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ضمخز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, stout, and imposing, particularly in reference to animals like camels and men. It conveys a sense of bulk and significant physical presence.

Derived headwords

الضَّمْخَزnoun
  1. 1.
    Large camelclassical

    A large and stout camel.

  2. 2.
    Large manclassical

    A large and stout man.

ضَمْخَزadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and stoutclassical

    Describing something or someone as large, stout, and imposing.

شمخزadjective
  1. 1.
    Proud and loftyclassical

    A term used to describe someone or something as proud, lofty, or arrogant, often in a negative or challenging sense.

مصعبadjective
  1. 1.
    Difficultboth

    Describing something as difficult, arduous, or challenging to overcome or deal with.

Parallel reading

هو الضخم من الإبل والرجال.
It is the large one among camels and men.
والجسيم من الفحول
And the stout one among the strong males.
وكأن المصنف زاد الكسر فيه قياسا على الشمخر
And it is as if the author added the kasra to it by analogy with 'shamkhar'.
وقد تقدم التنبيه عليه قريبا
And attention to it was previously drawn nearby.
ولو قال كشمخز كان أحسن.
And if he had said it was like 'shamkhaz', it would have been better.
أبناء كل مصعب شمخز
Sons of every difficult, proud one
سام على رغم العدا ضمخز.
Lofty despite the enemies' defiance, stout.