عرصم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a person's physical and moral character. It encompasses notions of strength, robustness, and sometimes a negative connotation of being stingy, mean, or even gluttonous. It can also refer to someone energetic.

Derived headwords

العَرْصَمnoun

1.
Strong, robust personboth
A person who is strong and robust in build.
2.
Feeble personclassical
Alternatively, it can refer to someone who is small in body, implying weakness.
3.
Mean personclassical
It can also denote a person of low character or meanness.
4.
Energetic personboth
Refers to someone who is active and energetic.
5.
Gluttonous personboth
Describes someone who eats excessively.

العَرْصَامnoun

1.
Strong, robust personboth
Similar to العَرْصَم, this term denotes a strong and robust individual.
2.
Feeble personclassical
It can also mean someone who is small in body, implying weakness.
3.
Mean personclassical
It can also denote a person of low character or meanness.

العَرْصُومnoun

1.
Stingy personclassical
This term specifically refers to a person who is stingy or miserly.

Parallel reading

العرصم والعرصام: القوي الشديد البضعة

Al-ʿarṣam and al-ʿarṣām: the strong, robust in build.

وقيل: هو الضئيل الجسم، ضد

And it was said: he is small in body, the opposite.

وقيل: هو اللئيم

And it was said: he is mean.

والعرصم: النشيط

And al-ʿarṣam: the energetic.

والعرصم: الأكول

And al-ʿarṣam: the gluttonous.

والعرصوم: البخيل

And al-ʿarṣūm: the stingy.