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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of constriction, binding, or strangulation. It is noted as being neglected by major lexicographers, with one source defining it as 'choking' or 'binding'.

Derived headwords

الجُمُظnoun
  1. 1.
    choking, bindingclassical

    The act of choking or binding something.

مَجْمُوظadjective
  1. 1.
    bound, tiedclassical

    Describing something that is bound or tied.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، والمصنف وصاحب اللسان.
Al-Jawhari, the author, and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال ابن عباد: هو الخنق والربط.
Ibn 'Abbad said: It is choking and binding.
يقال: ما كان مجموظا، أي ما كان مربوطا، نقله الصاغاني.
It is said: 'What was bound', meaning 'what was tied', as transmitted by Al-Sagani.