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شرمح

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes physical stature, specifically tallness and strength in men, and tallness combined with lightness of body in women. It also includes a geographical place name.

Derived headwords

الشَّرْمَحnoun
  1. 1.
    strong manboth

    A man who is strong and robust.

  2. 2.
    tall manboth

    A man who is tall in stature.

شِرْمَحِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    strongboth

    Describing a man who is strong.

  2. 2.
    tallboth

    Describing a man who is tall.

شِرْمَحadjective
  1. 1.
    tallboth

    Describing a man who is tall.

شُرَمَّحnoun
  1. 1.
    tall womenclassical

    Plural of شرمحة, referring to tall women.

شِرْمَاحname
  1. 1.
    castle near Nahavandclassical

    A specific castle located near the ancient Persian city of Nahavand.

الشَّرْمَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tall and slender womanboth

    A woman who is tall and has a light, slender body.

الشَّرْمَاحadjective
  1. 1.
    tallboth

    Describing a man who is tall.

Parallel reading

الشرمح: القوي من الرجال
Al-sharmaḥ: the strong man.
الشرمح أيضا: الطويل منهم
Al-sharmaḥ is also: the tall man.
فلا تذهبن عيناك في كل شرمح طوال
So let not your eyes wander to every tall, strong man.
أظل علينا بعد قوسين برده أشم طويل الساعدين شرمح
He cast his cloak over us, a man with a high nose, long forearms, and tall stature.
ج شرامح
Plural: sharāmiḥ.
يقال: شرامحة
It is said: sharāmiḥah.
والشرمحة من النساء: الطويلة الخفيفة الجسم
And al-sharmaḥah from women: the tall, light-bodied one.
هي الطويلة الجسم
She is tall of body.
والشرامحات عندها قعود
And the tall women are sitting with them.
يقول: هي طويلة حتى إن النساء الشرامح ليصرن قعودا عندها بالإضافة إليها، وإن كن قائمات
He means: she is so tall that even the tall women become seated beside her in comparison, even if they were standing.
شرماح، بالكسر: قلعة قرب نهاوند
Sharimāḥ, with kasra: a castle near Nahavand.