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شمرض

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to a specific, possibly obscure, plant or a difficult, enigmatic word. Its usage is debated among lexicographers, with some attributing it to a tree in the Jazira region and others considering it a word used in riddles or as a nonsensical utterance.

Derived headwords

الشمرضاضnoun
  1. 1.
    plant nameclassical

    A name for a plant, possibly a tree, found in the Jazira region. Its identification and usage are debated.

  2. 2.
    enigmatic wordclassical

    A word used in riddles or as a nonsensical utterance, similar to other obscure or made-up words.

Parallel reading

الشمرضاض، بالكسر، ضبطه هكذا موهم أن يكون بسكون الميم، والأولى أن يقول كسر طراط
Al-shamardhadh, with a kasra, its notation is thus, suggesting it might have a sukoon on the mim, and it is better to say kasra tarat.
وقد وزنه صاحب العين بحلبلاب، وقد أهمله الجوهري.
The author of Al-'Ain has weighed it like halbalab, and Al-Jawhari has omitted it.
وفي التهذيب في خماسي الشين: قال الليث: هو شجر بالجزيرة، وأنكره الأزهري، قال: ويقال: بل هي كلمة معاياة كما قالوا: عهعخ.
And in Al-Tahdhib, under the quintiliterals of the letter sheen: Al-Layth said: it is a tree in the Jazira, but Al-Azhari denied it, saying: it is said: rather it is an enigmatic word as they said: 'ah'akh'.
قال: فإذا بدأت بالضاد هدر
He said: and if you start with the dad, it is a meaningless sound.
وقال الصاغاني: لم أجد هذا اللفظ في خماسي كتاب الليث من حرف الشين.
And Al-Sagani said: I did not find this word in Al-Layth's book of quintiliterals from the letter sheen.