قثم

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root قثم (q-th-m) primarily relates to gathering, collecting, and accumulating, often with a sense of abundance or greed. It extends to meanings of generosity, earning, and also describes characteristics of animals and people, such as slowness or being well-built.

Derived headwords

قَثَمَverb

1.
to gatherboth
To gather something, to collect it completely.
2.
to earnboth
To earn or acquire wealth.
3.
to become dustyclassical
To become covered in dust or grime.

يقثمهverb

1.
to gather itboth
The present tense form of the verb 'to gather', referring to the act of collecting something.

قَثْمًاnoun

1.
gatheringboth
The act of gathering or collecting.
2.
generosityclassical
A large amount of giving, a good portion of money.
3.
dustinessclassical
The state of being dusty or covered in grime.

اقتثمverb

1.
to gather completelyboth
To gather and collect something thoroughly, often implying taking it all.
2.
to take greedilyclassical
To take or acquire something, especially wealth, in a greedy or excessive manner.

قَثَامnoun

1.
gathering (imperative)classical
An imperative form meaning 'gather!', used as an exhortation.
2.
bootyclassical
Booty or spoils of war, especially when abundant.
3.
female hyenaclassical
A name for the female hyena, possibly due to its habit of rolling in dung.

قَثُومadjective

1.
gathering (person)both
A person who gathers or collects things, especially for their family.
2.
generousboth
A generous person, one who gives abundantly.
3.
greedyclassical
A person who is greedy, especially for food.

رجل قثومphrase

1.
a gathering manboth
A man who is a collector or accumulator, often for his household.

القُثُومnoun

1.
gatherersclassical
Plural noun referring to those who gather or collect, especially for good.

اقتثامnoun

1.
gatheringclassical
The act of gathering or collecting, particularly in a greedy manner.
2.
taking greedilyclassical
The act of taking or acquiring something excessively or greedily.

قَثَمَ له من العطاءverb

1.
to give abundantlyclassical
To give generously or to bestow a large amount of money at once.

قَثَمname

1.
Quthm (name)classical
A proper name for a man, derived from the root, possibly meaning 'the giver'.

مَائِحٌ قَثَمphrase

1.
a generous water-drawerclassical
An epithet for a man who is very generous, like someone who draws abundant water.

رجل قَثَم وقَذِمphrase

1.
a generous manclassical
A man who is characterized by his generosity and abundant giving.

قَثَامnoun

1.
bootyclassical
A name for abundant booty or spoils.

أنت قثمphrase

1.
You are Quthmclassical
An epithet for the Prophet Muhammad, signifying his role as a gatherer or completer.

القُثَمnoun

1.
well-built personclassical
A person of well-gathered or complete build.
2.
gatherer of goodclassical
One who gathers good deeds or blessings.
3.
male hyenaclassical
The male of the hyena species.

القَثْمَةnoun

1.
dustinessclassical
The state of being dusty or covered in grime.
2.
action of hyenaclassical
The action or characteristic behavior of a hyena.

قَثُمَverb

1.
to become dustyclassical
To become covered in dust or grime.

قَثَامَةnoun

1.
dustinessclassical
The state of being dusty or covered in grime.

يا قَثَامvocative

1.
O Quthamclassical
A vocative address used for a female slave, similar to 'O Dhafar'.

Parallel reading

قثم الشيء يقثمه قثما واقتثمه: جمعه واجترفه.

Qathama the thing, he qathim-s it qathman and iqtathama-s it: he gathered it and swept it up.

ويقال: قثام أي اقثم، مطرد عند سيبويه وموقوف عند أبي العباس.

And it is said: Qathām meaning iqtathim, it is regular according to Sibawayh and restricted according to Abu al-Abbas.

ورجل قثوم: جماع لعياله.

And a man qathūm: a collector for his family.

والقثم والقثوم: الجموع للخير.

And al-qathm and al-qathūm: the gatherers for good.

ويقال في الشر أيضا: قثم واقتثم.

And it is said in evil as well: qathama and iqtathama.

ويقال: إنه لقثوم للطعام وغيره؛ وأنشد:

And it is said: Indeed he is qathūm of food and other things; and he recited:

وللصغراء أكل واقتثام

And for the young ones, eating and iqtithām.

