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جمزر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the act of retreating or fleeing, specifically turning back or running away. It is noted as being omitted by some lexicographers but defined by others.

Derived headwords

جَمْزَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to retreat, turn backclassical

    To turn back on one's heels, to retreat or withdraw.

جَمْزَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    retreat, fleeingclassical

    The act of retreating or fleeing, turning back.

جَمْزُورname
  1. 1.
    Jamzurboth

    A village in Egypt, located in the Gharbia province.

Parallel reading

جمزر الرجل، أهمله الجوهري.
The man retreated, Al-Jawhari omitted it.
وقال الصغاني صحب اللسان عن الليث: إذا نكص على عقبيه، وهرب.
And Al-Saghani said, citing Al-Laysth in Al-Lisān: when he retreats on his heels, and flees.
يقال: جمزرت يا فلان.
It is said: 'You retreated, O so-and-so.'
جمزور، بالضم: قرية بمصر في كور الغربية، وقد دخلتها.
Jamzur, with dammah: a village in Egypt in the Gharbia province, and I have entered it.