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شمق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being tall or long, particularly in a way that might be considered excessive or remarkable. It is primarily used to describe physical stature.

Derived headwords

الشَّمَقْمَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall personboth

    A person who is exceptionally tall or long.

شَمَقْمَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Tallboth

    Describing someone as being very tall or long.

Parallel reading

الطويل
The tall one.
ومروان بن محمد الشاعر يكنى بأبى الشمقمق
And Marwan bin Muhammad, the poet, was nicknamed Abu al-Shamqamaq.