companionship, comradeship

, aor. and , inf. n. زَمَالٌ, He ran, (K, TA,) and went along quickly, (TA,) leaning, or bearing, on one side, raising his other side; (K, TA;) as though he were bearing upon one leg; not with the firmness of him who bears upon both of his legs. (TA.) ― -b2- And زَمَلَ (K, TA) فِى مَشْيِهِ and عَدْوِهِ, aor. , (TA,) inf. n. زَمْلٌ and زَمَالٌ [the latter accord. to the CK زِمَالٌ but said in the TA to be with fet-h like the former,] and زَمَلَانٌ (K, TA) and زَمَلٌ, (TA as from the K, [but not in the CK nor in my MS. copy of the K,]) said of a horse or similar beast, (K, TA,) or of a wild ass, (TA,) He was as though he limped, by reason of his briskness, or sprightliness, (K,) or as though bearing upon his fore legs, by reason of pride, or self-conceit, and briskness, in his going and his running. (TA.) -A2- زَمَلَهُ, (Mgh, Msb,) inf. n. زَمْلٌ, (TA,) He bore it, or carried it; namely, a thing: (Mgh, Msb:) and ↓ اِزْدَمَلَهُ (S, K,) originally ازتمله, (TA,) signifies the same; or he took it up and carried it, or he raised it upon his back; syn. اِحْتَمَلَهُ; (S, K;) at once; (K;) namely, a load: (TA:) like زَبَلَهُ and ازدبلهُ. (TA in art. زبل.) ― -b2- And زَمَلَهُ, (IDrd, K,) aor. , inf. n. زَمْلٌ, (TA,) He made him to ride behind him, (IDrd, K,) عَلَى البَعِيرِ on the camel: (IDrd:) or he rode with him [on a camel, in a مَحْمِل,] so as to counterbalance him; (K, TK:) and so ↓ زاملهُ, (Mgh,) inf. n. مُزَامَلَةٌ, (S,) he rode with him so as to counterbalance him (S * Mgh) on a camel, (S,) in the مَحْمِل. (Mgh.) ― -b3- [And زَمَلَ غَيْرَهُ, aor. , He followed another:] see زَامِلٌ.

, (S, Mgh, Msb,) inf. n. تَزْمِيلٌ, (Msb, K,) He wrapped him (S, Mgh, Msb, K *) فِى ثَوْبِهِ [in his garment], (S, K, *) or فى ثِيَابِهِ [in his garments], (Mgh,) or بِثَوْبِهِ [with his garment]. (Msb.) ― -b2- [Hence, app.,] تَزْمِيلٌ signifies also The act of concealing. (IAar, K.)

see 1, last sentence but one. ― -b2- مُزَامَلَةٌ also signifies The requiting with beneficence. (AA, TA in art. حمل.)

(S, Mgh, Msb, K) and اِزَّمَّلَ, (Mgh, K,) the latter of the measure اِفَّعَّلَ, (K,) [a variation of the former,] and ↓ اِزْدَمَلَ, (TA,) He wrapped himself (S, Mgh, Msb, K, TA) بِثِيَابِهِ [with his garments], (S,) and so تزمّل alone, (TA,) or فِى ثِيَابِهِ [in his garments], (Mgh, TA,) or بِثَوْبِهِ [with his garment]. (Msb.)

i. q. تراجزوا [i. e. They recited verses, or poetry, of the metre termed رَجَز, which is also termed زَمَل, one with another; or vied in doing so]. (TA.)

: see 5. -A2- اِزْدَمَلَهُ: see 1.

, (TK,) inf. n. زَوْمَلَةٌ, (K,) He drove camels. (K, TK.)

A load, or burden. (K.) It occurs in a trad. as meaning (assumed tropical:) A load of knowledge. (TA.) ― -b2- [Household-goods; or furniture and utensils. (Freytag, on the authority of the Deewán of the Hudhalees.) See also أَزْمَلٌ.] ― -b3- مَا فِى جُوَالِقِكَ إِلَّا زِمْلٌ means There is not in thy sack save a half. (AA, K.) -A2- See also زَمِيلٌ. -A3- And see زُمَّلٌ.

The kind of verse, or poetry, [more commonly] termed رَجَز: [hence,] a poet says, " لَا يُغْلَبُ النَّازِعُ مَا دَامَ الزَّمَلْ " [The drawer of water will not be overcome as long as the زمل continues]; meaning, as long as he recites [or chants] the verse termed رَجَز [or زَمَل], he is strong enough to work: thus it is related on the authority of AA: another reading is الرَّمَلْ: both are correct as to meaning. (IJ, TA.)

and زُمَلٌ: see زُمَّلٌ.

A company of persons travelling together, or with whom one is travelling; (AZ, K;) as also ↓ زَوْمَلَةٌ: (En-Nadr, TA:) or, as some say, (TA,) a company or a collection [in an absolute sense]. (K, TA.)

Luxuriant, or abundant, and dense [palmtrees such as are termed] جَبَّار: [الجُمّار in the CK is a mistranscription:] and a collection of وَدِىّ [i. e. small young palm-trees, or shoots cut off from palm-trees and planted]: and young palm-trees exceeding the reach of the hand: (K, TA:) all on the authority of El-Hejeree. (TA.)