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قرم

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root قرم primarily relates to intense desire, particularly for meat, and by extension, to strong longing. It also extends to concepts of leadership, nobility, and specific actions like marking animals or eating with a particular manner. Additionally, it encompasses terms for certain types of trees, fabrics, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

القَرْمnoun
  1. 1.
    intense craving for meatboth

    A strong, almost uncontrollable desire for meat.

  2. 2.
    strong longingboth

    Intense desire or yearning for something, extended metaphorically from the craving for meat.

  3. 3.
    stallionclassical

    A male horse kept for breeding, not used for riding or work.

  4. 4.
    leader, nobleboth

    A distinguished and respected man, a chief or lord.

  5. 5.
    small goatsclassical

    Young, small goats.

  6. 6.
    young camelsclassical

    Young, small camels.

قَرِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to crave meat intenselyboth

    To have a strong desire for meat.

  2. 2.
    to long forboth

    To yearn intensely for something or someone.

  3. 3.
    to eat weaklyboth

    To eat with little appetite or in a tentative manner, especially when young.

  4. 4.
    to mark (an animal)classical

    To cut a piece of skin from an animal's nose as a brand or mark.

  5. 5.
    to peelboth

    To remove the outer layer or skin from something.

  6. 6.
    to taste (a cup)classical

    To test or sample a cup, possibly by divination.

قَرِمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    craving meatboth

    One who has an intense craving for meat.

  2. 2.
    longingboth

    Having a strong desire or yearning.

قَرَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to crave meatboth

    To have a strong desire for meat.

  2. 2.
    to long forboth

    To yearn intensely for something or someone.

  3. 3.
    to eat weaklyboth

    To eat with little appetite or in a tentative manner, especially when young.

  4. 4.
    to mark (an animal)classical

    To cut a piece of skin from an animal's nose as a brand or mark.

  5. 5.
    to peelboth

    To remove the outer layer or skin from something.

  6. 6.
    to taste (a cup)classical

    To test or sample a cup, possibly by divination.

قَرَمْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to crave meatclassical

    To make someone have a strong desire for meat.

مَقْرُومadjective
  1. 1.
    marked (animal)classical

    An animal that has been branded or marked, typically on the nose.

  2. 2.
    honored, respectedclassical

    An animal that is honored and not burdened with work, kept for breeding.

القُرُومnoun
  1. 1.
    stallionsclassical

    Plural of قَرْم (stallion), male horses kept for breeding.

  2. 2.
    curtainsclassical

    Plural of قِرَام (curtain), specifically thick, colored woolen curtains.

الأَقْرَمadjective
  1. 1.
    like a stallionclassical

    Describing something that resembles a stallion, often in terms of strength or nobility.

  2. 2.
    honored, nobleclassical

    A noble or distinguished person or animal.

أَقْرَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make a stallionclassical

    To designate an animal as a stallion, kept for breeding.

  2. 2.
    to honor, ennobleboth

    To treat someone with great respect and honor, to elevate their status.

مُقَرَّمadjective
  1. 1.
    honored, respectedclassical

    An animal that is honored and not burdened with work, kept for breeding.

  2. 2.
    noble, distinguishedboth

    A person of high status, a leader or chief.

اسْتَقْرَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become a stallionclassical

    A young animal, especially a camel, becoming mature and fit for breeding.

أَقْرَمْتُ الفَحْلَverb
  1. 1.
    to set aside a stallionclassical

    To designate a male animal for breeding, withholding it from work or riding.

القُرْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mark on the noseclassical

    A brand or mark made by cutting a piece of skin from an animal's nose.

  2. 2.
    the act of markingclassical

    The action or process of marking an animal's nose.

القَرَّامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cut piece of skinclassical

    The piece of skin cut from an animal's nose for branding.

  2. 2.
    crust of breadboth

    The burnt or peeled-off part of bread, or what sticks to the oven.

  3. 3.
    blemish, defectclassical

    A flaw or defect in lineage or character.

قَرَمَ الشَّيْءَverb
  1. 1.
    to peel somethingboth

    To remove the outer layer or skin from an object.

  2. 2.
    to criticize, defameclassical

    To find fault with someone or something, to slander.

القَرْمnoun
  1. 1.
    eating weaklyboth

    Eating in a tentative or weak manner, especially by young animals or children.

  2. 2.
    a type of treeclassical

    A specific kind of tree that grows in saltwater.

تَقَرَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat weaklyboth

    To eat tentatively or with little appetite, as young animals do when learning.

المِقْرَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    colored woolen clothclassical

    A thick, colored woolen fabric, often used as a curtain or bedding.

  2. 2.
    curtainclassical

    A curtain, especially one with patterns or colors.

القَرَّامnoun
  1. 1.
    colored woolen clothclassical

    A thick, colored woolen fabric, often used as a curtain or bedding.

  2. 2.
    curtainclassical

    A curtain, especially one with patterns or colors.

قَرْمَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    marked on the noseclassical

    A female animal with a mark or brand on its nose.

مَقْرُومname
  1. 1.
    name of a mountainclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific mountain.

القُرْمnoun
  1. 1.
    small camelsclassical

    Young, small camels.

