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قهمز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of jumping, shortness, and sometimes speed or liveliness, though its usage is rare and primarily classical.

Derived headwords

القهمزةnoun
  1. 1.
    jumpingclassical

    The act of leaping or jumping.

  2. 2.
    shortnessclassical

    A state of being short, particularly referring to a very short person or thing.

  3. 3.
    very short thingclassical

    Something that is extremely short.

  4. 4.
    slow, large she-camelclassical

    A description of a she-camel that is large and slow-moving.

القهمزnoun
  1. 1.
    short personclassical

    A person who is short in stature.

القهمزىnoun
  1. 1.
    bringing, speed, livelinessclassical

    The act of bringing something, or a state of speed and energetic liveliness.

Parallel reading

هو الوثب
It is jumping.
القهمز: القصير
Al-Qahmaz: the short one.
القهمزة: القصيرة جدا
Al-Qahamzah: the very short one.
القهمزة: الناقة العظيمة البطيئة
Al-Qahamzah: the large, slow she-camel.
إذا رعى شداتها العوائلا
When it grazes its strong parts on the high places.
والرقص من ريعانها الأوائلا
And the dancing from its prime, the earliest.
والقهمزات الدلح الخواذلا
And the slow, large ones, the weary ones.
بذات جرس تملأ المداخلا
With a resonant sound filling the entrances.
القهمزى: الإحضار والسرعة والنشاط
Al-Qahamzy: bringing, speed, and liveliness.
إذا عدون القهمزى غير شنج
When they run, the speedy one, not slow.
أي غير بطيء
Meaning not slow.