ضرغم

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the lion, describing its fierceness and predatory nature. It extends to describe a brave or formidable person by comparison to a lion, and also refers to the act of selecting or engaging heroes in battle.

Derived headwords

الضرغمnoun

1.
lionboth
A name for the lion.

الضرغامnoun

1.
lionboth
A name for the lion.

الضرغامةnoun

1.
lionboth
A name for the lion.
2.
brave personboth
A man who is brave and formidable, likened to a lion.

ضرغامةadjective

1.
brave, formidableboth
Describing a person, particularly a man, who is brave and formidable, by comparison to a lion.

فحل ضرغامةnoun

1.
formidable maleboth
A male animal, especially a stallion, described as formidable and powerful, by comparison to a lion.

الضرغمةnoun

1.
selection of heroesclassical
The act of selecting the best or most prominent heroes for battle.
2.
fierce engagementclassical
A fierce engagement or confrontation in war.

التضرغمnoun

1.
selection of heroesclassical
The act of selecting the best or most prominent heroes for battle.
2.
fierce engagementclassical
A fierce engagement or confrontation in war.

ضرغمverb

1.
to select heroesclassical
To select the best or most prominent heroes for battle.
2.
to engage fiercelyclassical
To engage fiercely in battle.

تضرغمverb

1.
to select heroesclassical
To select the best or most prominent heroes for battle.
2.
to engage fiercelyclassical
To engage fiercely in battle.

الضرغامadjective

1.
fierce, boldclassical
Describing a lion as fierce, strong, and courageous.

ضرغامةnoun

1.
mud, mireclassical
A thick, sticky mud or mire.

Parallel reading

الضرغم والضرغام والضرغامة: الأسد.

The Ḍargham, the Ḍarghām, and the Ḍarghāmah: the lion.

ورجل ضرغامة: شجاع، فإما أن يكون شبه بالأسد، وإما أن يكون ذلك أصلا فيه

And a Ḍarghāmah man: brave, whether he is likened to a lion, or whether that is an inherent quality in him.

فتى الناس لا يخفى عليهم مكانه، ... وضرغامة إن هم بالأمر أوقعا

A man among people, his place is not hidden from them, ... and a Ḍarghāmah if they intend an affair, they accomplish it.

والأسبق أنه على التشبيه.

And the primary understanding is that it is by way of simile.

وفحل ضرغامة: على التشبيه بالأسد.

And a Ḍarghāmah stallion: by way of simile to a lion.

فقالت: أحمر ضرغامة شديد الزئير قليل الهدير.

She said: 'The red one, the Ḍarghāmah, intense in roaring, little in rumbling.'

والضرغمة والتضرغم: انتخاب الأبطال في الحرب

And Ḍarghamah and Taḍarghum: the selection of heroes in war.

ودرغم الأبطال بعضها بعضا في الحرب.

And the heroes selected each other in war.

تضرغمت الأبطال في ضرغمتها بحيث تأتخذ في المعركة

The heroes engaged fiercely in their engagement, such that they took their positions in the battle.

وقومي، إن سألت، بنو علي، ... متى ترهم بضرغمة تفر

And my people, if you ask, are the sons of Ali, ... when you see them in a fierce engagement, they flee.

والأسد الضرغام ؛ هو الضاري الشديد المقدام من الأسود.

And the Ḍarghām lion; he is the predatory, strong, and forward one among lions.

ضرغامة من طين وثويطة ولبيخة وليخة وهو الوحل.

A Ḍarghāmah of mud, and Thawayṭah, and Labīkhah, and Laykhah, and it is the mire.