Al-Qamus al-Muhit (Firuzabadi, d. 817H)
10,370 root entries translated · page 1 of 208
- الءباءة2 lemmasqamus_000001
This root appears to relate to the concept of a reed or a hollow tube, and also to the act of shooting or aiming with an arrow.
الأَبَاءَة — Reedأَبَأْتُهُ — To shoot at - ءتءة4 lemmasqamus_000002
This root appears to be related to specific proper nouns, particularly a woman from the Bakr ibn Wā'il tribe and a mountain. The primary lemma is a feminine proper name.
أتأة — Woman from Bakr ibn Wā'ilحمزة — Proper name (Hamza)أم قيس بن ضرار — Mother of Qays ibn Dirarجبل — Mountain - الءثءية4 lemmasqamus_000003
This root appears to relate to the concepts of gathering or forming a group, and also to the act of shooting or aiming with an arrow. It also has a derived meaning related to a lack of appetite.
الأثئية — groupالأثفية — groupأثأته — to shootمؤتثئا — lacking appetite - ءجء4 lemmasqamus_000004
This root primarily denotes a mountain, specifically a prominent one associated with the Tayy tribe. It can also refer to a place in Egypt. Additionally, it carries the meaning of fleeing or escaping.
أَجَأٌ — mountainأَجَأَ — to fleeأَجَأٌ — place nameأَجَأٌ — Badr ibn 'Iqal - ءزء3 lemmasqamus_000005
This root primarily relates to the concept of being satisfied or satiated, particularly with food or sustenance. It also extends to a figurative meaning of timidity or cowardice when faced with need or danger.
أزأ — to satiateأزأ الغنم — to satiate the sheepأزأ عن الحاجة — to be timid from need - الءشاء3 lemmasqamus_000006
This root pertains to young palm trees. The primary meaning refers to small date palms, with a discussion on the etymology and origin of the hamza in the word.
الأَشَّاء — young palm treesنَخْل — palm treesصِغَار — small - ءكء3 lemmasqamus_000007
This root primarily concerns the act of securing or confirming a debt or claim, often through witnesses. It also extends to the idea of being surprised or deterred from an undertaking due to fear or an unexpected obstacle.
أكأ — to secure a debtإكاء — securing a debtإكاءة — securing a debt - الءلاء3 lemmasqamus_000008
This root primarily relates to a type of bitter tree. It also extends to describe leather that has been tanned using this tree's bark or a similar substance.
الألاء — bitter treeكالعلاء — like the bitter treeمألوء — tanned (with bitter tree bark) - ءاء6 lemmasqamus_000009
This root primarily relates to the fruit of a tree, with some derived meanings concerning the process of tanning and sounds associated with animals.
أاء — Tree fruitبهاء — Fruit unitأوت — to tan (with)مؤوء — tannedمأووء — tanning process - الءيءة2 lemmasqamus_000010
This root appears to relate to form, shape, and likeness. It describes something that resembles or is similar to another in its appearance or essence.
الأَيْأَة — Form, shape, likenessهَيْئَة — Form, shape, state - بءبءه5 lemmasqamus_000011
This root primarily relates to calling out, specifically to a father figure, and also encompasses various meanings of a central point, origin, or important entity. It extends to concepts of leadership, the pupil of the eye, and even the act of running.
بَأْبَأَهُ — to call fatherبَأْبَأَ — to say 'Baba'بُؤْبُؤ — pupil of the eyeبُؤْبُؤ — learned personتَبَأْبَأَ — to run - بتء1 lemmaqamus_000012
This root primarily relates to the concept of staying or residing in a place. It signifies establishing oneself or remaining in a location for a period.
بَتَأَ — to reside, to stay - كبثء3 lemmasqamus_000013
This root appears to relate to the concept of being slow, sluggish, or hesitant, possibly due to illness or weakness. It describes a state of being held back or unable to move freely.
كَبَثِئَ — to be slowكَابِثِئٌ — slowكَابِثِئَةٌ — slowness - بدء37 lemmasqamus_000014
This root primarily concerns the concept of beginning, starting, initiating, and originating. It extends to the idea of creation, emergence, and the initial state of things. It also encompasses related concepts like precedence, novelty, and spontaneous generation.
بَدَأَ — to beginابْتَدَأَ — to beginأَبْدَأَ — to originateالبَدْء — beginningالبَدْأة — beginning - بذءه5 lemmasqamus_000015
This root primarily concerns the semantic field of expressing strong disapproval, contempt, and vulgarity. It encompasses actions of despising, reviling, and finding fault, as well as the state of being foul-mouthed or having unpleasant qualities.
