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كعثم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root describes something that is protruding, bulky, or large, particularly referring to the posterior or a woman's physique. It emphasizes a significant and noticeable size or prominence.

Derived headwords

الكَعْثَمnoun
  1. 1.
    bulky posteriorboth

    A protruding and large posterior or buttocks.

الكَثْعَمnoun
  1. 1.
    bulky posteriorboth

    A protruding and large posterior or buttocks.

كَعْثَبnoun
  1. 1.
    bulky posteriorboth

    A protruding and large posterior or buttocks.

كَعْثَمadjective
  1. 1.
    large-hipped womanboth

    A woman who is large in her posterior or hips, characterized by a prominent and bulky physique in that area.

كَثْعَمadjective
  1. 1.
    large-hipped womanboth

    A woman who is large in her posterior or hips, characterized by a prominent and bulky physique in that area.

كَعْثَبadjective
  1. 1.
    large-hipped womanboth

    A woman who is large in her posterior or hips, characterized by a prominent and bulky physique in that area.

كَثْعَبadjective
  1. 1.
    large-hipped womanboth

    A woman who is large in her posterior or hips, characterized by a prominent and bulky physique in that area.

Parallel reading

الكعثم والكثعم: الركب الناتئ الضخم كالكعثب.
Al-ka'tham and al-katha'am: the protruding, bulky posterior, like al-ka'thab.
وامرأة كعثم وكثعم إذا عظم ذلك منها ككعثب وكثعب.
And a woman is ka'tham and katha'am if that (i.e., her posterior) becomes large from her, like ka'thab and ka'thab.