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غثم

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of being mixed, mingled, or abundant, often with a negative connotation of being inferior or chaotic. It also extends to descriptions of hair color and specific types of food or situations.

Derived headwords

الغَثْمnoun
  1. 1.
    Leaf-like appearanceclassical

    Something that resembles a leaf in its form or texture.

  2. 2.
    Mixed or inferior thingsclassical

    Refers to mixed or mingled things, often implying they are not of good quality.

  3. 3.
    Abundant portionclassical

    A generous or abundant portion of something, particularly wealth or a gift.

الغَثْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Leaf-like appearanceclassical

    A resemblance to a leaf.

  2. 2.
    Graying hairclassical

    The condition where white hair begins to dominate over black hair.

  3. 3.
    Abundant portionclassical

    A large or abundant portion, especially of wealth or a gift.

الأَغْثَمadjective
  1. 1.
    Leafyclassical

    Having many leaves or a leaf-like appearance.

  2. 2.
    Gray-hairedclassical

    Describing someone whose hair is turning white, with white hair overpowering black.

غَثِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To become gray-hairedclassical

    To have white hair become dominant over black hair.

  2. 2.
    To be mixed or mingledclassical

    To be mixed together, often implying a lack of purity or quality.

غَثِمَ له من المالverb
  1. 1.
    To give an abundant portion of wealthclassical

    To give someone a large or abundant portion of wealth.

غَثِمَ له من العَطِيَّةverb
  1. 1.
    To give a good portion of a giftclassical

    To give someone a good or substantial portion of a gift or donation.

مُغَثَّمadjective
  1. 1.
    Mixed and inferiorclassical

    Describing something that is mixed and not good in quality.

غَثَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    To mix everythingclassical

    To mix all sorts of things together.

الغُثَيْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Cooked dish with locustsclassical

    A type of cooked food prepared with locusts.

الغُثَيْمnoun
  1. 1.
    Deathclassical

    A metaphor for death, referring to falling into deathly waters.

غُثَيْمname
  1. 1.
    Proper nameclassical

    A proper name.

غَثْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant portionclassical

    A large or abundant portion, especially of wealth or a gift.

غَثْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Graying of hairclassical

    The process or state of hair turning white.

غَثْمَرْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    To mix everythingclassical

    To mix all sorts of things together.

مُغَثْمَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Mixed and inferiorclassical

    Describing something that is mixed and not good in quality.

القُبَّاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Edible plantsclassical

    Refers to edible plants or shoots.

الغُبَيْثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Cooked dish with locustsclassical

    A type of cooked food prepared with locusts.

غُتَيْمname
  1. 1.
    Proper nameclassical

    A proper name.

قُتَيْمname
  1. 1.
    Proper nameclassical

    A proper name.

Parallel reading

الغثم والغثمة: شبيه بالورقة.
Al-ghathm and al-ghathmah: similar to a leaf.
والأغثم: الأورق.
And al-aghtham: the leafy one.
والغثمة: أن يغلب بياض الشعر سواده، غثم غثما وهو أغثم؛
And al-ghathmah: is when white hair overcomes black hair; he became gray-haired, a graying of hair, and he is gray-haired.
إما تري شيبا علاني أغثمه، ... لهزم خدي به ملهزمه
If you see gray hair making my upper part white, ... it will have hollowed out my cheeks with its impact.
وغثم له من المال غثمة إذا دفع له دفعة،
And he gave him an abundant portion of wealth, meaning he gave him a lump sum.
وغثم له من العطية: أعطاه من المال قطعة جيدة،
And he gave him an abundant portion of the gift: he gave him a good piece of wealth.
وزعم قوم أن ثاءه بدل من ذال غذم.
And some people claimed that its 'thā'' is a substitute for the 'dhāl' of ghathm.
الفراء: هي الغثمة والقبة والفحث.
Al-Farra' said: It is al-ghathmah, al-qubbah, and al-fath.
ابن الأعرابي: الغثم القبات التي تؤكل.
Ibn al-A'rabi said: Al-ghathm are the edible shoots.
أبو مالك: إنه لنبت مغثوم ومغثمر أي مخلط ليس بجيد.
Abu Malik said: It is indeed a mixed and inferior plant, meaning mixed and not good.
وقد غثمته وغثمرته إذا خلطت كل شيء.
And you have mixed it and mixed it thoroughly if you mixed everything.
والغثيمة: طعام يطبخ ويجعل فيه جراد، وهي الغبيثة.
And al-ghuthaimah: is a food that is cooked and locusts are put into it, and it is al-ghubaythah.
ووقع في أحواض غثيم أي في الموت، لغة في غتيم، وقد تقدم.
And he fell into the pools of ghuthaim, meaning into death, a variant pronunciation of ghutaym, which has been mentioned before.
يقال للرجل إذا مات ورد حياض غثيم.
It is said of a man when he dies that he has reached the pools of ghuthaim.
وقال ابن دريد: غتيم، وقال ابن الأعرابي: قتيم.
And Ibn Duraid said: Ghutaym, and Ibn al-A'rabi said: Qutaym.
وغثيم وغثيم: اسمان.
And Ghuthaim and Ghuthaim: are two names.