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عرتم

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes parts of the nose and face, specifically the area between the nose and the upper lip. It also extends to figurative uses related to defiance or unwillingness.

Derived headwords

العَرْتَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of the noseboth

    The foremost part of the nose.

  2. 2.
    area between nose and lipboth

    The region situated between the philtrum and the base of the nose.

عَرْتَمَتُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    his noseclassical

    Referring to a person's nose, often used in an idiom.

العَرْتَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of the noseclassical

    An alternative term for the tip of the nose.

  2. 2.
    area between nose and lipclassical

    An alternative term for the area between the nose and the upper lip.

الهِرْتَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of the noseclassical

    A term for the tip of the nose.

الحَثْرَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of the noseclassical

    A term for the tip of the nose.

الخَنْعَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of the noseclassical

    A term for the tip of the nose.

النُّونَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of the noseclassical

    A term for the tip of the nose.

الثُّومَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of the noseclassical

    A term for the tip of the nose.

الهُزْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of the noseclassical

    A term for the tip of the nose.

القِلْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of the noseclassical

    A term for the tip of the nose.

Parallel reading

مقدم الأنف
the tip of the nose.
يقال كان ذلك على رغم عرتمته
It is said that this was done against his will (literally: against his nose).
وهي العرتبة، بالباء، والميم أكثر
And it is the 'ar-tabah', with a 'ba', but the 'mim' is more common.
وقيل: العرتمة طرف الأنف
And it is said: 'al-'ar-tamah' is the tip of the nose.
العرتمة ما بين وترة الأنف والشفة
'Al-'ar-tamah' is what is between the septum of the nose and the lip.
يقال للدائرة التي عند الأنف وسط الشفة العليا العرتمة
The circle that is at the nose in the middle of the upper lip is called 'al-'ar-tamah'.
والعرتبة لغة فيها
And 'al-'ar-tabah' is a variant pronunciation for it.
هي الخنعبة والنونة والثومة والهزمة والوهدة والقلدة والهرتمة والعرتمة والحثرمة
It is 'al-khan'abah', 'an-nunah', 'ath-thumah', 'al-huzmah', 'al-wahdah', 'al-qaldah', 'al-hartamah', 'al-'ar-tamah', and 'al-hathramah'.