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فيم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of a group or multitude, encompassing both humans and other beings. It also touches upon the idea of being numerous or forming a large assembly.

Derived headwords

الفِيَامnoun
  1. 1.
    multitude, groupboth

    A large gathering or assembly of people or other beings.

الفِئَامnoun
  1. 1.
    multitude, groupclassical

    A large assembly or multitude, often used for people.

Parallel reading

الجماعة من الناس وغيرهم
A group of people and others.
ولولا الفيام لقلت إن الفيام مخفف من الفئام
And if it were not for al-fiyām, I would say that al-fiyām is a softened form of al-fi'ām.