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شمجر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific type of rapid, fearful running or fleeing. It is noted as being obscure, with limited attestation in classical Arabic dictionaries.

Derived headwords

شَمْجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to run fearfullyclassical

    To run with a sense of fear or panic, to flee in haste.

شَمْجَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fearful runningclassical

    The act of running with fear or panic; a hasty flight.

Parallel reading

شمجر الرجل، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان، وقال ابن دريد: أي عدا عدو فزع .
The man ran fearfully, it was neglected by Al-Jawhari and Sahib Al-Lisan, and Ibn Duraid said: meaning, he ran a fearful run.
وفي التكملة: عدوا فزعا.
And in Al-Takmilah: a fearful run.