القَزْمnoun
  1. 1.
    small sheepclassical

    Young, small sheep.

Parallel reading

القرم، بالتحريك: شدة الشهوة إلى اللحم
Al-qarm, with harakah: intense craving for meat.
قرم يقرم قرما، فهو قرم: اشتهاه
Qarama yaqrimu qaraman, fa-huwa qarm: he craved it.
قرمت إلى لقائك
I longed for meeting you.
كان يتعوذ من القرم
He used to seek refuge from intense craving.
هذا يوم اللحم فيه مقروم
This is a day when meat is craved.
قرمنا إلى اللحم فاشتريت بدرهم لحما
We craved meat, so I bought meat for a dirham.
والقرم: الفحل الذي يترك من الركوب والعمل ويودع للفحلة، والجمع قروم
And al-qarm: the stallion that is left from riding and work and set aside for breeding, and the plural is qurūm.
والأقرم: كالقرم
And al-aqram: is like al-qarm (a stallion).
وأقرمه: جعله قرما وأكرمه عن المهنة، فهو مقرم
And aqramahu: he made him a stallion and honored him from labor, so he is muqram.
كالبعير الأقرم
Like the honored camel.
واستقرم البكر قبل أناه، صار قرما
And the young camel became a stallion before its time.
والقرم من الرجال: السيد المعظم
And al-qarm among men: the great leader.
أنا أبو حسن القرم أي المقرم في الرأي
I am Abu Hasan al-qarm, meaning the distinguished one in opinion.
أقرمت الفحل، فهو مقرم، وهو أن يودع للفحلة من الحمل والركوب، وهو القرم أيضا
I designated the stallion (aqramtu al-fahl), so it is muqram, which is to be set aside for breeding from carrying and riding, and it is also al-qarm.
كالبعير الأقرم؛ قال أبو عبيد: قال أبو عمرو لا أعرف الأقرم ولكني أعرف المقرم، وهو البعير المكرم الذي لا يحمل عليه ولا يذلل، ولكن يكون للفحلة والضراب
Like the honored camel; Abu Ubayd said: Abu Amr said I do not know al-aqram but I know al-muqram, which is the honored camel that is not ridden or subjugated, but is kept for breeding and mating.
إذا مقرم منا ذرا حد نابه، ... تخمط فينا ناب آخر مقرم
If a noble among us reaches the peak of his might, ... another noble among us replaces him.
قرم البعير يقرمه قرما قطع من أنفه جلدة لا تبين وجمعها عليه للسمة
Qarama the camel, yaqrimuhu qaraman, he cut a piece of skin from its nose that is not apparent and gathered it upon it for branding.
والقرامة: الجلدة المقطوعة منه
And al-qarāmah: the piece of skin cut from it.
قرم الشيء قرما: قشره
Qarama the thing, qaraman: he peeled it.
وما في حسبه قرامة أي وصم
And in his lineage there is no blemish (qarāmah), meaning a defect.
قرمه قرما: عابه
Qaramahu qaraman: he found fault with him.
قرم يقرم قرما إذا أكل أكلا ضعيفا
Qarama yaqrimu qaraman if he ate a weak meal.
هو يتقرم تقرم البهمة
He eats tentatively like a lamb.
وقرمت البهمة تقرم قرما وقروما وقرمانا وتقرمت: وذلك في أول ما تأكل، وهو أدنى التناول
And the lamb qaramat taqramu qaraman, qarūman, and qarmānan, and taqarmat: and that is when it first eats, which is the slightest intake.
ونحن في كل ذلك نقرمه ونعلمه
And we, in all of that, teach it and instruct it.
يقال للصبي أول ما يأكل قد قرم يقرم قرما وقروما
It is said of a child when he first eats that he has qarima yaqrimu qaraman and qarūman.
السخلة تقرم قرما إذا تعلمت الأكل
The kid qarmat qaraman when it learns to eat.
فظباء الروض يقرمن الثمر
And the gazelles of the meadow eat the fruit.
قرم القدح: عجمه
Qarama the cup: he tasted it.
والقرام: ثوب من صوف ملون فيه ألوان من العهن، وهو صفيق يتخذ سترا
And al-qirām: a garment of colored wool with various colors of wool, it is thick and used as a curtain.
وعلى الباب قرام فيه تماثيل
And on the door was a curtain with images.
وعلى الباب قرام ستر
And on the door was a curtain (qirām), a veil.
عثيثة تقرم جلدا أملسا
A small insect gnaws at smooth skin.
والقرم، بالضم، شجر ينبت في جوف ماء البحر
And al-qurm, with dammah, is a tree that grows in the middle of seawater.
علا قرماء عالية شواه، ... كأن بياض غرته خمار
It ascended Qarma', a high place, its peak, ... as if the whiteness of its blaze was a veil.
ورعن مقروم تسامى أرمه
And a branded peak, its height reaching high.
والقرم: الجداء الصغار
And al-qarm: the small young goats.
والقرم: صغار الإبل
And al-qarm: young camels.
والقزم، بالزاي: صغار الغنم وهى الحذف
And al-qazm, with zay: young sheep, and they are al-ḥadhf.