زنم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root 'زنم' primarily relates to a mark or tag, particularly one attached to an animal's ear, signifying value or distinction. It extends metaphorically to denote someone of low repute or an illegitimate member of a group, and also refers to specific tribal or familial names.

Derived headwords

زِنَمَةnoun

1.
something that is on the goat's ear like an earringboth
something that is on the goat's ear like an earring
2.
something cut from a camel's ear and left hangingboth
something cut from a camel's ear and left hanging

زَنَمَverb

1.
to be like slavesclassical
Used to describe someone as being like slaves in stature or quality.

زَنِمadjective

1.
like slavesclassical
Describing someone as being like slaves in stature or quality.

أَزْنَمadjective

1.
marked camelclassical
A camel that has a distinguishing mark, specifically an ear tag.
2.
tribe name
A name of a branch or clan within the Banu Yarbu' tribe.

مُزَنَّمadjective

1.
marked camelclassical
A camel that has a distinguishing mark, specifically an ear tag.
2.
illegitimate memberclassical
Someone who is falsely attached to a group or lineage, not belonging to them.
3.
young camelsclassical
Refers to young or small camels.
4.
stallion name
The name of a stud or a particular stallion.

زَنِيمadjective

1.
the ignoble one whose ignobility is known just as the sheep's ear-tag is knownboth
the ignoble one whose ignobility is known just as the sheep's ear-tag is known

زَلَمnoun

1.
part behind hoofclassical
The part located behind the hoof, with 'زنم' being a variant pronunciation.

Parallel reading

هو العبد زنمة وزنمة، وزنمة وزنمة، أي قده قد العبيد.

He is a slave, 'zanama' and 'zanama', 'zanama' and 'zanama', meaning his stature is like that of slaves.

والزنمة: شئ يقطع من أذن البعير فيترك معلقا.

And the 'zanama' is a thing cut from the ear of a camel and left hanging.

وإنما يفعل ذلك بالكرام من الإبل.

This is only done to the noble camels.

يقال: بعير زنم وأزنم ومزنم، وناقة زنمة وزنماء ومزنمة.

It is said: a camel is 'zanam', 'aznam', and 'muzannam', and a she-camel is 'zanama', 'zanmaa', and 'muzannama'.

والزنم: لغة في الزلم الذي يكون خلف الظلف.

And 'zanam' is a dialectal pronunciation for 'zalam', which is the part behind the hoof.

الضائنة الزنمة " فهي الكريمة:

The noble sheep 'al-zanama':

لأن الضأن لا زنمة لها، وإنما يكون ذلك في المعز.

Because sheep do not have the 'zanama' mark; it is only found on goats.

وجاءت خلعة دهس صفايا يصوع عنوقها أحوى زنيم

And a gift came, a swift, select one, its neck stretched out, a dark-complexioned 'zanīm'.

والمزنم: المستلحق في قوم ليس منهم، لا يحتاج إليه، فكأنه فيهم زنمة.

And 'al-muzannam' is one attached to a people not from them, not needed by them, as if he were a 'zanama' among them.

والمزنم أيضا: صغار الابل.

And 'al-muzannam' also refers to young camels.

وقال عكرمة: هو اللئيم الذي يعرف بلؤمه كما تعرف الشاة بزنمتها.

And Ikrimah said: He is the ignoble one who is known for his ignobility just as a sheep is known by its ear tag ('zanama').

أزنم: بطن من بنى يربوع.

'Aznam': A clan from Banu Yarbu'.

ولو أنها عصفورة لحسبتها مسومة تدعو عبيدا وأزنما

And if she were a sparrow, I would have thought her marked, calling out to 'Ubayd and 'Aznam.

عتل بعد ذلك زنيم

Brutish, thereafter a 'zanīm'.