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عطم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of destruction, perishing, and being ruined. It can also refer to specific types of wool or materials.

Derived headwords

العطمnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffed woolclassical

    Refers to wool that has been fluffed up or carded.

  2. 2.
    destructionclassical

    Denotes a state of ruin or perishing.

عطيمnoun
  1. 1.
    perished oneclassical

    A singular noun referring to someone or something that has perished or been destroyed.

عاطمnoun
  1. 1.
    perished oneclassical

    A singular noun referring to someone or something that has perished or been destroyed. It is a variant form of 'عطيم'.

Parallel reading

العطم الصوف المنفوش
Al-'uṭm is fluffed wool.
والعطم: الهلكى
And al-'uṭm: the perished ones.
واحدهم عطيم وعاطم
Their singular is 'aṭīm and 'āṭim.