زمخر

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns loud, deep, or guttural sounds, often associated with animals like lions or birds, or with human shouting and clamor. It can also extend to the idea of a harsh or rough sound, or a person who is protective of their territory.

Derived headwords

الزمجرةnoun

1.
flutesclassical
A type of flute, specifically those played by shepherds.
2.
loud shoutingboth
Excessive shouting, clamor, and noise.
3.
soundboth
The sound of something, especially a deep or guttural sound originating from the chest.

الزمارة، ج زماجر وزماجير — flutes, plural of flute

الزماجير: زمارات الرعيان — The zamaajir: flutes of the shepherds

الزمجرة: كثرة الصياح والصخب — Loud shouting: excessive shouting and clamor

وفلان ذو رماجر وزماجير — And so-and-so is a man of loud shouts and clamor

زمجرةnoun

1.
soundboth
The sound of anything; this is a general principle, with some specifying it as a sound from the chest.

زمجرة كل شيء: صوته — The zamjara of everything: its sound

ما يعلم زمجرته إلا الله — None knows its sound but God

الزمجرnoun

1.
soundclassical
A sound, similar to zamjarah, often referring to a sound from the chest.

كالزمجر، كسبطر — Like the zamjar, like sibtar

لها زمجر فوقها ذو صدح — It has a zamjar above it, one that sings

زمجرverb

1.
to make a deep soundboth
To make a loud, deep, or guttural sound, often used for animals like lions or birds.
2.
to roarboth
The lion repeated its roar in its chest without ceasing.

زمجر الأسد وتزمجر: ردد الزئير في نحره ولم يفص — The lion زمجر and تزمجر: it repeated the roar in its chest and did not cease.

ازمجرverb

1.
to make a harsh soundboth
To make a sound, or to have harshness and roughness in one's voice.

ازمجر، كاقشعر: صوت — It زمجر, like iqsh'arr: sound

أو سمع في صوته غلظ وجفاء، كزمجر — Or harshness and roughness were heard in his voice, like زمجر.

تزمجرverb

1.
to roar repeatedlyboth
To repeat a roar in the chest without ceasing, used for lions.

وزمجر الأسد وتزمجر: ردد الزئير في نحره ولم يفص — And the lion زمجر and تزمجر: it repeated the roar in its chest and did not cease.

زمجارnoun

1.
loud soundclassical
A loud, deep sound, possibly referring to a lion's roar or a strong voice.

وزمجار، بالكسر: د — And zimjaar, with kasra: a place

وضبطه الصاغاني بالفتح — And Al-Saghani vocalized it with fatha.

زمجرadjective

1.
territorialclassical
A man who prevents others from entering his territory or domain.

رجل زمجر: مانع حوزته — A man zamjar: one who prevents access to his territory.

المزمجرnoun

1.
lionclassical
A lion, known for its loud roar.

والمزمجر والمتزمجر: الأسد — And al-muzamjir and al-mutazamjir: the lion.

المتزمجرnoun

1.
lionclassical
A lion, characterized by its roaring.

والمزمجر والمتزمجر: الأسد — And al-muzamjir and al-mutazamjir: the lion.

Parallel reading

الزمارة، ج زماجر وزماجير

The flute, plural zamaajir and zamaajeer.

قال ابن الأعرابي: الزماجير: زمارات الرعيان.

Ibn Al-A'rabi said: The zamaajir: flutes of the shepherds.

و الزمجر: (صوتها) ، أي الزمارة

And al-zamjar: (its sound), meaning the flute's sound.

وسمع أعرابي هدير طائر فقال: ما يعلم زمجرته إلا الله.

An Arab heard the cooing of a bird and said: None knows its sound but God.

و الزمجرة: كثرة الصياح والصخب والزجر، كالغذمرة.

And loud shouting: excessive shouting, clamor, and yelling, like ghudmarah.

وفلان ذو رماجر وزماجير، حكاه يعقوب.

And so-and-so is a man of loud shouts and clamor, as narrated by Ya'qub.

و الزمجرة: الصوت، وخص بعضم به الصوت من الجوف.

And loud shouting: the sound, and some specified it as a sound from the chest.

وقال أبو حنيفة: الزماجر من الصوت نحو الزمازم الواحدة زمجرة، (كالزمجر، كسبطر)، قاله ابن الأعرابي وأنشد:

And Abu Hanifa said: The zamaajir are from sounds like the zamaazim, the singular is zamjarah, (like al-zamjar, like sibtar), Ibn Al-A'rabi said this and recited:

لها زمجر فوقها ذو صدح

It has a zamjar above it, one that sings.

وفسر بالصوت، وقال ثعلب: إنما أراد زمجرا، فاحتاج فحول البناء إلى بناء آخر.

And it was interpreted as sound, and Tha'lab said: He only intended zamjaran, so the masters of morphology needed another form.

وقال ابن سيده: إنما عنى الشاعر بلزمجر المزمجر، كأنه رجل زمجر، كسبطر.

And Ibn Al-Sikkit said: The poet meant by 'zamjar' the muzamjir, as if it were a man who zamjars, like sibtar.

وازامجر، كاقشعر: صوت، أو سمع في صوته غلظ وجفاء، كزمجر.

And izamjara, like iqsh'arra: sound, or harshness and roughness were heard in his voice, like zamjara.

وزمجر الأسد وتزمجر: ردد الزئير في نحره ولم يفص.

And the lion زمجر and تزمجر: it repeated the roar in its chest and did not cease.

وزمجار، بالكسر: د، وضبطه الصاغاني بالفتح.

And zimjaar, with kasra: a place, and Al-Saghani vocalized it with fatha.

رجل زمجر: مانع حوزته

A man zamjar: one who prevents access to his territory.

والمزمجر والمتزمجر: الأسد.

And al-muzamjir and al-mutazamjir: the lion.