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مظظ

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to wild fruits, specifically a type of wild pomegranate. It also extends to meanings of contention, rivalry, and a specific nickname.

Derived headwords

المظnoun
  1. 1.
    wild pomegranateboth

    A type of wild pomegranate, often used metaphorically.

هو الضحك إلا أنه عمل النحل * يمانية أحيالها (1) مظ مائد (2) * وآل قراس صوب أسقية كحل — It is laughter, except that it is the work of bees, Yemeni in its seasons, wild pomegranate, served, and the family of Quras poured from dark waterskins.
مظةname
  1. 1.
    nicknameclassical

    A nickname given to Sufyan bin Sulaim bin Al-Hakam bin Sa'd Al-Ashirah.

ماظظتverb
  1. 1.
    to contend withclassical

    To contend with someone or dispute with them.

وماظظت الرجل مماظة ومظاظا — And I contended with the man, a contention and a dispute.
مماظةnoun
  1. 1.
    contentionclassical

    The act of contending or disputing with someone.

وماظظت الرجل مماظة ومظاظا — And I contended with the man, a contention and a dispute.
مظاظاnoun
  1. 1.
    disputeclassical

    A dispute or argument.

وماظظت الرجل مماظة ومظاظا — And I contended with the man, a contention and a dispute.
تماظverb
  1. 1.
    to contendclassical

    The people contended with each other.

وتماظ القوم — And the people contended.
مماظظadjective
  1. 1.
    contentiousclassical

    Describing someone who is contentious or quarrelsome, despite appearing otherwise.

أهوج إلا أنه مماظظ — Wild, except that he is contentious.
مغانظnoun
  1. 1.
    places of contentionclassical

    Places or situations where contention occurs.

جاف دلنظى عرك مغانظ — Dry, rough, places of contention.

Parallel reading

فجاء بمزج لم ير الناس مثله * هو الضحك إلا أنه عمل النحل * يمانية أحيالها (1) مظ مائد (2) * وآل قراس صوب أسقية كحل *
He brought a mixture the likes of which people had never seen; it is laughter, except that it is the work of bees, Yemeni in its seasons, wild pomegranate, served, and the family of Quras poured from dark waterskins.
مظة: لقب سفيان بن سلهم بن الحكم ابن سعد العشيرة.
Mazza: A nickname for Sufyan bin Sulaim bin Al-Hakam bin Sa'd Al-Ashirah.
وماظظت الرجل مماظة ومظاظا: شاررته ونازعته.
And I contended with the man, a contention and a dispute: I rivaled him and disputed with him.
وتماظ القوم.
And the people contended.
جاف دلنظى عرك مغانظ * أهوج إلا أنه مماظظ
Dry, rough, places of contention; wild, except that he is contentious.