قشعم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root قشعم primarily relates to concepts of smallness, largeness, and advanced age, often applied to living beings like men, animals, and even abstract concepts like war or death. It also extends to names for specific entities like ticks, lions, and the concept of humiliation.

Derived headwords

القُشْعُمnoun

1.
Small-bodiedboth
Describing something or someone as small in body or stature.
2.
Tickclassical
A small, blood-sucking arachnid, named for its small size.

القُشْعُمnoun

1.
Old manboth
An elderly man, characterized by his advanced age.
2.
Old vultureclassical
An aged vulture, known for its longevity.
3.
Old Egyptian vultureclassical
An aged Egyptian vulture (Rakhama), also noted for its long life.

القُشْعُمadjective

1.
Large and oldboth
Describing something, especially a man or animal, as being both large in size and advanced in age.

القُشْعُمnoun

1.
Warclassical
The concept of war, often implying a fierce and destructive conflict.
2.
Deathclassical
The inevitable end of life, personified or referred to as a destructive force.
3.
Hyenaclassical
A carnivorous mammal known for its scavenging habits.
4.
Spiderclassical
An arachnid known for spinning webs.
5.
Humiliationclassical
The state of being brought low or disgraced.

القُشْعَمnoun

1.
Old manclassical
An elderly man, similar to القشعم, emphasizing advanced age.
2.
Old vultureclassical
An aged vulture, highlighting longevity.

قُشْعَمname

1.
Lionclassical
A name for the lion, possibly due to its strength and imposing nature.
2.
Rabīʿa ibn Nizārclassical
A name given to Rabīʿa ibn Nizār, an ancestor in Arab lineage.

القُشْعَمnoun

1.
Large and oldclassical
Describing anything that is large and old.

Parallel reading

القشعوم: الصغير الجسم

Al-Qushʿam: small-bodied.

وبه سمي القراد

And by this (smallness) the tick was named.

وهو القرشوم والقرشام

And it is al-Qurshūm and al-Qurshām.

والقشعم والقشعام: المسن من الرجال والنسور والرخم لطول عمره

And al-Qashʿam and al-Qashʿām: the aged among men, vultures, and Egyptian vultures due to their long life.

وهو صفة، والأنثى قشعم

And it is an adjective, and the feminine is Qashʿam.

تركت أباك قد أطلى، ومالت ... عليه القشعمان من النسور

I left your father having been smeared (with blood), and the aged vultures descended upon him.

وقيل: هو الضخم المسن من كل شيء

And it was said: it is the large, aged one of everything.

كل شيء يكون ضخما فهو قشعم

Everything that is large is Qashʿam.

وقصع تكسى ثمالا قشعما

And a vessel covered with frothy foam.

وأم قشعم: الحرب

And Umm Qashʿam: war.

وقيل: المنية

And it was said: death.

وقيل: الضبع

And it was said: the hyena.

وقيل: العنكبوت

And it was said: the spider.

وقيل: الذلة

And it was said: humiliation.

فشد ولم يفزع بيوتا كثيرة، ... لدى حيث ألقت رحلها أم قشعم

So he attacked and did not frighten many households, ... where Umm Qashʿam had settled her baggage.

الشيخ الكبير يقال له قشعم

The old man is called Qashʿam.

إذ زعمت ربيعة القشعم

When Rabīʿa the Qashʿam claimed.

القشعم مثل القشعم

Al-Qashʿam is like al-Qashʿam.

وقشعم: من أسماء الأسد

And Qashʿam: is among the names of the lion.

وكان ربيعة بن نزار يسمى القشعم

And Rabīʿa ibn Nizār was called al-Qashʿam.

والجوز من ربيعة القشعم

And the 'jawz' (a type of bird or perhaps a reference to lineage) is from Rabīʿa al-Qashʿam.

إذ زعمت ربيعة القشعم

When Rabīʿa the Qashʿam claimed.