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مضز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being old or aged, specifically in reference to female camels. It is noted as a variant or inversion of another root with a similar meaning.

Derived headwords

مِضْوِزٌadjective
  1. 1.
    aged female camelclassical

    An old female camel, past her prime.

مُضَوِّزٌadjective
  1. 1.
    aged female camelclassical

    An old female camel, past her prime.

ضَمُوزٌadjective
  1. 1.
    aged female camelclassical

    An old female camel, past her prime. This is considered the original form, with 'مضوز' being a transposition.

Parallel reading

ناقة مضوز، كصبور: مسنة
An aged female camel, like 'sabur': old.
وهو قلب ضموز
And it is a transposition of 'damuz'.
كذا ذكره صاحب اللسان
Thus it is mentioned by the author of Al-Lisan.