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تمك

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being tall, elevated, or prominent, particularly in reference to a camel's hump. It extends to meanings of being well-fed, robust, and substantial, and can also describe elevated structures.

Derived headwords

التامكadjective
  1. 1.
    tall, elevatedboth

    Describing something that is tall and elevated, especially a camel's hump.

يتمكverb
  1. 1.
    to be tall, elevatedclassical

    The verb form indicating the state of being tall, elevated, or prominent, particularly used for a camel's hump.

يتمكverb
  1. 1.
    to be plump, well-fedboth

    To be plump, well-fed, and robust, often used in the context of an animal gaining weight.

تموكاnoun
  1. 1.
    plumpness, robustnessclassical

    The state of being plump, well-fed, and robust; a masdar for the verb تمك.

تمكاnoun
  1. 1.
    plumpness, robustnessclassical

    The state of being plump, well-fed, and robust; an alternative masdar for the verb تمك.

ناقة تامكadjective
  1. 1.
    camel with a large humpboth

    An adjective describing a female camel that has a large, prominent hump.

أتمكهاverb
  1. 1.
    to make it plumpclassical

    To cause something, like an animal, to become plump and well-fed, often through good pasture.

بناء تامكadjective
  1. 1.
    elevated structureboth

    Describing a building or structure that is tall and elevated.

Parallel reading

التامك السنام ما كان
The tall hump, whatever it may be.
وقيل: هو السنام المرتفع
And it was said: it is the elevated hump.
وتمك السنام يتمك ويتمك تموكا وتمكا: اكتنز وتر
And the hump became tall, it became tall and it became tall with plumpness and robustness: it became dense and plump.
أي طال وارتفع
Meaning it became long and elevated.
فهو تامك
So it is tall.
وناقة تامك: عظيمة السنام
And a camel (is) تامك: having a great hump.
وأتمكها الكلأ: سمنها
And the pasture made it plump: it fattened it.
ويقال: بناء تامك أي مرتفع
And it is said: a building (is) تامك, meaning elevated.