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زلم

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root 'zlm' primarily relates to the concept of being short, compact, or well-formed. It extends to describe a short or humble person, a well-made object, and by extension, something that is humble or insignificant. It also encompasses terms related to divination and specific animal parts.

Derived headwords

زلمةnoun
  1. 1.
    slaveclassical

    A term referring to a slave, often implying humility or a low status.

  2. 2.
    short personclassical

    A short person, particularly a male slave.

زلمةnoun
  1. 1.
    humblenessclassical

    The state of being humble or lowly.

زلمةnoun
  1. 1.
    well-formednessclassical

    The quality of being well-formed, compact, or skillfully made.

زلمnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessclassical

    The quality of being short or compact.

زلمnoun
  1. 1.
    well-made objectclassical

    A term for something that is well-made, particularly a cup or vessel.

مزلمةadjective
  1. 1.
    short (woman)classical

    Describing a woman who is not tall, i.e., short.

مزلمadjective
  1. 1.
    compact (man)classical

    Describing a man who is compact or of humble appearance.

مزلمadjective
  1. 1.
    well-madeclassical

    Describing something that is well-made or skillfully crafted.

مزلمadjective
  1. 1.
    poorly fedclassical

    Referring to someone who is poorly nourished or fed.

زليمnoun
  1. 1.
    well-made cupclassical

    A term for a cup that is well-made and skillfully crafted.

زلمnoun
  1. 1.
    divination arrowsclassical

    The arrows used by pre-Islamic Arabs for divination and casting lots.

أزلامnoun
  1. 1.
    divination arrowsclassical

    Plural of 'zalam', referring to the arrows used for divination.

زلمnoun
  1. 1.
    wabar animalclassical

    A single animal of the species 'wabar' (a type of rock hyrax).

أرلامnoun
  1. 1.
    wabar animalsclassical

    Plural of 'zalam', referring to the wabar animals.

زلمةnoun
  1. 1.
    ear ornament (goat)classical

    A type of ornament or appendage attached to the ears of goats, resembling an earring.

Parallel reading

يقال هو العبد وزلمة وزلمة، وزلمة وزلمة، أي قد قد العبد.
It is said he is the slave, and 'zalama' and 'zalama', and 'zalama' and 'zalama', meaning the slave is short/compact.
وقال الكسائي: أي حقا.
Al-Kisa'i said: meaning truly.
قال اللحياني: يقال ذلك في النكرة، وكذلك في الامة.
Al-Laythyani said: This is said for an indefinite noun, and likewise for a female slave.
يقال هو العبد زلما يافتى، أي قدا أو حذوا.
It is said, 'He is the slave, zalman, O youth,' meaning in stature or proportion.
ويقال للمرأة التى ليست بطويلة: امرأة مزلمة، مثل مقذذة.
And a woman who is not tall is called a 'muzallamah' woman, like 'maqzadhah'.
ورجل مزلم ومقذذ، إذا كان مخفف الهيئة.
And a man is 'muzallam' and 'maqzadh', if he has a humble appearance.
ويقال قدح مزلم وزليم، أي طر وأجيد قده وصنعته.
And a cup is said to be 'muzallam' and 'zulaym', meaning it is new and its form and craftsmanship are excellent.
وعصا مزلمة.
And a 'muzallamah' staff.
وما أحسن مازلم سهمه.
And how beautiful is the making of his arrow.
كأرحاء رقد زلمتها المناقر
Like millstones of a resting place, whose edges the pecking birds have worn down.
والمزلم: السيئ الغذاء.
And 'al-muzallam': the poorly nourished.
والزلم بالتحريك: القدح.
And 'az-zalam' (with harakah): the cup.
بات يقاسيها غلام كالزلم
A youth like 'az-zalam' spent the night enduring it.
وكذلك الزلم بضم الزاي، والجمع الأزلام، وهي السهام التي كان أهل الجاهلية يستقسمون بها.
And likewise 'az-zalam' (with dammah on the zay), and the plural is 'al-azlam', which are the arrows that the people of the Jahiliyyah used for divination.
والزلم أيضا: واحد الوبار، والجمع الارلام عن أبى عمرو.
And 'az-zalam' also: one of the wabar, and the plural is 'al-arlam' according to Abu Amr.
والزلمة تكون للمعز في حلوقها متعلقة كالقرط.
And 'az-zalmah' is for goats, attached to their throats like an earring.