ز ه م ق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes unpleasant odors, particularly those associated with the body or decaying meat. It can also refer to a short, stocky build.

Derived headwords

الزهمقnoun

1.
short and stockyclassical
A description of someone who is short and compactly built.

زهمقةnoun

1.
foul smellboth
A bad, offensive odor, often associated with the body or rancid meat.

مزهمقةadjective

1.
foul-smellingclassical
Describing a woman who has a foul or unpleasant odor, implying malice.

Parallel reading

بالفتح أهمله الجوهري

With the fatha, Al-Jawhari neglected it.

وقال الصاغاني: هو القصير المجتمع.

And Al-Saghani said: It is the short and stocky one.

وقال ابن دريد: الزهمقة: زهومة رائحة الجسد من صنان أو نتن

And Ibn Duraid said: Al-Zahamqah is the foul smell of the body from body odor or putridness.

وقال الليث: هي الزهومة السيئة تجدها من اللحم الغث

And Al-Laith said: It is the bad foul smell you find from poor quality meat.

شممت زهمقة يده، أي: زهومتها

I smelled the foul odor of his hand, meaning: its foulness.

يا ريها إذا علتني زهمقه كأنني جاني كناب البروقه

Oh, how refreshing it is when a foul smell overcomes me, as if I were a criminal struck by lightning.

امرأة مزهمقة، أي: منتنة خبيثة الرائحة.

A woman mazhamqah, meaning: foul-smelling, malicious in odor.