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قمز

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something base, worthless, or of low quality. It can also refer to a compact mass or lump, particularly of dates.

Derived headwords

قَمَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to be baseclassical

    To be of low quality, worthless, or contemptible.

قَمْزnoun
  1. 1.
    worthlessnessclassical

    The state or quality of being base, worthless, or having no good in it.

قَمِزadjective
  1. 1.
    baseclassical

    Describing someone or something as base, worthless, or lacking any good qualities.

نَقْزnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of camelclassical

    A specific type of camel, possibly referring to its gait or disposition, used in a poetic context.

نَقَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to move quicklyclassical

    To move or run quickly, often associated with the gait of a camel.

قُمزةnoun
  1. 1.
    lump of datesclassical

    A compact mass or lump, specifically referring to a quantity of dates pressed together.

جُمزةnoun
  1. 1.
    lumpclassical

    A compact mass or lump, similar to the 'قمزة' but a more general term.

Parallel reading

القمز: الرذال الذى لا خير فيه.
Al-qamaz: the base one in whom there is no good.
أخذت بكرا نقزا من النقز
I took a young she-camel, moving quickly, from the 'naqz' (type of camel/movement).
وناب سوء قمزا من القمز
And a camel of evil, base from the 'qamaz' (baseness).
والقمزة بالضم، مثل الجمزة، وهي كتلة من التمر.
And al-qumzah (with dammah), like al-jumzah, is a lump of dates.