جرثم

جُرْثُومَةٌ جرثوم جرثومه جرثومة [and accord. to Golius, as on the authority of the S, جُرْثُومٌ, but this I have. not found in any Lexicon but his and that of Freytag,] The root, lowest part, base, stock, or source, syn. أَصْلٌ, of a thing; (S, Mgh, K;) whatever the thing be; (Mgh;) as also ↓ جُرْثُمَةٌ: (TA:) and the place of collection thereof: (Mgh, TA:) or the earth that is collected at the roots, or lower parts, of trees: (K:) or the earth collected around a tree: (Har p. 297:) or the root of a tree to which the earth is collected: (Lth, TA:) pl. جَرَاثِيمُ. (Mgh.) One is related to have said, الأَسْدُ جُرْثُومَةُ العَرَبِ فَمَنْ أَضَلَّ نَسَبَهُ فَلِيَأْتِهِمْ [ ElAsd are those, of the Arabs, to whom most others congregate: therefore whoever loses his genealogy, let him come to them ]: meaning الأَزْدُ. (TA.) And جَرَاثِيمُ جَهَنَّمَ means The greater, main, or chief, degrees of the punishment of Hell. (Mgh.) ― -b2- The base (أَصْل) of a sandhill overlooking what surrounds it. (Har p. 99.) And the pl. (جراثيم), Places elevated above the ground, composed of clay and earth collected together. (TA.) ― -b3- The earth collected by ants; (TA;) an ant-hill: (K:) or جُرْثُومَةُ النَّمْلِ signifies the ant-hill. (S.) ― -b4- The earth, or dust, that the wind raises, or sweeps up and scatters. (K.) ― -b5- The غَلْصَمَة [or epiglottis ]. (K.)