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تمك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the concept of being tall, elevated, and well-developed, particularly in reference to the hump of a camel. It also extends to the idea of being strong, firm, and well-established.

Derived headwords

تَمَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be tall and elevatedclassical

    Said of the hump of a camel, meaning it has grown tall and risen high.

يَتَمَكُّverb
  1. 1.
    to be tall and elevatedclassical

    The present tense form of the verb تمك, indicating the ongoing state of being tall and elevated, specifically for a camel's hump.

تَمْكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    tallness and elevationclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) of تمك, signifying the state or quality of being tall and elevated, as in the hump of a camel.

تَامِكadjective
  1. 1.
    tall and elevatedclassical

    An active participle describing something that is tall and elevated, particularly used for a camel's hump.

Parallel reading

تمك السنام يتمك تمكا، أي طال وارتفع فهو تامك.
The camel's hump was tall and elevated, it became tall and elevated, a tallness and elevation; it is tall and elevated, being tall and elevated.