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قعضم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes the state of being old and toothless. It specifically refers to an elderly person whose teeth have fallen out due to age.

Derived headwords

القَعْضَمnoun
  1. 1.
    old toothless personclassical

    An elderly person who has lost their teeth due to advanced age.

العُعْضَمnoun
  1. 1.
    old toothless personclassical

    An elderly person who has lost their teeth due to advanced age. This is a variant form of القَعْضَم.

Parallel reading

الععضم والقعضم: الشيخ المسن الذاهب الأسنان.
Al-'u'ḍam and al-qa'ḍam: the old, aged person who has lost their teeth.