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عفهم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of strength, abundance, and the beginning or prime of something. It describes robust animals, powerful individuals, prosperous living, and the initial stages of youth or growth.

Derived headwords

العَفَاهِمnoun
  1. 1.
    strong she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is strong and robust in its hide and constitution.

  2. 2.
    strong, powerfulclassical

    Used to describe an enemy who is strong and formidable.

  3. 3.
    prime, beginningclassical

    Refers to the early, vigorous stage of youth or something's development.

  4. 4.
    abundant waterclassical

    Describes a torrent or flood that is rich and abundant with water.

  5. 5.
    prosperous, abundantclassical

    Used to describe a life or living that is fertile, prosperous, and abundant.

وعدو عفاهم: شديد — and a strong enemy: severe
والعفاهم من جعل الجماعة عفاهيم فإنه جعل المدة في آخرها مكان الألف التي ألقاها من وسطها — and 'al-'afāhim' for making the group 'afāhīm' is to place the duration at the end in place of the alif that was dropped from its middle.
عَفَاهِمadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, powerfulclassical

    Describing someone or something as strong and capable, particularly in youth.

  2. 2.
    abundantclassical

    Used to describe a torrent that is full of water.

وعفاهم الشباب: أوله — and 'afāhim' of youth: its beginning
وسيل عفاهم أي كثير الماء — and a torrent 'afāhim', meaning abundant with water
عَفَاهِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    early stagesclassical

    A plural form referring to the initial or early stages of something, possibly youth.

والعفاهم من جعل الجماعة عفاهيم فإنه جعل المدة في آخرها مكان الألف التي ألقاها من وسطها — and 'al-'afāhim' for making the group 'afāhīm' is to place the duration at the end in place of the alif that was dropped from its middle.
عَفَاهِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    beginning, primeclassical

    The initial or earliest part of something, similar to 'unfawān'.

وكذلك عفاهمه — and likewise its 'afāhimah'.
عَفْهَمother
  1. 1.
    strength, vigorclassical

    The root itself seems to imply a sense of strength, robustness, and abundance.

Parallel reading

القوية الجلدة من النوق.
The strong-hided among the she-camels.
وعدو عفاهم: شديد؛
And a strong enemy: severe;
يظل من جاراه في عذائم ... من عنفوان جريه العفاهم
He remains who competes with him in his youthful vigor... from the prime of his running, the strong one.
وعفاهم الشباب: أوله،
And 'afāhim' of youth: its beginning,
والعفاهم من جعل الجماعة عفاهيم فإنه جعل المدة في آخرها مكان الألف التي ألقاها من وسطها.
And 'al-'afāhim' for making the group 'afāhīm' is to place the duration at the end in place of the alif that was dropped from its middle.
وقال شمر: عنفوان كل شيء أوله، وكذلك عفاهمه.
And Shammār said: 'Unfawān' of everything is its beginning, and likewise its 'afāhimah'.
وسيل عفاهم أي كثير الماء.
And a torrent 'afāhim', meaning abundant with water.
قال الفراء: عيش عفاهم أي مخصب.
Al-Farra' said: A life 'afāhim', meaning fertile.
أبو زيد: عيش عفاهم أي واسع وكذلك الدغفلي.
Abu Zayd said: A life 'afāhim', meaning abundant, and likewise 'ad-daghfalī'.
العرهوم والعراهم التار الناعم من كل شيء؛
Al-'urhūm and al-'arāhim are the soft, smooth ones of everything;
وقصبا عفاهما عرهوما
And reeds whose smoothness is 'urhūmā.