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ريم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مَرْيَمٌ ذ A woman who loves the discourse of men, but does not act vitiously or immorally, or commit adultery or fornication. (K.) Also a [female] proper name. (K.) It is said by AA to be of the measure مَفْعَلٌ from رَامَ, aor. يَرِيمُ: (S, Sgh, Msb, TA:) but some say that, as a proper name, it is arabicized, from مَارِيَة. (TA.)

Derived headwords

مَرْيَمٌ
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