عبم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes someone who is physically large, dull-witted, and lacking in intelligence, manners, courage, or resources. It can also refer to a large quantity of thick, viscous water.

Derived headwords

العِبَامnoun

1.
dull-witted, crude personboth
A person who is coarse in build and foolish, or who is inarticulate and foolish. It describes someone lacking intellect, refinement, courage, and financial means.
2.
thick, abundant waterclassical
A large quantity of water that is thick and viscous.

العِبَامَاءnoun

1.
dull-witted, crude personboth
A collective noun for people who are coarse in build and foolish, or who are inarticulate and foolish. It describes someone lacking intellect, refinement, courage, and financial means.

عبمverb

1.
to be dull-witted and crudeclassical
To be coarse in build and foolish, or inarticulate and foolish.

عبامةnoun

1.
dullness, crudenessclassical
The state of being coarse in build and foolish, or inarticulate and foolish.

العبمnoun

1.
dull-witted, crude personboth
A person who is coarse in build and foolish, or who is inarticulate and foolish. It describes someone lacking intellect, refinement, courage, and financial means.

هدبدnoun

1.
large-bodied manclassical
A man who is large in body, similar to the description of 'عبم'.

Parallel reading

العبام والعباماء: الغليظ الخلقة في حمق

Al-'ubāmu and al-'ubamā'u: the coarse in build with foolishness.

وقيل: هو العيي الأحمق

And it was said: he is the inarticulate, the foolish.

وشبه الهيدب العبام من الأقوام ... سقبا مجللا فرعا

And he likened the coarse, dull-witted among the people... to a well-covered, tall camel.

وقد عبم يعبم عبامة

And he was dull-witted, crude, with dullness.

ويقال للرجل العظيم الجسم: عبم وهدبد

And the man of great body is called 'abima and hadbada.

وهو الذي لا عقل له ولا أدب ولا شجاعة ولا رأس مال

And he is one who has no intellect, no manners, no courage, and no capital.

والعبام: الفدم العيي الثقيل

And al-'ubāmu: the dull, inarticulate, heavy one.

والعبام: الماء الكثير «1» الغليظ

And al-'ubāmu: the abundant, thick water.