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شمز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a feeling of aversion, disgust, or recoiling from something. It can also denote fear or being startled by an object or situation.

Derived headwords

اشمأزَّverb
  1. 1.
    he recoiled/shrank backboth

    he recoiled/shrank back

  2. 2.
    he was terrifiedboth

    he was terrified

اشمئزازاًnoun
  1. 1.
    recoilingboth

    The act of recoiling or shrinking back from something.

  2. 2.
    fearclassical

    The state of being startled or frightened.

شمأزيزةnoun
  1. 1.
    aversionclassical

    A feeling of disgust or strong dislike.

  2. 2.
    startleclassical

    A sudden feeling of fear or surprise.

Parallel reading

اشمأز الرجل اشمئزازا: انقبض.
The man recoiled with recoiling: he contracted.
وقال أبو زيد: ذعر من الشئ.
And Abu Zayd said: he was startled by the thing.
وهو المذعور.
And he is the startled one.
وقال أبو عبيد: الشمأزيزة من اشمأززت.
And Abu Ubayd said: the 'sham'aazeezah' is from my recoiling.