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قضعم
Root entry · 6 derived lemmasThis root describes something old, worn out, and toothless, primarily referring to elderly people or aged animals. It emphasizes a state of decay and loss of function due to extreme age.
Derived headwords
القُضَعْمnoun
- 1.elderly personclassical
An old person, specifically one who has lost their teeth.
القَعْضَمnoun
- 1.elderly personclassical
An old person, specifically one who has lost their teeth.
قُضَعِمnoun
- 1.toothless old personclassical
A term for an elderly person who is toothless.
قُضَعِمadjective
- 1.toothlessclassical
Describing someone who has lost their teeth, often due to old age.
قُضَعِمnoun
- 1.aged camelclassical
A term used for an old, worn-out female camel.
جُلْعَمnoun
- 1.aged camelclassical
A term for an old, worn-out female camel, similar to قُضَعِم.
Parallel reading
هو الشيخ المسن الذاهب الأسنان
He is the elderly old man who has lost his teeth.
القُضَعْم والقعضم: هو الشيخ المسن الذاهب الأسنان
Al-quḍaʿam and al-qaḍaʿam: he is the elderly old man who has lost his teeth.
ابن بري: القُضَعْم الأدرد
Ibn Barrī: Al-quḍaʿam is toothless.
قال خليد اليشكري: درحاية البطن يناغي القُضَعْما
Khalīd al-Yashkurī said: The one with the large belly coos to the toothless old man.
يقال للناقة الهرمة قُضَعِم وجُلْعَم
It is said of the aged female camel: quḍaʿim and julʿam.