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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to binding, restraining, and possibly a specific type of gait or movement. It encompasses concepts of tying, holding firmly, and a short person's walk.

Derived headwords

الجَحْمَظَةnoun

1.
swaddling clothclassical
A swaddling cloth or band used to wrap a baby.
2.
bowstringingclassical
The act of stringing a bow, specifically by fitting the string to the ends.
3.
restraining a boyclassical
The act of holding a boy's hands to his knees, often in preparation for a beating.
4.
bindingclassical
The act of binding or tying something securely, regardless of the method.
5.
running fastclassical
The act of running or moving at a high speed.
6.
short person's walkclassical
The gait or manner of walking characteristic of a short person.

جَحْمَظَverb

1.
to run fastclassical
To move at a high speed, to run quickly.

الجَمَحْظَةnoun

1.
restraining a boyclassical
The act of holding a boy's hands to his knees, often in preparation for a beating.

Parallel reading

الجحمظة: القماط، نقله الأزهري عن الليث

Al-Jahmaẓah: the swaddling cloth, narrated by Al-Azhari from Al-Layth.

وهو مقلوب عن الجمحظة، كما سيأتي

And it is an inversion of Al-Jamḥaẓah, as will be mentioned later.

وأنشد الليث: (لز إليه جحظوانا مدلظا ... فظل في نسعته مجحمظا)

And Al-Layth recited: (He clung to him, a plump, well-fed one... and remained in his harness, bound).

والجحمظة: تأطير القوس بالوتر.

And Al-Jahmaẓah: stringing the bow with the string.

والجمحظة: شد يدي الغلام على ركبتيه ليضرب، قاله الكسائي

And Al-Jamḥaẓah: tying the boy's hands to his knees so he would be beaten, said Al-Kisa'i.

وفي بعض الحكايات هو بعض من جحمظوه

And in some accounts, it is part of their binding him.

أو الجحمظة: الإيثاق كيف كان

Or Al-Jahmaẓah: the binding, however it was done.

والجحمظة: الإسراع في العدو، وقد جحمظ.

And Al-Jahmaẓah: the hastening in running, and he ran fast.

وقال الصاغاني: هو مشي القصير، عن ابن عباد.

And Al-Saghani said: it is the walk of the short person, from Ibn 'Abbad.