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قرضم
Root entry · 8 derived lemmasThis root primarily relates to the act of taking, biting, or cutting off pieces of something. It extends to descriptions of individuals or animals that are voracious or large, and also includes specific terms for parts of plants and names of tribes or individuals.
Derived headwords
قَرَضَمَverb
- 1.to take/devourboth
To take or devour everything; to consume voraciously.
قَرَاضِمadjective
- 1.voraciousclassical
A man who takes or devours everything; voracious.
قَرْضَمadjective
- 1.voraciousclassical
A man who takes or devours everything; voracious.
القُرْضُمnoun
- 1.pomegranate peelclassical
The peel of a pomegranate, used for tanning leather.
قَرْضَمَverb
- 1.to cut offclassical
To cut something off; this is considered the original form of the verb 'qaraḍa' (to cut).
قُرْضُمname
- 1.tribal name
The name of a tribe from the lineage of Mahra bin Haydan.
قُرْضُمname
- 1.personal name
A personal name.
القُرْضُمnoun
- 1.fat camelclassical
A fat or well-fed she-camel.
Parallel reading
هو يقرضم كل شيء أي يأخذه
He takes/devours everything, meaning he takes it.
ورجل قراضم وقرضم: يقرضم كل شيء
And a man who is qaraḍim and qarḍam: he takes/devours everything.
والقرضم: قشر الرمان وهو يدبغ به
And al-qurḍum: the peel of the pomegranate, which is used for tanning.
وقرضمت الشيء: قطعته، والأصل قرضته
And I cut the thing: I cut it, and the origin is 'qaraḍtuhu' (I cut it).
وقرضم: أبو قبيلة من مهرة بن حيدان
And Qurḍum: the father of a tribe from Mahra bin Haydan.
وقرضم اسم
And Qurḍum is a name.
مهاريس مثل الهضب ينمي فحولها ... إلى السر من أذواد رهط بن قرضم
Large-bodied like the mountain, their males grow ... to the furthest extent from the herds of the clan of Ibn Qurḍum.
والميم فيه زائدة
And the 'mim' in it is an addition.
القرضم السمينة من الإبل
Al-qurḍum: the fat she-camel.