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بطم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of tree and its fruit, specifically the mastic tree and its green fruit. It also denotes a specific location.

Derived headwords

البَطْمnoun
  1. 1.
    Mastic treeboth

    A type of tree, specifically the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus).

  2. 2.
    Green fruitclassical

    The green fruit of the mastic tree, also referred to as 'al-habba al-khaḍrā'.

بَطْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Mastic tree (singular)both

    The singular form referring to the mastic tree.

  2. 2.
    Green fruit (singular)classical

    The singular form referring to the green fruit of the mastic tree.

البَطْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Mastic tree (definite)both

    The definite form of the mastic tree.

  2. 2.
    Green fruit (definite)classical

    The definite form of the green fruit of the mastic tree.

الضَّرْوnoun
  1. 1.
    Mastic tree (Yemen name)classical

    The name used in Yemen for the mastic tree.

البُطَيْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A known placeclassical

    A specific, known location or area.

Parallel reading

البطم: شجر الحبة الخضراء، واحدته بطمة، ويقال بالتشديد، وأهل اليمن يسمونها الضرو.
Al-baṭm: the mastic tree, its singular is baṭmah, and it is said with emphasis (shaddah), and the people of Yemen call it al-ḍarw.
والبطم: الحبة الخضراء، عند أهل العالية.
And al-baṭm: the green fruit, according to the people of al-'Āliyah.
الأصمعي: البطم، مثقلة، الحبة الخضراء.
Al-Aṣma'ī: Al-baṭm, with emphasis, is the green fruit.
والبطيمة: بقعة معروفة؛
And al-buṭaymah: a known place;
وعون يباكرن البطيمة موقعا، ... حزأن فما يشربن إلا النقائعا
And camels arrive early at al-Buṭaymah, a location, ... they drink only the clear water.