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علكم

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something or someone as strong, solid, stout, and large, particularly referring to camels and men. It can also denote specific parts like a camel's hump or a person's fleshy build.

Derived headwords

العَلْكَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong camelboth

    A strong, solid, and stout camel.

  2. 2.
    Large manboth

    A large and stout man.

العَلْكُومnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong camelboth

    A strong, solid, and stout camel; the term applies to both male and female.

  2. 2.
    Strong and solidclassical

    Describing something as strong and solid.

العَلَاكِمnoun
  1. 1.
    Large camelsclassical

    The large and stout camels.

المُعَلْكَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Fleshy manboth

    A man who is very fleshy and stout.

عَلْكَمname
  1. 1.
    Name of a manclassical

    A proper name for a man.

  2. 2.
    Name of a she-camelclassical

    A proper name for a she-camel.

عَلَاكِمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Stout she-camelclassical

    Describing a she-camel as stout, strong, and large.

عَلْكَمَتَهَاnoun
  1. 1.
    Size of its humpclassical

    The largeness or prominence of a camel's hump.

العَلْكَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large humpclassical

    The largeness of a camel's hump.

Parallel reading

الشديد الصلب من الإبل وغيرها
The strong, solid one among camels and others.
والأنثى علكوم
And the female is 'alkoom.
بكرت بها جرشية مقطورة ... تروي المحاجر، بازل علكوم
I brought her forth, a Jarshiyyah, led... quenching the water-holes, a stout, mature she-camel.
حتى ترى البويزل العلكوما ... منها تولي العرك الحيزوما
Until you see the young she-camel, stout... from which the hindquarters turn away.
ناقة علاكمة مثل الفنيق شملة، ... وحافزة في ذلك المحلب
A stout she-camel like a strong young camel, covering ground, and pushing forward in that pasture.
غلباء وجناء علكوم مذكرة، ... في دفها سعة، قدامها ميل
Dark-complexioned, broad-faced, stout, and strong, with ample space in her flank, and a mile ahead.
والعلكم: الرجل الضخم
And 'alkam: the large man.
وقيل: ناقة علكوم غليظة الخلق موثفة
And it is said: a stout she-camel, thick-limbed and well-built.
وقيل: الجسيمة السمينة
And it is said: the large and fat.
وعلكمتها: عظم سنامها.
And 'alkamatuha: the largeness of its hump.
العلاكم العظام من الإبل.
Al-'alaakim: the large camels.
والعلكمة: عظم السنام.
And al-'alkamah: the largeness of the hump.
ورجل معلكم: كثير اللحم.
And a mu'alkam man: fleshy.
يمسي بنو علكم هزلى، ونسوته ... وعلكم مثل فحل الضأن فرفور
The sons of 'Alakam spend the evening weak, and their women... and 'Alakam is like the ram Farfoor.
ويحك ما اسم أمها يا علكم
Woe to you, what is your mother's name, O 'Alakam?
العلكوم الشديد من الإبل مثل العلجوم، الذكر والأنثى فيه سواء.
Al-'alkoom: the strong camel, like al-'aljoom; male and female are the same in this regard.