عثم

عَثَمْثَمٌ ذ Strong; applied to a camel; (AA, S;) and to a mule; and likewise to a shoulder: (IAar, TA:) or, applied to a camel, strong and tall: (K, TA:) or tall and thick: or big, or bulky: (TA:) fem. with ة: (AA, S, K, TA:) pl. عَثَمْثَمَاتٌ. (TA.) ― -b2- And The lion: (AA, S, K:) so called because of the heaviness of his tread. (AA, S.)