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زحم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of crowding, jostling, and pressing together. It describes situations where people or things are in close proximity, often with a sense of urgency or competition for space.

Derived headwords

زَحَمَverb
  1. 1.
    he pushed him, crowded himboth

    he pushed him, crowded him

زِحَامnoun
  1. 1.
    crowdboth

    A large number of people or things gathered closely together.

  2. 2.
    congestionboth

    The state of being crowded or blocked up.

ازْدَحَمَverb
  1. 1.
    the people crowded upon such and suchboth

    the people crowded upon such and such

تَزَاحَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to jostle each otherboth

    To push and shove against one another, typically in a crowd.

  2. 2.
    to compete for spaceboth

    To press against each other, often vying for a limited area.

Parallel reading

الزحمة: الزحام.
Al-zahmah: Al-zihām.
يقال: زحمته
It is said: I jostled him.
وأزحمته.
And I caused him to be crowded.
وازدحم القوم على كذا،
And the people crowded together for such-and-such,
وتزاحموا عليه.
And they jostled each other for it.