عنم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root 'ʿnm' primarily denotes various types of trees and plants, often characterized by red or reddish colors, and sometimes by their soft or tender branches. It extends to describe things resembling these plants, such as dyed fingers, and also includes terms for certain reptiles and even a place name.

Derived headwords

العَنَمnoun

1.
Tender-branched treeclassical
A type of tree with soft and delicate branches, likened to the fingers of young women.
2.
Red-colored shootsclassical
Tender shoots that grow on the stems of thorny trees, distinguished by their red color and softness, unlike other branches.
3.
Hawthornclassical
A type of tree with red flowers, resembling dyed fingers. It is also identified with the hawthorn fruit.
4.
Christ's thorn shootsclassical
The thorny shoots of the 'Talh' tree (Acacia tortilis).
5.
Vine tendrilsclassical
The threads or tendrils by which grapevines attach to their trellises.
6.
Lizardclassical
A type of lizard, described as being whiter and more beautiful than the 'adhaya (another type of lizard).

عَنَمَةnoun

1.
Single branch/shootclassical
A single unit of the 'anam tree, referring to its tender, red-colored branches or shoots.
2.
Hawthorn fruitclassical
The fruit of the 'awsaj tree (a type of thorny shrub), which is red and turns black when ripe.
3.
Lip cleftclassical
A cleft or split in a person's lip.

مُعَنَّمadjective

1.
Dyedclassical
Dyed or colored, particularly referring to fingers stained with henna.
2.
Resembling 'anamclassical
Resembling the 'anam plant, often used to describe tender, colored fingers.

أَعْنَمَverb

1.
To graze on 'anamclassical
To graze on the 'anam plant, which bears red fruit resembling 'unnāb (jujubes).

العَنَمِيّadjective

1.
Fair-faced with rednessclassical
Having a handsome face with a reddish complexion.

عَيْنَمname

1.
Place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

العَيْنُومnoun

1.
Male frogclassical
The male of the frog species.

Parallel reading

العنم: شجر لين الأغصان لطيفها يشبه به البنان كأنه بنان العذارى

Al-'anam: a tree with soft, delicate branches, likened to the fingers, as if they were the fingers of young women.

واحدتها عنمة

Its singular is 'anama.

وهو مما يستاك به

And it is something used for tooth-cleaning.

وقيل: العنم أغصان تنبت في سوق العضاه رطبة لا تشبه سائر أغصانها حمر اللون

And it is said: Al-'anam are shoots that grow on the stems of thorny trees, tender and red in color, unlike their other branches.

وقيل: هو ضرب من الشجر له نور أحمر تشبه به الأصابع المخضوبة

And it is said: It is a type of tree with red flowers, by which dyed fingers are likened.

بمخضب رخص، كأن بنانه ... عنم على أغصانه لم يعقد

With a soft, dyed [hand], as if its fingers were 'anam on its branches, not yet formed.

وبنان معنم أي مخضوب

And 'banan mu'annam means dyed.

وقيل العنم ثمر العوسج، يكون أحمر ثم يسود إذا نضج وعقد

And it is said that 'anam is the fruit of the 'awsaj, which is red then turns black when it ripens and forms.

ولهذا قال النابغة: لم يعقد؛ يريد لم يدرك بعد

And for this reason Al-Nabigha said: 'not formed'; meaning, not yet mature.

وقال أبو عمرو: العنم الزعرور

And Abu Amr said: Al-'anam is the hawthorn.

وأخلف الخزامى وأينعت العنمة

And the khuzama bloomed, and the 'anama ripened.

وقيل: هو أطراف الخروب الشامي

And it is said: It is the tips of the Syrian carob.

فلم أسمع بمرضعة أمالت ... لهاة الطفل بالعنم المسوك

So I have not heard of a wet nurse who made the infant's uvula droop with the chewed 'anam.

والعنم أيضا: شوك الطلح

And al-'anam also: the thorns of the Talh tree.

والعنم الخيوط التي يتعلق بها الكرم في تعاريشه

And al-'anam are the threads by which the vine clings to its trellises.

وبنان معنم: مشبه بالعنم

And 'banan mu'annam: likened to 'anam.

وهي تريك معضدا ومعصما ... عبلا، وأطراف بنان معنما

And it shows you a strong arm and wrist... thick, and the tips of dyed fingers.

وبنان معنم: مخضوب؛ حكاه ابن جني؛ وقال رؤبة: يبدين أطرافا لطافا عنمه

And 'banan mu'annam: dyed; narrated by Ibn Jinni; and Ru'ba said: they show delicate, 'anam-like fingers.

والعنم والعنمة: ضرب من الوزغ

And al-'anam and 'anama: a type of lizard.

وقيل: العنم كالعظاية إلا أنها أشد بياضا منها وأحسن

And it is said: Al-'anam is like the 'adhaya (lizard) except that it is whiter and more beautiful.

والعنم يشبه العناب، الواحدة عنمة

And al-'anam resembles 'unnāb (jujubes), the singular is 'anama.

أعنم إذا رعى العنم، وهو شجر يحمل ثمرا أحمر مثل العناب

He grazed on 'anam if he grazed on 'anam, and it is a tree bearing red fruit like 'unnāb.

والعنمة: الشقة في شفة الإنسان

And 'anama: the cleft in a person's lip.

والعنمي: الحسن الوجه المشرب حمرة

And al-'anami: handsome of face, with a reddish complexion.

وهي أغصان تنبت في سوق العضاه رطبة لا تشبه سائر أغصانه، أحمر اللون يتفرق أعالي نوره بأربع فرق كأنه فنن من أراكة، يخرجن في الشتاء والقيظ

And it is shoots that grow on the stems of thorny trees, tender and red in color, unlike their other branches; the top of its flower splits into four parts, like a branch of an Araka tree, emerging in winter and summer.

وعينم: موضع

And 'Aynam: a place.

والعينوم: الضفدع الذكر

And al-'aynūm: the male frog.