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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns small, scattered groups of people or things. It extends to describe fragmented or tattered items, particularly clothing, and can also refer to a small, insignificant portion of something.

Derived headwords

الشَّرْذَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small group of peopleboth

    A small number of people, often implying insignificance or being a minority.

  2. 2.
    scattered groupclassical

    A small, scattered group of people.

شَرَاذِمnoun
  1. 1.
    small groups (plural)both

    The plural of شرذمة, referring to multiple small, scattered groups of people.

  2. 2.
    fragmentsclassical

    Pieces or fragments of something, such as fruit or cloth.

شَرَاذِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    small groups (plural)both

    Another plural form of شرذمة, referring to multiple small, scattered groups of people.

  2. 2.
    fragmentsclassical

    Pieces or fragments of something, used similarly to شراذم.

شِرَاذِمnoun
  1. 1.
    tattered clothesclassical

    Describes clothes that are torn, fragmented, or in tatters.

Parallel reading

إن هؤلاء لشرذمة قليلون
Indeed, these are but a small group, few in number.
الشرذمة بالكسر: القليل من الناس
Al-sharẓamah (with kasrah): a small number of people.
وقيل: الجماعة القليلة منهم
And it was said: a small group among them.
الشرذمة: القطعة من السفرجلة وغيرها
Al-sharẓamah: a piece of quince or other fruit.
ج: شراذم وشراذيم
Plural: sharāẓim and sharāẓīm.
فخرت وألقت كل نعل شراذما
She pranced and threw off every hoof fragment.
وثياب شراذم
And tattered clothes.
أي: أخلاق متقطعة
Meaning: fragmented, torn pieces.
جاء الشتاء وقميصي أخلاق شراذم
Winter has come and my shirt is tattered rags.
يضحك مني التواق
The eager one laughs at me.