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عردم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are thick, stout, and strong, particularly in relation to the neck or body. It also extends to concepts of hardness, intensity, and a large, dense cluster.

Derived headwords

العَرْدَامُnoun
  1. 1.
    Cluster of date palm frondsclassical

    A cluster of date palm fronds, specifically the part that grows on the palm tree.

العَرْدَمُnoun
  1. 1.
    Cluster of date palm frondsclassical

    A cluster of date palm fronds, specifically the part that grows on the palm tree.

  2. 2.
    Thick, stout personclassical

    A person who is large, stout, and has little flesh, implying a dense build.

  3. 3.
    Thick, long stalkclassical

    A long, thick, and slow-moving stalk or growth.

العَرْدَمَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick-necked personclassical

    A person characterized by a thick and strong neck.

عَرْدَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To be thick-neckedclassical

    To have a strong and thick neck.

عَرْدَمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Thick and stoutclassical

    Describing someone who is large, stout, and has little flesh.

  2. 2.
    Thick and strongclassical

    Describing something or someone as thick, strong, and robust.

العَرْدُnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick and stout personclassical

    Similar to العردم, describing a person who is large, stout, and has little flesh.

العَرْدَمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Hardness and solidityclassical

    The quality of being hard, solid, and strong.

  2. 2.
    Intensityclassical

    A state of being intense or severe.

Parallel reading

العردام والعردم: العذق الذي فيه الشماريخ، وأصله في النخلة.
Al-'ardam and al-'ardam: the cluster containing the fronds, and its origin is in the palm tree.
والعردمان: الغليظ الشديد الرقبة؛
And al-'ardaman: the thick-necked, strong of neck.
ويعتلي الرأس القمد عردمه
And his thick neck rises above the crest of the head.
والعردم: الضخم التار الغليظ القليل اللحم،
And al-'ardam: the large, stout, thick, with little flesh.
والعرد مثله.
And al-'ard is like it.
والعردم: الغرمول الطويل الثخين المتمهل.
And al-'ardam: the long, thick, slow-moving stalk.
والعردمة: الشدة والصلابة؛
And al-'ardamah: hardness and solidity.
إنه لعردم القصرة
He is of the hardness of the short, thick bone.
نحمي حمياها بعرد عردم
We protect its sanctuary with a strong, solid defense.
إذا قلت للعرد عردم فهو أشد من العرد،
If you say of 'al-'ard' that it is 'ardam', it is more intense than 'al-'ard'.
كما يقال للبليد بلدم فهو أبلد وأشد.
Just as one says of the dullard 'baldam', he is duller and more intense.