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ثجم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of continuity, persistence, and abundance, particularly concerning rain and water. It can also describe a swift departure or turning away from something.

Derived headwords

الثَّجْمnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift departureclassical

    The act of quickly turning away or deviating from something.

الإِثْجَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant rainboth

    The continuous and abundant falling of rain.

أَثْجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    To rain continuouslyboth

    The sky rained continuously and abundantly.

  2. 2.
    To persistclassical

    Anything that continues or persists for a duration.

أَنْجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    To cease rainingclassical

    The rain stopped after a period of continuous falling.

Parallel reading

الثَّجْم: سرعة الصرف عن الشيء.
Al-thajm: Swift departure from a thing.
والإِثْجَام: سرعة المطر.
And al-ithjam: The abundance of rain.
وأثجمت السماء: دام مطرها،
And the sky athjama: its rain was continuous,
وفي الصحاح: أثجمت السماء أياما ثم أنجمت،
And in Al-Sihah: the sky rained continuously for days then it ceased,
وقيل: كل شيء دام، فقد أثجم.
And it was said: anything that lasts, it has athjama.
الأصمعي: أثجم المطر وأغضن إذا دام أياما لا يقلع وكثر.
Al-Asma'i: The rain athjama and aghdana when it lasted for days without stopping and was abundant.