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ءكم

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns elevated landforms, specifically hills or mounds made of earth or stones. It extends to describe features of the body, particularly fleshy parts around the hips, and also carries a meaning related to consuming or depleting resources.

Derived headwords

الأَكَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hill, moundboth

    A known elevated landform, often a mound of earth or a heap of stones. It can vary in size and composition.

  2. 2.
    Hillockboth

    A small hill or mound, specifically one that is less imposing than a mountain.

  3. 3.
    Rocky outcropclassical

    A formation of stones, particularly one that rises from a plain or rocky area.

أَكَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Hills, moundsboth

    The plural of 'akama', referring to multiple hills or mounds.

  2. 2.
    Highlands, elevated areasclassical

    Referring to prominent or elevated features in the land, akin to rolling hills.

إِكَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Hills, moundsboth

    A plural form of 'akama', referring to multiple hills or mounds.

آكَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Hills, moundsboth

    Another plural form of 'akama', referring to multiple hills or mounds.

آكِمnoun
  1. 1.
    Hills, moundsclassical

    A plural form of 'akama', referring to multiple hills or mounds.

استأكمverb
  1. 1.
    To become hillyclassical

    A place becoming like a hill or mound, developing elevated features.

المَأْكَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Buttocks, fleshy part of hipclassical

    The fleshy part of the backside, specifically the buttocks or the area around the hips.

المَأْكَمَان والمَأْكَمَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Fleshy parts of the hipsclassical

    The two fleshy parts located at the top of the hips, near the pelvis.

مَأْكَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Fleshy part of hipclassical

    A singular term for the fleshy part of the hip.

مُؤَكَّمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Having large hipsclassical

    Describing a woman who has large or prominent fleshy parts at her hips.

أَكَمَتِ الأَرْضverb
  1. 1.
    To consume all of the land's resourcesclassical

    When the land has been depleted of all its resources, as if consumed.

إِكَامname
  1. 1.
    Name of a mountainclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific mountain in the Levant.

Parallel reading

يقال أكمة وأكم مثل ثمرة وثمر، وجمع أكمة أكم كخشبة وخشب، وإكام كرحبة ورحاب، ويجوز أن يكون آكام كجبل وأجبال
It is said 'akama and 'akm like thamarah and thamar, and the plural of 'akama is 'akm like khashabah and khashab, and 'ikam like rahabah and rihab, and it may be 'akam like jabal and ajbal.
الأكمة تل من القف وهو حجر واحد.
The 'akama is a mound from the rocky plain, and it is a single stone.
ابن سيده الأكمة القف من حجارة واحدة، وقيل: هو دون الجبال، وقيل: هو الموضع الذي هو أشد ارتفاعا مما حوله وهو غليظ لا يبلغ أن يكون حجرا
Ibn Sidah said: The 'akama is a rocky plain of a single stone, and it is said: it is less than mountains, and it is said: it is a place that is more elevated than its surroundings and is thick but not enough to be a mountain.
ابن شميل: الأكمة قف غير أن الأكمة أطول في السماء وأعظم.
Ibn Shumayl said: The 'akama is a rocky plain, except that the 'akama is taller in the sky and greater.
ويقال: الأكم أشراف في الأرض كالروابي.
And it is said: The 'akm are prominent features in the land like hills.
ويقال: هو ما اجتمع من الحجارة في مكان واحد، فربما غلظ وربما لم يغلظ.
And it is said: It is what has gathered of stones in one place, sometimes it is thick and sometimes it is not.
ويقال: الأكمة ما ارتفع عن القف ململم مصعد في السماء كثير الحجارة.
And it is said: The 'akama is what rises from the rocky plain, gathered and ascending into the sky, with many stones.
حبستموني ووراء الأكمة ما وراءها
You have imprisoned me, and behind the hill is what is behind it.
يقال ذلك عند الهزء بكل من أخبر عن نفسه ساقطا ما لا يريد إظهاره.
This is said when mocking anyone who claims something about themselves that is false and they do not wish to reveal.
استأكم الموضع: صار أكما
The place became hilly: it became like a mound.
بين النقا والأكم المستأكم
Between the sand dune and the place that has become hilly.
على الإكام والظراب ومنابت الشجر
On the hills, the slopes, and the places where trees grow.
والمأكمة: العجيزة.
And the 'ma'kama: the buttocks.
والمأكمان والمأكمتان: اللحمتان اللتان على رؤوس الوركين
And the 'ma'kaman and 'ma'kamatayn: the two fleshy parts that are on the tops of the hips.
إذا ضربتها الريح في المرط أشرفت ... مآكمها، والزل في الريح تفضح
When the wind strikes her in the cloak, her hips become prominent... and the slipping in the wind exposes.
إنه لعظيم المآكم
He is indeed great in his hips.
إذا صلى أحدكم فلا يجعل يده على مأكمتيه
When one of you prays, let him not place his hand on his hips.
أحمر المأكمة
Red-hipped.
ومرأة مؤكمة: عظيمة المأكمتين.
And a woman 'mu'akkamah': having large hips.
أكمت الأرض: أكل جميع ما فيها.
The land was depleted: all that was in it was consumed.
بين حامر وبين إكام
Between Hamir and between Ikam.