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نصم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of an image or idol, particularly one that is worshipped. It may also extend to the act of forming or shaping such an image.

Derived headwords

الصَّنَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    idol, imageclassical

    An image or statue, especially one that is worshipped as a deity.

النَّصْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    idol, imageclassical

    An image or statue, especially one that is worshipped as a deity.

صَنَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to worship idolsclassical

    To worship idols or images.

نَصَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to form an imageclassical

    To form or shape an image or idol.

Parallel reading

الصنمة والنصمة الصورة التي تعبد.
Al-ṣanama and al-naṣma are the image that is worshipped.