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عجرم

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are thick, stout, and strong, often with knots or bulges. It extends to concepts of robustness in animals, humans, and even movement, as well as specific botanical and zoological terms.

Derived headwords

العَجْرَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of treeclassical

    A type of thorny tree that is thick and large, with knots resembling dice, used for making bows.

  2. 2.
    thick knotsclassical

    The thickness of its knots, referring to the tree.

  3. 3.
    strenuous gaitclassical

    A gait characterized by intensity and closeness of steps.

  4. 4.
    speedclassical

    The act of hastening or moving quickly.

  5. 5.
    group of camelsclassical

    A specific number of camels, ranging from fifty to one hundred, or two hundred.

العجرمة والعجرمة: شجرة من العضاه غليظة عظيمة، لها عقد كعقد الكعاب تتخذ منها القسي — Al-Ajramah and al-Ajramah: a thick, large thorny tree, with knots like dice, from which bows are made.
هذا علي ذو لظى وهمهمه، ... يعجرم المشي إلينا عجرمه — This is Ali, full of flame and clamor, ... he makes his approach to us with a strenuous gait.
العَجْرَمnoun
  1. 1.
    type of insectclassical

    A hard, somewhat stunted insect found in trees, which eats grass.

  2. 2.
    male organclassical

    The male organ, or its base.

  3. 3.
والعجرم: دويبة صلبة كأنها مقطوطة تكون في الشجر وتأكل الحشيش — And al-ajram: a hard insect, as if stunted, found in trees and eating grass.
العَجَارِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    groin areaclassical

    The area where the thighs meet and the base of the male organ.

  2. 2.
    male organclassical

    The male organ, or its base.

  3. 3.
    strong manclassical

    A strong man, sometimes used metaphorically for the male organ.

والعجاريم من الدابة: مجتمع عقد ما بين فخذيه وأصل ذكره — And al-'ajarim from a beast: the meeting place of the joints between its thighs and the base of its male organ.
والعجارم: الذكر، وقيل: أصله، وقد يوصف به — And al-'ajarim: the male organ, or it is said: its base, and it may be used to describe it.
والعجارم، بالضم، الرجل الشديد، قال: وربما كني به عن الذكر — And al-'ajarim (with dammah), the strong man, he said: and sometimes it is used as a euphemism for the male organ.
مُعَجْرَمadjective
  1. 1.
    thick-basedclassical

    Referring to a penis that is thick at its base.

  2. 2.
    humpclassical

    The hump of a camel.

وإنّه لمعجرم إذا كان غليظ الأصل — And indeed he is thick-based if his origin is thick.
وذكر معجرم: غليظ الأصل — And a thick-based penis: thick at the base.
ومعجرم البعير: سنامه — And the camel's mu'ajram: its hump.
يُعَجْرِمُverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with intensityclassical

    To walk with intensity and closely spaced steps.

يعجرم المشي إلينا عجرمه — He makes his approach to us with a strenuous gait.
عَجْرَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    strenuous gaitclassical

    A gait characterized by intensity and closeness of steps.

يعجرم المشي إلينا عجرمه — He makes his approach to us with a strenuous gait.
أو سيد عادية يعجرم عجرمه — Or a master of an attack who makes his approach with a strenuous gait.
العُجَرُومَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thick knotsclassical

    The thickness of its knots, referring to the tree.

وهي العجرومة، وعجرمتها غلظ عقدها — And it is al-'ujrumah, and its 'ajramah is the thickness of its knots.
مُعَجْرِمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    strong (female animal)classical

    A female animal, particularly a camel, that is strong.

معجرمات بزلا سغابلا — Strong, yielding, and lean (female camels).
عَجْرَمadjective
  1. 1.
    strongclassical

    A man who is strong.

ورجل عجرم وعجرم وعجارم: شديد — And a man 'ajram, 'ajram, and 'ajarim: strong.
عَجْرَمname
  1. 1.
    male nameclassical

    A proper name for a man.

وعجرمة: اسم رجل — And 'ajramah: the name of a man.
عَجْرَمَةname
  1. 1.
    male nameclassical

    A proper name for a man.

وعجرمة: اسم رجل — And 'ajramah: the name of a man.
عَجْرَمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutclassical

    A woman who is short, stout, and wicked.

عجوز عكرشة وعجرمة وعضمزة وقلمزة وهي اللئيمة القصيرة — An old woman, shriveled, stout, stout, and short, meaning the wicked and short one.