قال ابن بري: يعني هشام بن المغيرة، قال: والاقتثام التزليل.

Ibn Barrī said: meaning Hisham ibn al-Mughirah, he said: And al-iqtithām is the act of making easy.

وقثم له من العطاء قثما: أكثر، وقيل: قثم له أعطاه دفعة من المال جيدة مثل قذم وغذم وغثم.

And he qathama-d for him from the giving qathman: he gave much, and it was said: he qathama-d for him, he gave him a good lump sum of money, like qadhama, ghadhama, and gathama.

وقثم: اسم رجل مشتق منه، وهو معدول عن قاثم وهو المعطي.

And Quthm: a man's name derived from it, and it is a diversion from qāthim, which is the giver.

ويقال للرجل إذا كان كثير العطاء: مائح قثم؛

And it is said of a man if he is very generous: mā'iḥ qathm.

ورجل قثم وقذم إذا كان معطاء.

And a man qathm and qadhim if he is generous.

وقثم مالا إذا كسبه.

And he qathama-d wealth if he earned it.

وقثام: اسم للغنيمة إذا كانت كثيرة.

And qathām: a name for booty if it is abundant.

وقد اقتثم مالا كثيرا إذا أخذه.

And he has iqtathama-d much wealth if he took it.

وفي حديث المبعث: أنت قثم، أنت المقفى، أنت الحاشر ؛ هذه أسماء النبي سيدنا رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم.

And in the Hadith of the Mission: You are Quthm, you are al-Muqaffā, you are al-Ḥāshir; these are names of the Prophet, our master, the Messenger of God, peace be upon him.

وفي الحديث: أتاني ملك فقال أنت قثم وخلقك قيم ؛

And in the Hadith: An angel came to me and said, 'You are Quthm, and your creation is sound.'

القثم: المجتمع الخلق، وقيل: الجامع الكامل، وقيل: الجموع للخير، وبه سمي الرجل قثم، وقيل: قثم معدول عن قاثم، وهو الكثير العطاء.

Al-Quthm: the well-built of creation, and it is said: the complete gatherer, and it is said: the gatherer of good, and by this the man was named Quthm, and it is said: Quthm is a diversion from Qāthim, who is the abundant giver.

ويقال للذيخ قثم، واسم فعله القثمة، وقد قثم يقثم قثما وقثمة.

And it is said of the male hyena: quthm, and the name of its action is al-qathmah, and indeed he qathuma, he qathim-s, qathman and qathmah.

والقثم: لطخ الجعر ونحوه.

And al-qathm: the smear of dung and the like.

وقثام: من أسماء الضبع، سميت به لالتطاخها بالجعر؛

And qathām: from the names of the hyena, it was named so because of its rolling in dung.

قال سيبويه: سميت به لأنها تقثم أي تقطع.

Sibawayh said: It was named so because it qathim-s, meaning it cuts.

وقثم: الذكر من الضباع، وكلاهما معدول عن فاعل وفاعلة، والأنثى قثام مثل حذام، سميت الضبع بذلك لتلطخها بجعرها.

And quthm: the male of the hyenas, and both are diversions from fā'il and fā'ilah, and the female is qathām like ḥadhām, the hyena was named thus for its smearing with its dung.

والقثمة: الغبرة.

And al-qathmah: the dustiness.

وقثم قثما وقثامة: اغبر.

And he qathuma qathman and qathāmah: he became dusty.

ويقال للأمة: يا قثام، كما يقال لها: يا ذفار.

And it is said to the female slave: O Qathām, just as it is said to her: O Dhifār.

قال ابن بري: سمي الذكر من الضبعان قثم لبطئه في مشيه، وكذلك الأنثى.

Ibn Barrī said: The male of the hyenas was named Quthm for its slowness in its gait, and likewise the female.

يقال: هو يقثم في مشيه، ويقال: هو يقثم أي يكسب، ولذلك سمي أبا كاسب، وهذا هو الصحيح.

It is said: He qathim-s in his gait, and it is said: He qathim-s, meaning he earns, and for that reason he was named Abu Kasib, and this is the correct meaning.