عضم

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root عضم primarily relates to parts of objects, particularly handles, agricultural tools, and animal tails. It also extends to descriptions of physical attributes like strength and lines in nature, and metaphorically to excessive eating.

Derived headwords

العَضْمnoun

1.
bow's gripclassical
The handle of a bow, also called the 'mi'jas' or 'miqbad'.
2.
winnowing toolclassical
A wooden tool with finger-like projections used for winnowing grain.
3.
plowshare's boardclassical
The wide board at the head of a plow, near the iron part that cuts the earth.
4.
animal tailclassical
The tail of a horse, specifically its base, also called the 'akwah'.
5.
camel's tailclassical
The tail of a camel, referring to its bone structure rather than the hair.
6.
line in a mountainclassical
A streak or line in a mountain that differs in color from the surrounding rock.

المُعْجَسnoun

1.
bow's gripclassical
The handle of a bow, synonymous with 'al-'adhm' and 'al-miqbad'.

العَجْسnoun

1.
bow's gripclassical
The handle of a bow, synonymous with 'al-'adhm' and 'al-mu'jas'.

المِقْبَضnoun

1.
bow's gripclassical
The handle of a bow, synonymous with 'al-'adhm' and 'al-mu'jas'.

عِظَامnoun

1.
bow's grips (pl.)classical
The plural of 'al-'adhm', referring to the grips of bows.
2.
camel's tails (pl.)classical
The plural of 'al-'adhm', referring to the tails of camels.

عَظَمَةnoun

1.
plowshare's board (pl.)classical
A plural form for the wide board of a plow, though noted as rare.
2.
camel's tails (pl.)classical
A plural form for the tails of camels, noted as rare.

عَضَمnoun

1.
plowshare's board (pl.)classical
A plural form for the wide board of a plow, noted as rare.
2.
camel's tails (pl.)classical
A plural form for the tails of camels, noted as rare.

العَضْمnoun

1.
pottery itemclassical
An unspecified item made of pottery, mentioned by Tha'lab.

العَكْوَةnoun

1.
horse's tail baseclassical
The base of a horse's tail, synonymous with 'al-'adhm' in this context.

العُضُومadjective

1.
strong camelclassical
A female camel that is physically strong and capable of enduring travel.

العَصُومadjective

1.
voracious eaterclassical
A woman who eats a lot, implying she is not prone to becoming thin.

عَيضُومadjective

1.
voracious eaterclassical
A woman who eats excessively, considered a correction of 'ayḍūm'.

العَيْصُومadjective

1.
voracious eaterclassical
A woman who eats a lot, considered the correct form for 'ayḍūm', implying strength from eating.

Parallel reading

العضم في القوس: المعجس، وهو مقبض القوس، والعضم والعجس والمقبض كله بمعنى واحد

Al-'adhm in the bow: al-mi'jas, which is the grip of the bow, and al-'adhm, al-'ajs, and al-miqbad all have the same meaning.

والجمع عضام؛ أنشد أبو حنيفة: زاد صبياها على التمام، ... وعضمها زاد على العضام

And the plural is 'iḍām; Abu Hanifa recited: Her young ones increased beyond completion, ... and her 'adhm increased beyond the 'iḍām.

والعضم: خشبة ذات أصابع تذرى بها الحنطة

And al-'adhm: a wooden stick with fingers used to winnow wheat.

والعضم الحفراة التي يذرى بها

And al-'adhm is the winnowing shovel used for winnowing.

والعضم أصابع المذرى

And al-'adhm are the fingers of the winnowing tool.

وعضم الفدان: لوحه العريض الذي في رأسه الحديدة التي تشق الأرض

And the 'adhm of the faddan: its wide board which is at its head near the iron that cuts the earth.

والجمع أعضمة وعضم، كلاهما نادر

And the plural is 'a'ḍamah and 'aḍm, both are rare.

والظاء في كل ذلك لغة؛ حكاه أبو حنيفة بعد أن قدم الضاد

And the letter 'ẓā' in all of that is a variant pronunciation; Abu Hanifa narrated it after presenting the 'ḍād'.

والعضم: عسيب الفرس، أصل ذنبه، وهي العكوة

And al-'adhm: the tail of the horse, the base of its tail, and it is al-'akwah.

والعضام: عسيب البعير وهو ذنبه العظم لا الهلب، والجمع القليل أعضمة، والجمع عضم

And al-'iḍām: the tail of the camel, which is its bony tail, not the hair, and the small plural is 'a'ḍamah, and the plural is 'aḍm.

والعضم: خط في الجبل يخالف سائر لونه

And al-'adhm: a line in the mountain that differs from the rest of its color.

رب عضم رأيت في وسط ضهر

Perhaps a line ('adhm) I saw in the middle of a patch (ḍahr).

والعضوم: الناقة الصلبة في بدنها القوية على السفر

And al-'uḍūm: the female camel that is firm in her body and strong for travel.

والعصوم، بالصاد المهملة: الكثيرة الأكل

And al-'aṣūm, with the unpointed ṣād: the one who eats a lot.

وامرأة عيضوم: كثيرة الأكل؛ عن كراع؛ قال: أرجد رأس شيخة عيضوم

And a woman 'ayḍūm: eats a lot; from Kurā', he said: I saw the head of a voracious old woman ('ayḍūm).

والصاد أعلى؛ قال أبو منصور: هذا تصحيف قبيح، والصواب العيصوم، بالصاد؛ كذلك رواه أبو العباس أحمد بن يحيى عن ابن الأعرابي

And the ṣād is superior; Abu Mansur said: This is an ugly misspelling, and the correct form is al-'ayṣūm, with the ṣād; Abu al-'Abbas Ahmad bin Yahya narrated it similarly from Ibn al-A'rabi.

وهي العصوم للمرأة إذا كثر أكلها، وإنما قيل لها عصوم وعيصوم لأن كثرة أكلها تعصمها من الهزال وتقويها

And she is al-'aṣūm for a woman if her eating is excessive, and she is called 'aṣūm and 'ayṣūm because her excessive eating protects her from emaciation and strengthens her.