فغم

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of opening, spreading, filling, and intense desire or attachment. It also touches upon the mouth, nose, and the act of kissing.

Derived headwords

فَغَمَverb

1.
to openboth
Said of flowers, meaning to open up. Also said of a scent opening up an obstruction.
2.
to fillclassical
Said of a scent filling the space between heaven and earth.
3.
to blockboth
To block someone's nostrils.

تَفَغَّمَverb

1.
to openboth
To open up, similar to how flowers open.

انْفَغَمَverb

1.
to open upclassical
Said of a cold or nasal congestion, meaning to clear up or open.

افْتَغَمَverb

1.
to open upclassical
Said of a cold or nasal congestion, meaning to clear up or open.

فَغْمَةnoun

1.
scentboth
The fragrance or scent of something, especially perfume.
2.
openingclassical
An opening or clearing, as in a nasal passage.

فَغْمnoun

1.
noseclassical
The nose, possibly named so because scent fills it.
2.
mouthboth
The entire mouth.
3.
desireboth
Intense desire, eagerness, or obsession with something.
4.
beardclassical
The beard, or the chin and beard area.
5.
food residueclassical
Food particles stuck between the teeth.

فَغَمَnoun

1.
desireboth
Intense desire, eagerness, or obsession with something.

فَغِمٌadjective

1.
eagerboth
One who is eager, obsessed, or intensely desirous of something.

فَغَمَverb

1.
to be eagerboth
To be eager for, obsessed with, or intensely desirous of something.

فَغْمَةnoun

1.
kissclassical
The act of kissing.

مُفَاغَمَةnoun

1.
kissingclassical
The act of kissing.

فَغَمَverb

1.
to stayclassical
To stay in a place and adhere to it.

فَغَمَverb

1.
to kissclassical
To kiss someone.

مَفْغُومadjective

1.
filledclassical
Said of a container that has been filled.

فَغْمnoun

1.
beardclassical
The beard, or the chin and beard area.

فَغْمnoun

1.
food residueclassical
Food particles stuck between the teeth.

Parallel reading

فغم الورد يفغم فغوما: انفتح، وكذلك تفغم أي تفتح.

The rose opens (yafghamu) with a faghma: it opens, and likewise it tafaghghamu, meaning it opens.

وفغمت الرائحة السدة: فتحتها.

And the scent opened (faghamat) the obstruction: it opened it.

وانفغم الزكام وافتغم: انفرج.

And a cold انفغم (infaghama) and افتغم (iftaghama): it cleared up.

وفغمة الطيب: رائحته.

And the faghmah of perfume: its scent.

فغمته تفغمه فغما وفغوما: سدت خياشيمه.

I faghamtuhu (I blocked his nostrils) tafaghamuhu faghman wa faghūman: I blocked his nostrils.

لو أن امرأة من الحور العين أشرفت لأفغمت ما بين السماء والأرض بريح المسك أي لملأت؛

If a woman from the houri looked down, she would fill (la-afghamat) the space between heaven and earth with the scent of musk, meaning she would fill it.

والريح الطيبة تفغم المزكوم؛

And a good scent fills (tafghamu) the person with a cold;

نفحة مسك تفغم المفغوما

A whiff of musk fills (taghfamu) the one whose nostrils are blocked (al-mafghūm).

ووجدت فغمة الطيب وفغوته أي ريحه.

And I found the faghmah of perfume and its faghwatu, meaning its scent.

والفغم، بفتح الغين: الأنف؛

And al-faghm, with fatha on the ghayn: the nose;

بهظته أخذت بفقمه وبفغمه؛

I overwhelmed him, I took him by his mouth (faghmihi) and by his nose (faghmihi).

والفغم، بالتحريك: الحرص.

And al-faghm, with haraka: eagerness.

وفغم بالشيء فغما فهو فغم: لهج به وأولع به وحرص عليه؛

And he fagham bi-shay'in faghman, and he is faghim: he became engrossed in it, obsessed with it, and eager for it;

وأنت بآل عقيل فغم

And you are eager (fagham) for the family of 'Aqil.

وكلب فغم: حريص على الصيد؛

And a faghm dog: eager for the hunt;

ما أشد فغم هذا الكلب بالصيد، وهو ضراوته ودربته.

How intense is this dog's eagerness (fagham) for the hunt, meaning its keenness and training.

والفغم: الفم أجمع، ويحرك فيقال فغم.

And al-faghm: the entire mouth, and it is vocalized with haraka, so it is said faghm.

وفغمه أي قبله؛

And I faghamahu (I kissed him), meaning I kissed him;

ولا اللزام دون أن تفاغما

Nor the clinging without kissing (tafāghamā).

وفغم بالمكان فغما: أقام به ولزمه.

And he fagham bi-l-makāni faghman: he stayed in the place and adhered to it.

وأخذ بفغم الرجل أي بذقنه ولحيته كفقمه.

And I took the man by his faghm, meaning by his chin and beard, like his fagm.

كلوا الوغم واطرحوا الفغم ؛

Eat the fallen crumbs (al-wagham) and discard the faghm (food stuck between teeth);