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قرهم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe large, mature, or important entities, particularly animals like bulls, goats, and camels. It can also refer to a leader or chief, suggesting a sense of size, strength, and seniority.

Derived headwords

القُرْهُمnoun
  1. 1.
    Mature bullclassical

    A mature and large bull, similar to 'qarahab'.

  2. 2.
    Mature goatclassical

    A goat with coarse hair, possibly a variant of the bull description.

القُرْهُمnoun
  1. 1.
    Large camelclassical

    A camel that is large and strong.

القُرْهُمnoun
  1. 1.
    Chief, leaderclassical

    A chief or leader, similar to 'qarahab'.

قُرْهُمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Manager, stewardclassical

    A steward or manager, mentioned as a possible inversion of 'qahraman'.

Parallel reading

القرهم من الثيران: كالقرهب، وهو المسن الضخم؛
The qirham of bulls: like the qarahab, which is the old and large one;
قال كراع: القرهم المسن؛
Kura' said: The qirham is the old one;
قال ابن سيده: فلا أدري أعم به أم أراد الخصوص،
Ibn Sidah said: So I do not know if he meant it generally or specifically,
وقال مرة: القرهم أيضا من المعز ذات الشعر،
And Murra said: The qirham is also from the goats with hair,
وزعم أن الميم في كل ذلك بدل من الباء.
And he claimed that the mim in all of that is a substitute for the ba'.
والقرهم من الإبل: الضخم الشديد.
And the qirham of camels: the large and strong one.
والقرهم: السيد كالقرهب؛
And the qirham: the chief like the qarahab;
عن اللحياني، وزعم أن الميم بدل من باء قرهب وليس بشيء.
According to Al-Lihyani, and he claimed that the mim is a substitute for the ba' of qarahab, and it is nothing.
أبو زيد يقال قهرمان وقرهمان مقلوب.
Abu Zayd said: qahraman and qurhaman are inversions.