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عرهم

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes large, robust, and impressive entities, particularly camels. It extends to describe aged, significant individuals and also refers to something dense and soft.

Derived headwords

العراهمnoun
  1. 1.
    stout camelclassical

    Refers to a large, stout, or impressive camel.

  2. 2.
    dense and softclassical

    Describes something dense and soft, applicable to various things.

عراهمadjective
  1. 1.
    stout/impressiveclassical

    An adjective used to describe a stout or impressive male camel.

العياهمnoun
  1. 1.
    large camelsclassical

    A plural form referring to large, impressive camels.

العراهمةadjective
  1. 1.
    stout/impressive (m/f)classical

    An adjective describing something stout or impressive, applicable to both males and females.

العرهومnoun
  1. 1.
    great old manclassical

    Refers to an old man who is great or significant.

  2. 2.
    impressive camelclassical

    Describes a camel that is impressive in its color and build.

  3. 3.
    impressive horseclassical

    Describes a horse that is impressive and large.

عرهوماadjective
  1. 1.
    dense and softclassical

    Describes something dense and soft, like reeds.

العلكومadjective
  1. 1.
    strong/sturdyclassical

    Describes something strong or sturdy, similar to 'al-ʿarhum'.

عراهمadjective
  1. 1.
    large/impressiveclassical

    An adjective denoting largeness or impressiveness, used for camels.

جراهمadjective
  1. 1.
    large/impressiveclassical

    An adjective denoting largeness or impressiveness, used for camels, similar to 'ʿarāhim'.

عرهنadjective
  1. 1.
    large/impressiveclassical

    An adjective denoting largeness or impressiveness, used for camels, similar to 'ʿarāhim'.

عراهمةadjective
  1. 1.
    stout/impressiveclassical

    An adjective describing a stout or impressive female camel.

ناقة عراهمةnoun
  1. 1.
    stout female camelclassical

    A female camel that is stout or large.

ناقة عرهومnoun
  1. 1.
    impressive female camelclassical

    A female camel that is good in color and build.

Parallel reading

الغليظ من الإبل؛ قال: فقربوا كل وأى عراهم
The stout one among camels; he said: 'So they brought near every stout camel.'
من الجمال الجلة العياهم
Among the large, impressive camels.
وفارقت ذا لبد عراهما
And I parted from one with a thick mane, stout.
الهيم العراهيم.
The thirsty ones, the large camels.
ويرجعون المرد والعراهما
And they bring back the young ones and the stout ones.
جمل عراهم مثل جراهم.
A stout camel like a stout camel.
ناقة عراهمة أي ضخمة.
A stout female camel, meaning large.
العراهم والعراهمة نعت للمذكر والمؤنث
Al-ʿarāhim and al-ʿarāhimah are adjectives for the masculine and feminine.
العراهم التار الناعم من كل شيء
Al-ʿarāhim is the dense, soft thing of every kind.
وقصبا عفاهما عرهوما
And reeds, their dense softness, like 'ʿarhum'.
والعرهوم: الشديد
And al-ʿarhum: the strong one.
بعير عراهن وعراهم وجراهم عظيم
A camel, 'ʿarhan', 'ʿarāhim', and 'jarāhim', is great.
ناقة عرهوم: حسنة اللون والجسم
A female camel, 'ʿarhum': good in color and build.
أتلع في بهجته عرهوما
Tall in its splendor, a stout one.
العرهوم من الإبل الحسنة في لونها وجسمها.
Al-ʿarhum from the camels is the one good in its color and build.
العرهوم من الخيل: الحسنة العظيمة
Al-ʿarhum from the horses: the good, great one.
وقيل: العراهمة والعراهم نعت للمذكر دون المؤنث.
And it was said: al-ʿarāhimah and al-ʿarāhim are adjectives for the masculine, not the feminine.