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كنم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be rare and is primarily documented by Ibn al-A'rabi. It relates to severe afflictions and injuries.

Derived headwords

النكمةnoun
  1. 1.
    grievous afflictionclassical

    A severe and overwhelming misfortune or calamity.

الكنمةnoun
  1. 1.
    woundclassical

    A physical injury, specifically a wound.

Parallel reading

أهمل الليث نكم وكنم واستعملهما ابن الأعرابي فيما رواه ثعلب عنه
Al-Layth neglected (the roots) n-k-m and k-n-m, while Ibn al-A'rabi used them in what Tha'lab narrated from him.
قال: النكمة المصيبة الفادحة
He said: 'Al-Nukmah is the grievous affliction.'
والكنمة: الجراحة
And Al-Kunmah: the wound.