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ذمل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the gait and pace of camels, describing different speeds and styles of movement. It also extends to the concept of a camel's endurance over a day and night.

Derived headwords

ذَمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to pace (camel)both

    To move at a specific gait, particularly a moderate pace for a camel.

ذَمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to travel (camel)both

    To journey or travel, specifically referring to a camel's movement.

يَذْمُلُverb
  1. 1.
    to pace (camel)both

    Present tense of the verb indicating a camel pacing.

يَذْمُلُverb
  1. 1.
    to travel (camel)both

    Present tense of the verb indicating a camel traveling.

ذَمِيلاًnoun
  1. 1.
    a pace of a camelboth

    A specific gait or pace of a camel, often described as a moderate speed.

الذَّمِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of camel gaitclassical

    A particular manner of walking or moving for a camel, considered a specific pace.

الذَّمِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    a camel's paceclassical

    The specific pace of a camel, distinguished from other gaits like 'al-tazayyud' and 'al-rasim'.

Parallel reading

الذميل: ضرب من سير الإبل.
Al-dhamil: a type of camel's gait.
فإذا ارتفع السير عن العنق قليلا فهو التزيد، فإذا ارتفع عن ذلك فهو الذميل ثم الرسيم.
And when the pace rises slightly above the trot, it is 'al-tazayyud', and when it rises above that, it is 'al-dhamil', then 'al-rasim'.
يقال: ذمل يذمل ويذمل ذميلا.
It is said: 'dhamala' (he paced), 'yadhmuul' (he paces), 'yadhmil' (he paces) with a 'dhamilan' (pace).
ولا يذمل بعير يوما وليلة إلا مهرى.
And no camel paces for a day and a night except a Mahri camel.