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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sharp, pointed, or venomous things, extending to include specific animals and swift creatures. It also encompasses the concept of salt.

Derived headwords

الشَّذَامnoun
  1. 1.
    saltclassical

    Refers to salt.

  2. 2.
    venomous stingclassical

    The venomous sting of a scorpion or a hornet.

الشَّيْذَمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    wolfclassical

    One of the names for a wolf.

الشَّيْذَمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    she-wolfclassical

    A she-wolf.

الشَّيْذَمَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    swift, strong she-camelclassical

    A young, fast, and strong she-camel.

Parallel reading

الشَّذَامُ بالذال المعجمة: الملح.
Al-shadham, with the dotted dhāl, means salt.
وأيضا: حُمَةُ العقرب والزنبور.
And also: the venomous sting of the scorpion and the hornet.
الشَّيْذَمَان بضم الذال والشَّيْمَذَان بضم الميم: من أسماء الذئب
Al-shaydhamān, with a damma on the dhāl, and al-shaymadhān, with a damma on the mīm, are names for the wolf.
على حَوْلاءَ يَطْفُو السَّخْدُ فيها ... فعراها الشَّيْذَمَانُ عن الخَبِيرِ
Upon a barren land, the carcass floats within it... the wolf exposed it from the hidden place.
الشَّيْذَمَانَةُ (بهاء: الناقة الفتية السريعة)
Al-shaydhamānah (with tāʾ marbūṭah: the young, swift she-camel).
وكذلك الشَّمْلَةُ والشَّمْلَالُ.
And likewise al-shamlah and al-shamlāl.