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زمزر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of shaking or moving something, particularly a container, to settle its contents. It also extends to describe a state of being contracted or tightly packed, both literally and figuratively.

Derived headwords

زَمْزَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to shakeboth

    To shake a container after filling it, typically to settle the contents or make it easier to carry.

زَمْزَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shakingclassical

    The act of shaking a container after filling it, in order to tuck it under the arm.

زَمَازِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    contractedclassical

    Describing meat that is contracted or shrunken, as if it were 'zamzama' (shaken or contracted).

زَمْزُورname
  1. 1.
    village nameboth

    A village in Egypt, currently known as Jomshoor.

Parallel reading

زمزر الوعاء زمزمة: حركه بعد الملء ليتأبط
He shook the container with a shaking: he moved it after filling it so he could tuck it under his arm.
يقال: لحمه زمازير، أي متقبض
It is said: his meat is contracted, meaning contracted.
كالمستزمر
Like the contracted one.
زمزور، بالفتح: قرية بمصر، وتعرف الآن بجمزور
Zamzūr, with the fatha: a village in Egypt, and it is known now as Jomshoor.