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بجم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to silence, often stemming from awe, shyness, or speechlessness. It also extends to denote a large group or crowd of people.

Derived headwords

بَجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be silentboth

    To become silent, often due to awe, shyness, or being speechless.

يَبْجِمُverb
  1. 1.
    to be silentboth

    Present tense of the verb meaning to become silent, often due to awe, shyness, or being speechless.

بَجْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    silenceboth

    The state of being silent, often as a result of awe, shyness, or speechlessness.

بُجُومًاnoun
  1. 1.
    silenceboth

    The state of being silent, often as a result of awe, shyness, or speechlessness.

بَجَمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    crowdclassical

    A large group or multitude of people.

بِجَمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    crowdclassical

    A large group or multitude of people.

Parallel reading

بَجَمَ الرَّجُلُ يَبْجِمُ بَجْمًا وَبُجُومًا
The man was silent, becoming silent with silence.
سَكَتَ مِنْ هَيْبَةٍ أَوْ عِيٍّ
He was silent out of awe or speechlessness.
وَرَأَيْتُ بَجَمًا مِنَ النَّاسِ
And I saw a crowd of people.
وَبِجَدًا
And a multitude.
وَالْبَجَمُ: الْجَمَاعَةُ الْكَثِيرَةُ
And the 'bajam' refers to a large group.