Parallel reading

العجرمة والعجرمة: شجرة من العضاه غليظة عظيمة، لها عقد كعقد الكعاب تتخذ منها القسي.
Al-Ajramah and al-Ajramah: a thick, large thorny tree, with knots like dice, from which bows are made.
وقال أبو حنيفة: العجرمة والنشمة شيء واحد، والجمع عجرم وعجرم؛
Abu Hanifa said: Al-Ajramah and al-Nashmah are one thing, and their plural is 'ajram and 'ajram.
قال العجاج ووصف المطايا: نواحلا مثل قسي العجرم وهي العجرومة، وعجرمتها غلظ عقدها.
Al-'Ajjaj said, describing the mounts: lean like the bows of al-'ajram, and it is al-'ujrumah, and its 'ajramah is the thickness of its knots.
وقال أبو حنيفة: المعجرم القضيب الكثير العقد، وكل معقد معجرم.
Abu Hanifa said: Al-Mu'ajram is a rod with many knots, and every knotted thing is mu'ajram.
والعجرم: دويبة صلبة كأنها مقطوطة تكون في الشجر وتأكل الحشيش.
And al-ajram: a hard insect, as if stunted, found in trees and eating grass.
والعجاريم من الدابة: مجتمع عقد ما بين فخذيه وأصل ذكره.
And al-'ajarim from a beast: the meeting place of the joints between its thighs and the base of its male organ.
والعجرم: أصل الذكر، وإنه لمعجرم إذا كان غليظ الأصل.
And al-ajram: the base of the male organ, and indeed he is thick-based if his origin is thick.
والعجارم: الذكر، وقيل: أصله، وقد يوصف به.
And al-'ajarim: the male organ, or it is said: its base, and it may be used to describe it.
وذكر معجرم: غليظ الأصل؛ قال رؤبة: ينبي بشرخي رحله معجرمه، ... كأنما يسفيه حاد ينهمه
And a thick-based penis: thick at the base; Ru'bah said: it reveals its thick-based origin with its journey, ... as if a sharp driver is making it fly.
ومعجرم البعير: سنامه.
And the camel's mu'ajram: its hump.
والعجرمة: مشي فيه شدة وتقارب؛
And al-ajramah: a gait characterized by intensity and closeness of steps.
وقال رجل من بني ضبة يوم الجمل: هذا علي ذو لظى وهمهمه، ... يعجرم المشي إلينا عجرمه، كالليث يحمي شبله في الأجمه
And a man from Banu Dhabbah said on the Day of the Camel: This is Ali, full of flame and clamor, ... he makes his approach to us with a strenuous gait, like a lion protecting its cub in its den.
قال ابن دريد: العجرمة العدو الشديد؛ وأنشد: أو سيد عادية يعجرم عجرمه
Ibn Duraid said: Al-ajramah is the intense running; and he recited: Or a master of an attack who makes his approach with a strenuous gait.
ورجل عجرم وعجرم وعجارم: شديد.
And a man 'ajram, 'ajram, and 'ajarim: strong.
الجوهري: والعجارم، بالضم، الرجل الشديد، قال: وربما كني به عن الذكر؛ وأنشد ابن بري لجرير: تنادي بجنح الليل: يا آل دارم، ... وقد سلخوا جلد استها بالعجارم
Al-Jawhari said: And al-'ajarim (with dammah), the strong man, he said: and sometimes it is used as a euphemism for the male organ; and Ibn al-Bari recited for Jarir: She calls in the dead of night: O Banu Darim, ... and they have flayed the skin of her anus with the 'ajarim.
والعجرم، بالكسر: الرجل القصير الغليظ الشديد.
And al-ajram (with kasr): the short, thick, strong man.
وبعير عجرم: شديد، وقيل: كل شديد عجرم.
And a strong camel: strong, or it is said: everything strong is 'ajram.
وقيل: ما بين الخمسين إلى المائة.
Or it is said: between fifty and one hundred.
والعجرمة: الإسراع.
And al-ajramah: hastening.
قال ابن بري: العجرمة إسراع في مقاربة خطو؛ قال عمرو بن معديكرب، ويقال الأسعر بن حمران: أما إذا يعدو فثعلب جرية، ... أو ذئب عادية يعجرم عجرمه
Ibn al-Bari said: Al-ajramah is hastening with closely spaced steps; Amr ibn Ma'dikarib, and it is said Al-As'ar ibn Humran, said: But when he runs, he is a swift fox, ... or a wolf of an attack making his approach with a strenuous gait.
الأزهري: عجوز عكرشة وعجرمة وعضمزة وقلمزة وهي اللئيمة القصيرة.
Al-Azharī said: An old woman, shriveled, stout, stout, and short, meaning the wicked and short one.
وعجرمة: اسم رجل.
And 'ajramah: the name of a man.