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ز م ق

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions involving pulling, plucking, or breaking, often associated with beards, locks, or chests. It also extends to meanings of opening, shattering, and a general sense of 'something' or 'a little bit'.

Derived headwords

زَمَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to pluckclassical

    To pluck or pull at one's beard.

  2. 2.
    to openclassical

    To open a lock.

  3. 3.
    to breakclassical

    To break a chest or box.

يَزْمُقُverb
  1. 1.
    pluckingclassical

    Present tense of plucking or pulling at the beard.

زَمْقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    pluckingclassical

    The act of plucking or pulling at the beard.

زَمِيقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    pluckedclassical

    Describing a beard that has been plucked.

مَزْمُوقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    pluckedclassical

    Describing a beard that has been plucked.

زَمْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    somethingclassical

    A small amount or a thing.

  2. 2.
    a little bitclassical

    A small quantity or portion.

زَمَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    somethingclassical

    A small amount or a thing.

  2. 2.
    a little bitclassical

    A small quantity or portion.

زَمَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to breakclassical

    To break a chest or box.

زَمَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to openclassical

    To open a lock.

زَمَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be boredmodern

    To be bored or weary of something.

زَمْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    somethingclassical

    A small amount or a thing.

نَمْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a touchclassical

    A touch or trace of something, often referring to scent.

Parallel reading

زمق لحيته يزمقها ويزمقها
He plucked his beard, he plucked it and plucked it.
نتفها لغة في زيق
To pluck it, a dialectal variant of 'zayqa'.
واللحية زميقة، ومزموقة
And the beard is zumayqa, and mazmuqa.
زمق القفل أي: فتحه
Zamqa the lock means: to open it.
زمق التابوت: كسره
Zamqa the chest: to break it.
ما أغنى عني زمقة
What use is a zamqa to me?
ما أغنى عني زمقة، محركة أي: شيئا
What use is a zamqa to me, when moved (i.e., pronounced with a vowel), meaning: a thing.
يقال للشيء المروح: فيه زمقة ونمقة
It is said of something fragrant: it has a zamqa and a namqa.
فيه زمقة ونمقة، بالتحريك
It has a zamqa and a namqa, when moved (i.e., pronounced with a vowel).
زمق عنه، كفرح: مل
Zamqa from it, like faraha: to be bored.