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ز ز م

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific type of water, characterized by its intermediate taste between salty and fresh. It is a rare term, noted by specific lexicographers.

Derived headwords

زَوْزَمnoun
  1. 1.
    brackish waterclassical

    Water that is a mixture of salt and fresh, having an intermediate taste.

زَوَازِمnoun
  1. 1.
    brackish watersclassical

    Plural form referring to waters that are a mixture of salt and fresh.

Parallel reading

ماء {زوزم} وزوازم كعلبط وعلابط: بين الملح والعذب
Zuzam water and zawazim, like 'albat and 'alabit: between salty and fresh.
أهمله الجماعة
The majority [of lexicographers] neglected it.
وأورده ابن بري خاصة
And Ibn Bariy mentioned it specifically.
وذكر ابن خالويه: ماء زوزم بهذا المعنى
And Ibn Khālawayh mentioned: Zuzam water with this meaning.