بَذَأَهُ — to despiseبَذُؤَ — to be foul-mouthedبَذَاء — vulgarityبَذَاءَة — vulgarityالمُبَاذَأة — vulgarity - برء25 lemmasqamus_000016
This root primarily concerns concepts of creation, healing, and separation or disassociation. It encompasses the act of bringing into existence, recovery from illness, and declaring oneself free from something or someone.
بَرَأَ — to createبَرْء — creationبُرُوء — creationبَرَاءَة — innocenceبَرَاءٌ — innocence - بسء10 lemmasqamus_000017
This root primarily relates to becoming accustomed to something, being flexible or experienced, and also to a lack of restraint or gentleness. It can describe a person's familiarity with a situation or their skill, as well as a camel's lack of resistance.
بَسَأَ — to become accustomedأَبْسَأَ — to make accustomedبَسْء — familiarityبِسَاء — familiarityبُسُوء — familiarity - بشاءة1 lemmaqamus_000018
This root appears to relate to a specific type of garment or covering, possibly a veil or a cloak, and its associated qualities or actions.
بِشَاءَة — veil - بطء10 lemmasqamus_000019
This root primarily concerns the concept of slowness, delay, and tardiness. It encompasses the state of being slow, the act of slowing down or delaying, and the general notion of time or duration.
بطؤَ — to be slowبطءٌ — slownessبطاءٌ — slownessأبطأَ — to slow downالبطيءُ — slow - بكءت9 lemmasqamus_000020
This root primarily concerns the reduction or scarcity of milk in a female animal, particularly a camel. It also extends to describe a specific type of plant.
بَكَأَتْ — to have little milkبَكْءًا — scarcity of milkبَكاءَةً — scarcity of milkبُكُوءًا — scarcity of milkبُكاءً — scarcity of milk - باء33 lemmasqamus_000021
This root primarily concerns returning, settling, and agreement. It extends to concepts of marriage, accepting responsibility, matching, and inhabiting a place. It also covers the idea of a state or condition.
باء إليه — returned toبؤت به إليه — returned it to himأبأته — made him returnبؤته — made him returnالباءة — marriage - بهء9 lemmasqamus_000022
This root primarily relates to concepts of beauty, splendor, and attractiveness. It also extends to meanings of emptiness, desolation, and even a negative connotation of being ill-favored or afflicted.
بَهَأَ — to be beautifulبَهَاءً — beautyبُهُوءًا — beautyأَنِسَ — to be familiarكَابْتَهَأَ — to be familiar - التءتءة4 lemmasqamus_000023
This root primarily relates to sounds, particularly stuttering or repetition of sounds. It also extends to describe certain types of movement, such as a child's gait or a proud strut.
التأتأة — Stutteringتأتاء — Stuttererتأتاؤ — Child's gaitتأتاؤ — Strutting - التيتاء3 lemmasqamus_000024
This root pertains to a specific physiological event occurring during sexual intercourse. It describes a discharge that happens either before penetration or during the act itself.
التيتاء — pre-ejaculateالتيتاء — pre-ejaculateالتيتاء — pre-ejaculate - تفء3 lemmasqamus_000025
This root primarily relates to intense anger and agitation. It also encompasses the concept of time or a specific period associated with something.
تَفِئَ — to become enragedتَفِيء — to become enragedتَفِيئَة — time - تنء10 lemmasqamus_000026
This root primarily relates to the concept of settling, residing, or establishing oneself in a place. It also extends to meanings of endurance, bearing a burden, and can refer to specific historical figures or titles.
تَنَأَ — to resideتَنُوءًا — residenceتَنَأَ كَجَعَلَ — to resideالتَّانِئ — landownerتَانِئُون — landowners - ثءثء3 lemmasqamus_000027
This root primarily deals with concepts of giving and withholding, particularly in relation to water for camels. It extends to actions of pushing, stopping, and extinguishing, as well as initiating or abandoning a journey.
ثَأْثَأَ — gave water to camelsتَثَأْثَأَ — intended travel then stayedالثَّأْثَاء — call of the ram - الثداء3 lemmasqamus_000028
This root primarily refers to a specific type of plant, its parts, and related botanical terms. It describes a plant that grows in a particular manner and mentions its root structures.
الثُدَاء — plantبِهَاء — unit of the plantالطَّرَاثِيث — root structures - الثندءة2 lemmasqamus_000029
This root pertains to the breast, specifically its base or the flesh surrounding it. It also includes a related feminine noun form.
الثَّنْدَأَة — breastثَنْدُوَة — breast - الثرطءة1 lemmaqamus_000030
This root describes a person who is heavy, short, and possibly slow or clumsy. It conveys a sense of physical bulk and lack of agility.
الثَّرْطَأَة — heavy person - ثطءه4 lemmasqamus_000031
This root appears to relate to the concept of treading upon or crushing something, and also to a small creature. It also has a meaning related to foolishness.
