ظمخ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of tree, specifically one whose wood is used by dyers. It is also associated with the fig tree and sumac, with variations in pronunciation and spelling.

Derived headwords

الظَّمَخnoun

1.
Dyer's treeclassical
A tree similar in appearance to the plane tree, from which wood is cut for dyers. This wood is buried and is also called 'al-'arnah'.
2.
Fig treeclassical
In the dialect of Tayy, it refers to the fig tree. The singular is 'bahā''.
3.
Sumac treeclassical
It is said to be the sumac tree.

عرنnoun

1.
Dyer's woodclassical
The wood cut from the 'al-ẓamakh' tree, used by dyers and buried. The singular is 'arnah'.

عرنةnoun

1.
Piece of dyer's woodclassical
The singular form of 'al-'arn', referring to a piece of wood cut from the 'al-ẓamakh' tree for dyers.

سفعnoun

1.
Blossom of the dyer's treeclassical
The blossom of the 'al-ẓamakh' tree.

بهاءnoun

1.
Fig tree (Tayy dialect)classical
The singular form for the fig tree in the dialect of Tayy, referred to as 'al-ẓamakh'.

الظُّنْخnoun

1.
Sumac tree (variant)classical
A variant pronunciation and spelling for 'al-ẓamakh', referring to the sumac tree.

الزَّمَخnoun

1.
Sumac tree (variant)classical
A variant pronunciation and spelling for 'al-ẓamakh', referring to the sumac tree.

الطُّنْخnoun

1.
Sumac tree (variant)classical
A variant pronunciation and spelling for 'al-ẓamakh', referring to the sumac tree.

الزَّمْخnoun

1.
Sumac tree (variant)classical
A variant pronunciation and spelling for 'al-ẓamakh', referring to the sumac tree.

الظَّمَخnoun

1.
Fig tree (plural)classical
The plural form of the fig tree, analogous to 'tinah' and 'tin'.

Parallel reading

الظمخ كنب: شجرة على صورة الدلب

Al-ẓamakh is like the plane tree: a tree in the image of the plane tree.

يقطع منها خشب القصارين التي تدفن وهي العرن أيضا

Wood is cut from it for the dyers, which is buried, and it is also called al-'arn.

الواحدة عرنة

The singular is 'arnah'.

والسفع طلعه

And 'saf'' refers to its blossom.

وهو أيضا شجرة التين، في لعة طيء

And it is also the fig tree, in the dialect of Tayy.

الواحدة بهاء

The singular is 'bahā''.

أو الظمخ، بسكون الميم، ككسرة وكسر

Or 'al-ẓamakh', with a sukun on the mim, like 'kasrah' and 'kasr'.

وقد تسكن الميم في الجمع، كتينة وتين

And the mim may be silent in the plural, like 'tinah' and 'tin'.

ويقال إن الظمخ هو شجر السماق

And it is said that 'al-ẓamakh' is the sumac tree.

ويقال فيه الظنخ بالنون، والزمخ بالزاي، والطنخ بالطاء بالنون، والزمخ بالزاي، والطنخ بالطاء المهملة

And it is also called 'al-ẓunkh' with a noon, 'al-zamakh' with a zay, 'al-ṭunkh' with a taa and a noon, 'al-zamkh' with a zay, and 'al-ṭankh' with a plain taa.

وقد تقدمت الإشارة إلى كل واحد منها

And reference has already been made to each of them.