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غرقم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to something being swollen, bloated, or perhaps a specific part of the male anatomy. The primary meaning discussed is the glans penis, with poetic usage suggesting a swollen or prominent appearance.

Derived headwords

الغَرْقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    glans penisclassical

    The glans penis, the tip of the penis.

Parallel reading

الغَرْقَم الحشفة
Al-gharqam is the glans penis.
بعينيك وغف، إذ رأيت ابن مرثد ... يقسبرها بغرقم تتزبد
By your eyes, O Ghif, when you saw Ibn Murthad... probing it with a frothing glans.
إذا انتشرت حسبتها ذات هضبة، ... ترمز في ألغادها وتردد
When it spread out, you would think it was a plateau, ... signaling in its lowlands and echoing.