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قرزم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to round, disc-like objects, particularly those used by craftsmen. It also extends to describing the rounded shape of a camel's hump.

Derived headwords

القِرْزَمnoun
  1. 1.
    cobbler's lastclassical

    A round piece of wood used by a cobbler, similar to a shoemaker's last.

القِرْزَمnoun
  1. 1.
    camel's humpclassical

    The rounded hump of a camel, likened to the cobbler's tool.

Parallel reading

ذكر ابن دريد أن القرزوم بالقاف مضمومة: لوح الاسكاف المدور.
Ibn Duraid mentioned that al-qarzum, with a damma on the qaf, is the round piece of wood of the cobbler.
وتشبه به كركرة البعير، وهو بالفاء أعلى.
And the hump of the camel is likened to it, and it [the word] with a fa is more common.