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غضرم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the characteristics of earth, soil, and places. It denotes things that are cracked, moist, fertile, or composed of soft, sticky, thick earth, and also refers to loose, plaster-like ground.

Derived headwords

الغَضْرَمnoun
  1. 1.
    cracked red clayclassical

    Refers to the cracked or fissured parts of red clay.

  2. 2.
    soft, sticky earthclassical

    Describes a place characterized by abundant, soft, sticky, and thick earth.

  3. 3.
    loose groundclassical

    Denotes a place that is loose and soft, similar to gypsum or loose sand dunes.

غَضْرَمadjective
  1. 1.
    fertile and wateryclassical

    Describes a place that is abundant in vegetation and water.

غَضَارِمnoun
  1. 1.
    fertile and watery placesclassical

    Plural form referring to places that are abundant in vegetation and water.

غَضْرَمُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    its loose earthclassical

    Refers to the loose, soft earth or ground of something.

Parallel reading

ما تشقق من قلاع الطين الأحمر الحر
what cracked from the red, pure clay
مكان غضرم وغضارم: كثير النبت والماء
a place that is fertile and watery: abundant in vegetation and water
المكان الكثير التراب اللين اللزج الغليظ
the place with abundant soft, sticky, thick earth
المكان كالكذان الرخو والجص
the place like loose sand dunes and gypsum
يقعفن قاعا كفراش الغضرم
they settle in a valley like the surface of loose ground
منا إذا اصطك تشظى غضرمه
from us, when it is struck, its loose earth breaks apart
فإذا يبس الغضرم فهو القلفع
and when the loose earth dries, it is called al-Qalfa'