ديم

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns continuous, gentle rain, often without thunder or lightning. It extends metaphorically to describe something that is constant, persistent, or enduring, like continuous action or a vast, unchanging landscape.

Derived headwords

الدِّيمةnoun

1.
Gentle, continuous rainboth
Rain that falls without thunder or lightning, lasting for a significant portion of the day or night. It implies a steady, non-violent downpour.
2.
Constant actionclassical
Metaphorically refers to continuous, steady action or worship, characterized by consistency and moderation.

باتت وأسبل والف من ديمة تروي الخمائل، دائما تسجامها — It spent the night, and the clouds shed a continuous rain, watering the thickets, always flowing. —

دِيَمnoun

1.
Plural of continuous rainboth
The plural form of 'dīmah', referring to multiple instances of gentle, continuous rain.

دَيَّمَverb

1.
To rain continuouslyclassical
The sky rained continuously, referring to the act of sending down steady, gentle rain.

فإن صح هذا الفعل اعتد به في الياء — If this verb is authentic, it should be considered in relation to the 'ya'.

تَدْيِيمًاnoun

1.
Continuous rainingclassical
The masdar (verbal noun) of 'dayyama', signifying the act of raining continuously.

ديما ديماadverbial phrase

1.
Continuously, in successionclassical
Used adverbially to describe something happening continuously, in succession, or filling the land, like a persistent flood or a series of events.

إنها لآتيتكم ديما ديما — They are coming to you continuously, continuously.

الدِّيَامِيمnoun

1.
Vast, desolate plainsclassical
Refers to large, empty, and desolate desert areas or plains.

دَيْمُومَةnoun

1.
Vast, distant desertclassical
A large, distant, and seemingly endless desert or plain, implying a long journey within it.
2.
Enduring, constantclassical
Derived from the concept of permanence, referring to something that is lasting or enduring.

وديمومة سردح — And a vast, desolate plain.

مُدَيَّمَةadjective

1.
Struck by continuous rainclassical
An area of land that has been affected by continuous, gentle rain.

والأقحوان المديما — and the chamomile that has been rained upon.

استَدَامَverb

1.
To bow one's headclassical
To lower one's head, possibly to the point of dripping blood. This is considered a reversed form of 'istadma'.

استدام الرجل إذا طأطأ رأسه يقطر منه الدم، مقلوب عن استدمى — A man 'istadama' if he bowed his head until blood dripped from it, a reversal of 'istadma'.

Parallel reading

المطر الذي ليس فيه رعد ولا برق، أقله ثلث النهار أو ثلث الليل، وأكثره ما بلغ من العدة، والجمع ديم

The rain that has no thunder or lightning, its minimum is a third of the day or a third of the night, and its maximum is what is counted, and the plural is 'diyum'.

باتت وأسبل والف من ديمة ... تروي الخمائل، دائما تسجامها

It spent the night, and the clouds shed a continuous rain... watering the thickets, always flowing.

كان عمله ديمة

His work was continuous.

الديمة المطر الدائم في سكون، شبهت عمله في دوامه مع الاقتصاد بديمة المطر الدائم

The 'dīmah' is the constant rain in stillness; his work was likened in its continuity with moderation to the constant rain.

إنها لآتيتكم ديما ديما

They are coming to you continuously, continuously.

أي أنها تملأ الأرض في دوام

Meaning they fill the earth continuously.

والدياميم: المفاوز.

And 'al-diyāmīm': the vast deserts.

ومفازة ديمومة أي دائمة البعد.

And a 'daymūmah' desert means permanently distant.

وديمومة سردح ؛ هي الصحراء البعيدة، وهي فعلولة من الدوام، أي بعيدة الأرجاء يدوم السير فيها

And a 'daymūmah sardah'; it is the distant desert, and it is a 'fa'lūlah' pattern from 'dawām', meaning its expanses are far, and the journey within it is prolonged.

ما زالت السماء ديما ديما أي دائمة المطر

The sky continued to be 'daymā daymā', meaning continuously raining.

وأرض مديمة ومديمة: أصابتها الديمة

And a land 'mudayyamah' and 'mudayyamah': it was struck by the 'dīmah'.

رخاخ الثرى، والأقحوان المديما

The soft earth, and the chamomile that has been rained upon.