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شمرد

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific plants or trees, and also to a swift female camel. The derived terms are rare and primarily found in classical poetry and lexicography.

Derived headwords

الشَّمَرْدَىnoun
  1. 1.
    plant or treeclassical

    A type of plant or tree, mentioned in classical poetry. It is also referred to as 'ash-shabardi' with a 'ba'.

الشَّمَرْدَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    swift she-camelclassical

    A female camel that is very fast.

الشَّمَرْذَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    swift she-camelclassical

    A female camel that is very fast. This is an alternative spelling to 'ash-shamardah' using the letter 'dhal'.

Parallel reading

لقد أوقدت نار الشمردى بأرؤس عظام اللحى معرنزمات اللهازم
Indeed, the fire of ash-shamardi was kindled upon the heads of those with thick beards and prominent jaws.
قيل هو: (نبت أو شجر)
It was said to be a plant or a tree.
ويقال فيه الشبردى أيضا، بالباء الموحدة
And it is also called ash-shabardi, with a 'ba'.
فَقِيلَ: أَصْلٌ، وَقِيلَ: بَدَلٌ، وَأَلِفُهُ لِلْإِلْحَاقِ، وَلِذَلِكَ لَحِقَتْهُ هَاءُ التَّأْنِيثِ
So it was said: it is an original, and it was said: it is a substitute, and its alif is for annexation, and because of that, the feminine 'ha' attached to it.
والشمرداة: الناقة السريعة، كالشمرذاة
And ash-shamardah: the swift she-camel, like ash-shamradhah.
بالذال المعجمة
with the dotted 'dhal'.