maṣdarمَوْرٌmuḍāriʿيَمُورُ
Core sense — it moved from side to side, it came and wentgenerated
1.1the upper bones of his two arms move from side to side—تَمُورُ عَضُدَاهُ
. It moved from side to side, like the knee-pan on the knee, or to and fro, like the movement of a tall palm-tree; also تموّر. It came and went; also تموّر.
[the spear-head moved from side to side in the person pierced]—مَارَ السِّنَانُ فِى المَطْعُونِ
the thrust inclines to the right and left—الطَّعْنَةُ تَمُورُ
the stars come and go—النُّجُومُ تَمُورُ
the dust moved to and fro—مَارَ الغُبَارُ
Said of a camel.
. Or the dust became raised by the wind.
1.1.1it circulated and moved to and fro in his head, and he sneezed—مَارَ فِى رَأْسِهِ فَعَطَسَ
Said in a tradition, of the soul, or spirit, when it was blown into Adam.
on the day when the heaven shall actually be in a state of commotion, or tumult—يَوْمَ تَمُورُ السَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا
Qur'ān 52:9. So according to Ed-Dahhák; or shall move from side to side, according to AO and Akh; or shall come and go, or move to and fro, or reel.
with troops moving to and fro, in a state of commotion—بِكَتَائِبَ تَمُورُ كَرِجْلِ الجَرَادِ
In a tradition of Ibn-Ez-Zubeyr: like the leg of the locust, because of their great number.
the she-camel was in a state of commotion, and reeled, in her pace—مَارَتِ النَّاقَةُ فِى سَيْرِهَا
The same is said of a mare.
on this sense It moved round about, and to and fro; it was in a state of commotion or tumult, said of the sea and the like; it was in a state of quick motion or commotion.
1.1.2I do not know whether he has come to low country, or turned and returned to high country—مَا أَدْرِى أَغَارَ أَمْ مَارَ
A saying of the Arabs, related by IAar; the second verb being نَجْد: or the meaning is, whether he has come to the low country, or come to the high country.
1.1.3the blood ran, or flowed, upon the surface of the ground—مَارَ الدَّمُ
The same is said of tears, meaning they flowed. Or: the blood poured upon the surface of the ground and went this way and that, sideways.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
52:9
يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًاOn the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
67:16
ءَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَمُورُDo ye feel secure that He Who is in heaven will not cause you to be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes (as in an earthquake)?
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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, aor. يَمُورُ , inf. n. مَوْرٌ , It moved from side to side, (S, M, A, Msb, K,) like the knee-pan on the knee; (A;) or to and fro, like as the tall palm-tree moves; (S;) as also تموّر : (S:) it came and went; (T;) as also تموّر . (K.) You say of a camel, تَمُورُ عَضُدَاهُ The upper bones of his two arms move from side to side. (S, TA.) And مَارَ السِّنَانُ فِى المَطْعُونِ [The spear-head moved from side to side in the person pierced]. (A.) And الطَّعْنَةُ تَمُورُ The thrust inclines to the right and left. (TA.) And النُّجُومُ تَمُورُ The stars come and go. (TA.) And مَارَ الغُبَارُ , inf. n. مَوْرٌ , The dust moved to and fro: or became raised by the wind. (M, K.) It moved round about, (T, TA,) and to and fro: (TA:) it was in a state of commotion; in a state of tumult: (S, * M, Msb, K:) said of the sea, (Msb,) &c.: (M:) it was in a state of quick motion or commotion. (Msb.) It is said in a trad., that when the soul, or spirit, was blown into Adam, مَارَ فِى رَأْسِهِ فَعَطَسَ It circulated, and moved to and fro, in his head, and he sneezed. (TA.) And in the Kur, [lii. 9,] يَوْمَ تَمُورُ السَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا On the day when the heaven shall actually be in a state of commotion, or tumult: so accord. to Ed-Dahhák: or shall move from side to side: so accord. to AO and Akh: (S:) or shall come and go; or move to and fro; or reel. (T.) And in a trad. of Ibn-Ez-Zubeyr, بِكَتَائِبَ تَمُورُ كَرِجْلِ الجَرَادِ With troops moving to and fro, in a state of commotion, like the leg of the locust, by reason of their multitude. (TA.) You say also, مَارَتِ النَّاقَةُ فِى سَيْرِهَا The she-camel was in a state of commotion, and reeled, in her pace, or going: and in like manner you say of a mare. (TA.) مَا أَدْرِى أَغَارَ أَمْ مَارَ , a saying of the Arabs, related by IAar, (TA,) I know not whether he have come to low country, or turned and returned to high country ( نَجْد ): (S, TA:) or have come to the low country, or come to the high country. (IAar, K, * TA.) مَارَ الدَّمُ (S, &c.) The blood ran, or flowed, upon the surface of the ground; (T, S, M, Msb, K;) and in like manner you say of tears, meaning they flowed: (M:) or the blood poured upon the surface of the ground, and went hither and thither, (TA,) sideways. (A.) See also 4.