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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to reinforcing or covering something, particularly in the context of archery equipment and weapon sheaths. It also extends to the act of covering or reinforcing the back of a saddle.

Derived headwords

القَمَنْجَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Quinceclassical

    A type of fruit, similar to an apple or pear.

قَمْجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To reinforce a bowclassical

    To apply a reinforcing material, such as glue and leather, to a bow, especially when it is weak.

قَمْجَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Reinforcement of a bowclassical

    The act or material used to reinforce a bow, typically made of glue and leather.

  2. 2.
    Covering saddle backsclassical

    The act of covering the backs of saddles with leather to conceal wear and tear.

المُقَمْجَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Reinforced (bow)classical

    Describing a bow that has been reinforced or strengthened.

قَمْجَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Bow reinforcementclassical

    Material or method used to reinforce a bow.

  2. 2.
    Knife sheathclassical

    A sheath or scabbard for a knife.

قَمْجَارًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Reinforcement of a bowclassical

    The act or material used to reinforce a bow, similar to قمجرة.

Parallel reading

القمنجر، كسفرجل: القواس، وهو المقمجر أيضا، وهو فارسي
Al-qamanjar, like safarjal: the bow-maker, and it is also al-muqamjar, and it is Persian.
ويقال: قمجر قوسه وغمجرها قمجرة وغمجرة، وقمجارا وغمجارا: وهو شئ يصنع على القوس من وهى بها، وهي غراء وجلد.
And it is said: he reinforced his bow and strengthened it with reinforcement and strengthening, and with qamjaran and ghamjaran: which is something made on the bow when it is weak, and it is glue and leather.
ورواه ثعلب عن ابن الأعرابي قمجار بالقاف.
And Tha'lab narrated it from Ibn al-A'rabi as qamjar with a qaf.
وقد أقلتنا المطايا الضمر ... مثل القسى عاجها المقمجر
And the lean mounts have carried us ... like bows whose reinforcement is applied.
يقال لغلاف السكين: القمجار
The sheath of a knife is called: al-qamjar.
وقد جرى المقمجر في كلام العرب.
And al-muqamjar has occurred in the speech of the Arabs.
وقال مرة: القمجرة: إلباس ظهور السيتين العقب ليتغطى الشعث الذي يحدث فيهما إذا حنيتا
And once he said: al-qamjarah: is the covering of the backs of the saddles with leather so that the wear that occurs in them when they are bent is concealed.