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Form 1شَمَخَ2 senses · 1 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarشُمُوخٌ

Core sense — it was high, or lofty; he was proudgenerated

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Said of a mountain: it was high, or lofty.

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1.1.1he (a man) magnified himself; he was proud; he raised his nose out of pride—شَمَخَ بِأَنْفِهِ
he magnified himself; he behaved proudly or disdainfully—شَمَخَ أَنْفُهُ

Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above.

[See also زَمَخَ.]

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, (S, L, K,) aor. شَمُخَ , inf. n. شُمُوخٌ , (L,) It (a mountain) was high, or lofty. (S, L, K.) Hence, (Har p. 442,) شَمَخَ بِأَنْفِهِ , (S, A, L, K,) and شَمَخَ أَنْفُهُ , aor. and inf. n. as above, (L,) He (a man) magnified, or exalted, himself; was proud; (S, A, L, K;) behaved proudly, or disdainfully; elevated his nose, from pride. (L.) [See also زَمَخَ .]

Derived nouns 4

Nounنِيَّةٌ شَمَخٌ1 sense

Core sense — a distant, far-reaching intention or purposegenerated

1a distant, far-reaching intention, purpose, or design—شَمُوخٌ

Said of an action, a journey, and the like.

Also نيَّةٌ زَمَخٌ and زَمُوخٌ.

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(L, K) and شَمُوخٌ (L) A distant, far-reaching, or far-aiming, intention, purpose, or design; [in an action or a journey &c.;] (L, K;) as also نيَّةٌ زَمَخٌ and زَمُوخٌ . (L.)
Nounمَفَازَةٌ شَمُوخٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a far-extending desert, or waterless desertgenerated

1a far-extending desert, or waterless desert—زمُوخٌ
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See also شَمَخٌ.

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A desert, or waterless desert, farextending; (K;) as also زمُوخٌ . (TA.) See also شَمَخٌ .
Nounشَمَّاخٌ1 sense

Core sense — very high, or lofty; very proudgenerated

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See what follows, in two places.

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Nounجَبَلٌ شَامِخٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a high, or lofty, mountain; proud, raising the nosegenerated

1a high, or lofty, mountain—شَمَّاخٌ

[But in an intensive sense, i. e. a very high or lofty mountain.]

Plural جِبَالٌ شَوَامِخُ and شُمَّخٌ.

1.1proud; raising the nose out of pride or disdain—شَامِخٌ

[Like زَامِخٌ.]

Plural شُمَّخٌ.

a man who magnifies himself much, or raises his nose much out of pride—شَمَّاخٌ
1.2[noses elevated, from pride]—أُنُوفٌ شُمَّخٌ

Like زُمَّخٌ.

1.3figurative · مجاز[a proud, or high, lineage]—نَسَبٌ شَامِخٌ
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A high, or lofty, mountain; (S, A, L;) as also شَمَّاخٌ [but in an intensive sense, i. e. a very high or lofty mountain]: (L:) pl. جِبَالٌ شَوَامِخُ (S, A) and شُمَّخٌ . (A.) Hence, شَامِخٌ signifies also Proud; (L, TA;) elevating the nose, from pride, or disdain: [like زَامِخٌ :] pl. شُمَّخٌ : (L, K:) and شَمَّاخٌ a man who magnifies, or exalts, himself much; or elevates his nose much, from pride. (L.) And أُنُوفٌ شُمَّخٌ [Noses elevated, from pride]; like زُمَّخٌ . (S.) And نَسَبٌ شَامِخٌ [A proud, or high, lineage]. (TA.)