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تغلم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to primarily relate to geographical locations, specifically mountains or elevated areas. It is discussed in the context of place names and their potential etymological origins, with a focus on the letter 'ta' as potentially being an addition.

Derived headwords

تَغْلَمname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A specific geographical location, mentioned as a place name.

تَغْلَمَانname
  1. 1.
    Two mountainsclassical

    A dual place name referring to two mountains.

Parallel reading

تَغْلَم موضع وليس له اشتقاق فأقضي على التاء بالزيادة
Taghlam is a place and has no derivation, so I rule that the 'ta' is an addition.
ديار لشعثاء الفؤاد وتربها، ... ليالي تحتل المراض فتغلما
Dwellings of Sha'tha' al-Fu'ad and her kin, ... nights spent in the ailing places, then Taghlam.
هما تغلمان جبلان فأفرد للضرورة
They are two mountains, so it was singularized out of necessity.