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زِمْزِمَةٌ

Root: زم

Full Definition

زِمْزِمَةٌ A company, or collection, of men, whatever it be: or any collection; as also زمزوم [i. e. زُمْزُومٌ ]: or fifty, and thereabout, of camels, and of men; as also ضِمْضِمَةٌ; neither of which words is formed by substitution from the other: pl. زمازم [i. e. زَمَازِمُ], and [coll. gen. n.] زِمْزِمٌ , occurring in the saying of a rájiz, Aboo-Mohammad El-Fak'asee, إِذَا تَدَانِى زِمْزِمٌ مِنْ زِمْزِمِ [When companies draw near to companies]. Also A distinct number of jinn, or genii: or of beasts of prey. And A herd of camels among which are no young ones, or little ones; and so زِمْزِيمٌ : or, accord. to EshSheybánee, زِمْزِمٌ and زِمْزِيمٌ signify large, big, or bulky, camels.
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