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ضثم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of grasping or seizing. It is primarily used to form names for the lion, suggesting a connection to the lion's predatory nature and its powerful grip.

Derived headwords

الضيثمname
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    One of the names for a lion.

الضيغمname
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name for the lion, mentioned as being similar to الضيثم.

الضبثمname
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    Another name for the lion, suggested as a possible original form of الضيثم, with a 'b' instead of 'y'.

الضَّبْثnoun
  1. 1.
    Graspingclassical

    The act of grasping or seizing something firmly.

Parallel reading

الضيثم: من أسماء الأسد، فيعل من ضثم.
Al-Daythum: one of the names of the lion, a fay'al pattern derived from (the root) D-TH-M.
الجوهري: الضيثم الأسد مثل الضيغم، أبدل غينه ثاء، وفي أصحاب الاشتقاق من يقول: هو الضبثم، بالباء.
Al-Jawhari: Al-Daythum is the lion, like Al-Daygham; he substituted the 'ghayn' with a 'tha'. And among the etymologists, some say: it is Al-Dabthum, with a 'ba'.
قال أبو منصور: لم أسمع ضيثم في أسماء الأسد، بالياء، وقد سمعت ضبثم، بالباء، والميم زائدة، أصله من الضبث، وهو القبض على الشيء، هذا هو الصحيح.
Abu Mansur said: I have not heard 'Daythum' among the names of the lion, with a 'ya'. I have heard 'Dabthum', with a 'ba'. And the 'mim' is an addition. Its origin is from 'Al-Dabth', which is grasping something. This is the correct view.