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كرتم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to large, heavy, or solid objects, particularly tools and geological formations. It describes a large axe and a type of stone or rocky ground.

Derived headwords

الكَرْتِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    large axeclassical

    A large axe that has a single head. It is also described as being similar to a hammer.

الكَرْتُومnoun
  1. 1.
    solid rockclassical

    A solid piece of rock. It can also refer to a stony plain or hard ground.

Parallel reading

الفأس العظيمة لها رأس واحد
The great axe has one head.
وقيل: هي نحو المطرقة
And it was said: it is like a hammer.
والكرتوم: الصفا من الحجارة
And al-Kartūm: the solid rock from the stones.
وحرة بني عذرة تدعى كرتوم
And the lava field of Banu 'Adhra is called Kartūm.
أسقاك كل رائح هزيم، ... يترك سيلا جارح الكلوم، وناقعا بالصفصف الكرتوم
May every departing rain shower water you, ... leaving a torrent that wounds the wounds, and saturating the stony plain.