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جعثم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of largeness, thickness, and contraction. It is also used to denote specific tribal names and plant parts.

Derived headwords

الجَعْثُومnoun
  1. 1.
    Large phallusclassical

    A large and thick phallus.

الجَعْثَمَةname
  1. 1.
    Nameboth

    A proper name.

تَجَعْثُمverb
  1. 1.
    To contractclassical

    The contraction of something, where parts fold into each other.

الجَعْثَمِيَّاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Spearsclassical

    Spears attributed to the Banu Ja'thama tribe.

الجَعْثَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick rootsclassical

    The thick roots of the plant called Silybum.

الجَعْثَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick rootsclassical

    The thick roots of the plant called Silybum.

Parallel reading

الغرمول الضخم.
A large and thick phallus.
انقباض الشيء ودخول بعضه في بعض.
The contraction of something, where parts fold into each other.
كأن ارتجاز الجعثميات، وسطهم، ... نوائح يشفعن البكا بالأزامل
As if the chanting of the Ja'thamiyyat, among them, ... are mourners interceding with tears and wails.
يعني بالجعثميات قسيا منسوبة إلى هذا الحي.
He means by Al-Ja'thumiyyat spears attributed to this tribe.
جعثمة حي من أزد السراة.
Ja'thama is a tribe from Azd Al-Sarat.
جعثمة من هذيل.
Ja'thama is from Hudhayl.
الجعثم والجعثن أصول الصليان.
Al-Ja'tham and Al-Ja'than are the roots of the Silybum.