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كسم

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of accumulation, gathering, or a remaining portion, often associated with dry or packed things. It also extends to meanings of hardship, bringing trouble, and dense vegetation.

Derived headwords

الكسمnoun
  1. 1.
    Toil for familyclassical

    The effort and toil exerted to provide for one's family, whether through lawful or unlawful means.

  2. 2.
    Remainderclassical

    The leftover portion of something dry that remains in one's hand.

كسمverb
  1. 1.
    To grasp dry thingclassical

    To grasp or hold a dry object firmly in one's hand.

كسمه يكسمه كسما — He grasped it, he grasps it, a grasping.
أبو يكسومname
  1. 1.
    Bringer of evilclassical

    A nickname or epithet referring to someone who brings trouble or evil.

  2. 2.
    Owner of the elephantclassical

    A name associated with the owner of the elephant, possibly referring to Abraha.

الكيسومnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant herbageclassical

    A large quantity of grass or herbage.

  2. 2.
    Patch of vegetationclassical

    A patch or clump of vegetation, often dense.

أكسومadjective
  1. 1.
    Dense, accumulatedclassical

    Describing vegetation that is dense, accumulated, or overgrown.

الأكاسمnoun
  1. 1.
    Overlapping patches of plantsclassical

    Patches of plants that are dense and overlap each other.

أكاسماnoun
  1. 1.
    Dense vegetationclassical

    Dense and abundant vegetation, providing ample space for grazing or observation.

روضة أكسومnoun
  1. 1.
    Dewy, abundant meadowclassical

    A meadow that is moist with dew and rich with abundant vegetation.

ويكسومnoun
  1. 1.
    Dewy, abundant meadowclassical

    A meadow that is moist with dew and rich with abundant vegetation.

  2. 2.
    Foreign nameclassical

    A foreign name.

  3. 3.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name.

خيل أكاسمnoun
  1. 1.
    Dense cavalryclassical

    A large, dense cavalry force where horses are packed closely together.

كيسمname
  1. 1.
    Tribal nameclassical

    The name of a tribe or a branch of Arabs, derived from the root's meaning of gathering or accumulation.

كيسومname
  1. 1.
    Nameclassical

    A proper name.

  2. 2.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name.

Parallel reading

الكسم الكد على العيال من حرام أو حلال
Al-kasm is the toil for the family, whether from unlawful or lawful means.
وقال: كسم وكسب واحد
And he said: Kasm and Kasb are one.
والكسم: البقية تبقى في يدك من الشيء اليابس
And al-kasm is the remainder that stays in your hand from a dry thing.
والكسم: فتك الشيء بيدك ولا يكون إلا من شيء يابس
And al-kasm is the grasping of a thing with your hand, and it only occurs with something dry.
وحامل القدر أبو يكسوم
And the carrier of the pot is Abu Yaksūm.
يقال: جاء يحمل القدر إذا جاء بالشر
It is said: He came carrying the pot, meaning he brought evil.
والكيسوم: الكثير من الحشيش
And al-kaysūm is the abundant herbage.
ولمعة أكسوم وكيسوم
And a patch of Aksom and Kaysūm.
باتت تعشى الحمض بالقصيم، ... ومن حلي وسطه كيسوم
She spent the night grazing on the desert plants in Al-Qasīm, ... and from the adornment of her waist was Kaysūm.
الأكاسم اللمع من النبت المتراكبة
Al-akāsim are the overlapping patches of plants.
يقال: لمعة أكسوم أي متراكمة
It is said: A patch of Aksom, meaning accumulated.
أكاسما للطرف فيها متسع
Akāsimā for the gaze, in which there is ample space.
روضة أكسوم ويكسوم أي ندية كثيرة
A meadow of Aksūm and Waksūm, meaning dewy and abundant.
وخيل أكاسم أي كثيرة يكاد يركب بعضها بعضا
And Khayl akāsim, meaning numerous, almost one riding upon another.
وكيسم: أبو بطن من العرب مشتق من ذلك
And Kaysim: the progenitor of a clan from the Arabs, derived from that.
وكيسوم: اسم وهو أيضا موضع، معرب
And Kaysūm: a name, and it is also a place, Arabized.
ويكسوم: اسم أعجمي
And Waksūm: a foreign name.
ويكسوم: موضع
And Waksūm: a place.