كدم

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root كدم primarily relates to biting, gnawing, or causing an impression, often with the mouth or teeth. It extends to concepts of leaving a mark, persistent effort, and intense action, particularly in combat or pursuit.

Derived headwords

كَدَمَverb

1.
to biteboth
To bite, especially with the front teeth or the edge of the mouth, like a donkey.
2.
to make an impressionboth
To make a mark or impression on something, as if by biting or with a sharp object.
3.
to pursue intenselyboth
To pursue something with great effort and determination.
4.
to fight fiercelyclassical
To engage in intense combat.

الكَدْمnoun

1.
bitingboth
The act of biting, especially with the front teeth.
2.
impression of a biteboth
The mark or impression left by a bite.
3.
gnawingboth
The act of gnawing or scraping, often by animals.
4.
intense pursuitboth
Persistent and determined pursuit of something.
5.
fierce fightingclassical
Intense and aggressive combat.
6.
earthly growthclassical
A type of growth or vegetation found on the earth.

كَدْمًاnoun

1.
a biteboth
The act or result of biting.
2.
an impressionboth
A mark or impression made by biting or a sharp object.

كَدَمٌnoun

1.
bitingboth
The act of biting.
2.
impressionboth
A mark or impression.

كُدومnoun

1.
biting natureboth
A tendency or habit of biting; being very prone to biting.
2.
marks of bitingboth
Plural of 'kadm', referring to the marks left by biting.

مِكْدَمadjective

1.
bitingboth
One who bites frequently or is prone to biting.
2.
fierce fighterclassical
One who engages in intense combat.
3.
strongboth
Describing something as strong, thick, or robust, like a stallion or a rope.
4.
well-boundclassical
Describing a prisoner who is securely tied or bound.

مُكَادِمadjective

1.
bitingboth
One who bites or is prone to biting.
2.
fierce fighterclassical
One who fights intensely.

تَكَادَمَverb

1.
to bite each otherboth
When two individuals, like horsemen, bite each other.
2.
to gnaw atboth
When animals gnaw at vegetation they cannot fully grasp.

كَدَامَةnoun

1.
remnantboth
A leftover or remnant of something eaten, or of pasture that animals gnaw at.
2.
gnawed portionboth
That which is bitten off or gnawed from something.

الكَدَمnoun

1.
intense eaterclassical
One who eats voraciously.
2.
strong locustclassical
A locust that eats intensely.

كَدَمَةnoun

1.
intense eaterclassical
A person or creature that eats with great intensity.
2.
thick meatclassical
Describing a sheep as being thick and fleshy.
3.
thick glassclassical
Describing the thick glass of a cup or vessel.
4.
movementclassical
A slight movement or stirring.

أَكْدَمَverb

1.
to bind securelyclassical
To tie up a prisoner securely and tightly.

الكَدَّامnoun

1.
type of windclassical
A type of ailment or wind that affects a part of the body.
2.
type of cricketclassical
A specific kind of cricket or insect.

كُدَامname

1.
proper nameclassical
A proper name, possibly for a person or place.

مُكَدَّمadjective

1.
strongly twistedclassical
Describing a rope or fabric that is tightly and strongly twisted.

كَدِيمname

1.
proper nameclassical
A proper name.

Parallel reading

الكدم: تمشمش العظم وتعرقه

Al-kadm: The scraping of bone and its moisture.

وقيل: هو العض بأدنى الفم كما يكدم الحمار

And it was said: It is biting with the edge of the mouth, as a donkey bites.

وكذلك إذا أثرت فيه بحديدة

And likewise if you make an impression on it with an iron tool.

سقته إياة الشمس إلا لثاته ... أسف، ولم تكدم عليه، بإثمد

The sun's heat made it bleed, except for its gums... alas, and it did not bite upon it, with kohl.

وإنه لكدام وكدوم أي عضوض

And indeed, he is a persistent biter and prone to biting, meaning very biting.

والكدم والكدم؛ الأولى عن اللحياني: أثر العض، وجمعه كدوم

And al-kadm and al-kadm; the first, according to Al-Lihyani: the mark of a bite, and its plural is kudum.

يقال: به كدوم

It is said: He has marks of biting.

والمكدم، بالتشديد: المعضض

And al-mukaddim, with shadda: the one who bites frequently.

وحمار مكدم: معضض

And a mukaddim donkey: one that bites frequently.

وتكادم الفرسان: كدم أحدهما صاحبه

And the horsemen bit each other: one of them bit his companion.

والكدامة: ما يكدم من الشيء أي يعض فيكسر

And al-kadamah: what is bitten off from something, meaning bitten and broken off.

بقي من مرعانا كدامة أي بقية تكدمها المال بأسنانها ولا تشبع منه

There remained from our pasture a kadamah, meaning a remnant that the animals gnaw at with their teeth and are not satisfied by.

فلقد رأيتهم يكدمون الأرض بأفواههم أي يقبضون عليها ويعضونها

For I saw them biting the earth with their mouths, meaning they seized it and bit it.

والدواب تكادم الحشيش بأفواهها إذا لم تستمكن منه

And the animals gnaw at the grass with their mouths if they cannot get a firm grip on it.

والكدم: من أحناش الأرض

And al-kadm: among the low-growing plants of the earth.

والكدم والمكدم: الشديد القتال

And al-kadm and al-mikdam: the fierce fighter.

ورجل مكدم إذا لقي قتالا فأثرت فيه الجراح

And a mukdam man if he faced combat and wounds affected him.

وكدم الصيد كدما إذا جد في طلبه حتى يغلبه

And he pursued the game with kadm if he was diligent in seeking it until he overcame it.

وكدمت الصيد أي طردته

And I pursued the game, meaning I chased it.

لقد كدمت في غير مكدم

You have pursued something unattainable.

وما بالبعير كدمة أي أثرة ولا وسم

And the camel has no kadmah, meaning a mark or brand.

فنيق مكدم أي فحل غليظ، وقيل: صلب

A mukdam young camel, meaning a thick stallion, and it was said: solid.

لولا تسلي الهم عنك بجسرة ... عيرانة، مثل الفنيق المكدم

Were it not for the distraction of worries from you by a strong she-camel... a swift one, like the mukdam stallion.

نعجة كدمة غليظة كثيرة اللحم

A kadmah ewe, thick and very fleshy.

كأنه شلال عانات كدم

As if he were a kadm wild ass.

وعير مكدم: غليظ شديد

And a mukdam wild ass: thick and strong.

وقدح مكدم: زجاجه غليظ

And a mukdam cup: its glass is thick.

وأسير مكدم: مصفود مشدود بالصفاد

And a mukdam captive: fettered and bound with shackles.

وأكدم الأسير إذا استوثق منه

And he made the captive akdam if he secured him.

وكساء مكدم: شديد الفتل، وكذلك الحب

And a mukdam garment: strongly twisted, and likewise the seeds.

سمعت من فوق البيوت كدمه

I heard from above the houses a kadmah.

والكدام: ريح يأخذ الإنسان في بعض جسده فيسخنون خرقة ثم يضعونها على المكان الذي يشتكي

And al-kaddam: a wind that affects a person in some part of his body, so they heat a rag and place it on the place of complaint.

وكدم السمر: ضرب من الجنادب

And kadm al-samar: a type of cricket.