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نكم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to significant misfortunes or severe injuries. The primary derived terms denote a grave calamity or a deep wound.

Derived headwords

النَكْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Grave calamityclassical

    A severe and overwhelming misfortune or disaster.

الْكِنْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Deep woundclassical

    A serious injury, often implying depth or severity.

Parallel reading

النكمة المصيبة الفادحة
The nakhmah is the grave calamity.
والكنمة الجراحة
And the kinmah is the wound.