Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ز ح م (z ḥ m)
4 terms

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

Adjective

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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

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References

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

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُزْدَحِم (muzdaḥim).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مزدحم (muzdaḥim) (feminine مُزدحِمة (muzdaḥma))

  1. crowded [with بـ (bi-) ‘with’]