Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ز ح م (z-ḥ-m)

Derived from the active participle of اِزْدَحَمَ (izdaḥama, to crowd, to shove).

Adjective edit

مُزْدَحِم (muzdaḥim) (feminine مُزْدَحِمَة (muzdaḥima), masculine plural مُزْدَحِمُونَ (muzdaḥimūna), feminine plural مُزْدَحِمَات (muzdaḥimāt))

  1. crowded (بِ (bi) with)
    اَلشَارِعُ مُزْدَحِمٌ بِالْمُرْكَبَاتِ فِي وَقْتِ اَلذُّرَوَةِ.
    aš-šāriʕu muzdaḥimun bi-l-murkabāti fī waqti ḏ-ḏurawati.
    "The street is crowded with vehicles during rush hour.

Declension edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “زحم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN