كمز

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the action of gathering or clumping something together, often with the hands, and also refers to a clump or mass of material. It is particularly associated with moist substances like dough or with materials like dates, sand, or earth.

Derived headwords

الكَمْزُnoun

1.
Gathering with handboth
The act of gathering something with your hand, bringing it together until it forms a clump.
2.
Clump of materialboth
A mass or clump of something, such as dates, dough, sand, or earth.

كَمَزَverb

1.
To gather/clumpboth
To gather or clump something together with the hand, especially moist substances.

الكَمْزَةُnoun

1.
Clump/massboth
A clump or mass of dates or similar material, like a 'jamzah'.
2.
Clump of sand/earthboth
A mound or clump of sand or earth.
3.
Pinch of materialclassical
What is taken with the fingertips.

كَمَزَةٌnoun

1.
Clump/massboth
A clump or mass of dates or similar material, like a 'jamzah'.
2.
Clump of sand/earthboth
A mound or clump of sand or earth.
3.
Pinch of materialclassical
What is taken with the fingertips.

قَمْزَةٌnoun

1.
Clump/massboth
A clump or mass of dates or similar material.
2.
Clump of sand/earthboth
A mound or clump of sand or earth.

جَمْزَةٌnoun

1.
Clump/massboth
A clump or mass of dates or similar material.

كَمَزٌnoun

1.
Clumps (plural)both
Plural of 'kamzah', referring to clumps or masses of material.

قَمَزٌnoun

1.
Clumps (plural)both
Plural of 'qamzah', referring to clumps or masses of material.

جَمَزٌnoun

1.
Clumps (plural)both
Plural of 'jamzah', referring to clumps or masses of material.

Parallel reading

الكمز، كالضرب، أهمله الجوهري وقال ابن دريد: هو جمعك الشيء بيدك

Al-kamz, like al-darb, was neglected by Al-Jawhari. Ibn Duraid said: It is your gathering of a thing with your hand.

وقال صاحب اللسان: في يديك، حتى يستدير.

And the author of Al-Lisan said: with your hands, until it becomes round.

قال: ولا يكون ذلك إلا في الشيء المبتل كالعجين ونحوه.

He said: And that only happens with a moist thing, like dough and the like.

قال الليث: الكمزة، بالضم: الكتلة من التمر ونحوه كالجمزة، كما قاله أبو حنيفة.

Al-Layth said: Al-kamzah, with dammah, is a clump of dates or the like, like al-jamzah, as Abu Hanifa said.

وقال عرام: هذه قمزة من تمر وكمزة، وهي الفدرة، كجثمان القطا أو أكبر.

And Arram said: This is a qamzah of dates and a kamzah, and it is a lump, like the body of a sandgrouse or larger.

يقال: الكمزة: الكثبة من الرمل والتراب، كالقمزة.

It is said: Al-kamzah is a mound of sand and earth, like al-qamzah.

وقيل: الكمزة: ما أخذ بأطراف الأصابع.

And it was said: Al-kamzah is what is taken with the tips of the fingers.

ج كمز، بضم ففتح، وكذلك قمز وجمز، وقد تقدم ذكرهما في موضعهما.

Its plural is kamaz, with dammah then fatha, and likewise qamaz and jamaz, and their mention has preceded in their places.