ثَطَأَهُ — to tread uponثَطَأَهُ — to make foolishالثَّطْأَة — small creatureالثُّطْأَة — small creature - الثفاء2 lemmasqamus_000032
This root primarily relates to the mustard plant and its seeds. It also extends to the concept of breaking or reducing something's intensity, specifically the boiling of a pot.
الثِّفَاء — mustardثَفَأَ — to break boiling - ثمءهم6 lemmasqamus_000033
This root primarily deals with actions related to food, particularly feeding and preparing it. It also extends to concepts of crushing, breaking, and expelling contents, as well as dyeing.
أَطْعَمَهُمُ الدَّسِمَ — fed them rich foodشَدَخَهُ فَانْثَمَأَ — crushed it, and it broke apartثَرَدَ الخُبْزَ — crumbled the breadطَرَحَهَا فِي السَّمْنِ — placed it in gheeصَبَغَ بِالحِنَّاءِ — dyed with henna - ثاءة3 lemmasqamus_000034
This root appears to be related to a specific location in the Hejaz region, associated with the tribe of Hudhayl. It also has a verbal derivation indicating the act of shooting with an arrow.
ثَاءَة — Place nameأَثَأَهُ — to shoot (with an arrow)إِثَاءَة — shooting (with an arrow) - الجءجاء4 lemmasqamus_000035
This root primarily relates to concepts of defeat, retreat, and fear. It also encompasses a specific call to camels for drinking and a term for the chest.
الجَأْجَاء — defeatجَأْجَأَ — to call camels to drinkالجِيء — call to camelsتَجَأْجَأَ — to desist - جبء10 lemmasqamus_000036
This root primarily relates to concepts of withdrawal, hiding, and aversion. It also extends to meanings of being cowardly, a place being abundant with truffles, and specific geographical locations or objects.
جَبَأَ — to hold backالجَأْب — ochreالجَبْء — truffleأَجْبُؤ — truffles (pl.)جَبَأَة — truffles (pl.) - الجرءة17 lemmasqamus_000037
This root primarily concerns courage, boldness, and daring. It extends to related concepts like bravery, fearlessness, and the act of becoming emboldened. It also encompasses specific terms for a lion and hunting-related vocabulary.
الجَرَأَة — Courageالجُرْعة — Doseالثَبَة — Braveryالكَرَاهَة — Dislikeالكَرَاهِيَة — Hatred - الجزء23 lemmasqamus_000038
This root primarily concerns the concept of division, separation, and taking a portion of something. It extends to meanings of sufficiency, satisfaction, and even the act of giving birth to females.
الجزء — partأجزاء — partsجزأه — to divideجزأه — to satisfyجزأه — to tighten - الجسءة8 lemmasqamus_000039
This root primarily relates to the concept of hardness, dryness, and rigidity. It describes the state of being solid, stiff, or rough, often applied to inanimate objects like clothing or the ground, but also to physical attributes like hands.
الجَسْأَة — stiffness of clothingجَسَأَ — to become stiffجُسُوءًا — hardnessجَسْأَة — hardnessمُجَسْأَة — hardened ground - جشءت34 lemmasqamus_000040
This root primarily concerns the agitation or stirring of emotions, liquids, or groups of people. It also extends to meanings related to the appearance of darkness, the expulsion of sound, and the movement of people or animals. Additionally, it covers concepts of emptiness, lightness, and the expulsion of unwanted substances.
جَشَأَتْ نَفْسُهُ — to be agitatedجَشْءًا — agitationوَجَسَتْ — to feelوَجَاشَتْ — to surgeثَارَتْ — to be stirred up - جلء3 lemmasqamus_000041
This root primarily deals with the concept of throwing down, overthrowing, or causing someone to fall. It can also extend to the act of casting or throwing something, like a garment.
جَلَأَ — to throw downجَلْءٌ — overthrowجَلَاءَةٌ — overthrow - جمء9 lemmasqamus_000042
This root primarily relates to the concepts of gathering, assembling, and coming together. It also extends to meanings of anger and the physical act of covering or burying.
جَمِئَ — to be angryتَجَمَّأَ — to gather oneselfتَجَمَّأَ عَلَيْهِ — to cover overتَجَمَّأَ القَوْمُ — people gatheredالجَمْءُ — person - جنء10 lemmasqamus_000043
This root primarily describes the act of stooping, bending over, or hunching forward. It also extends to related physical descriptions of posture and specific objects.
جَنَأَ عَلَيْهِ — to stoop overأَجْنَا — to stoopجَانَأَ — to stoopتَجَانَأَ — to stoopجُنُوءًا — stooping - يجوء3 lemmasqamus_000044
This root primarily relates to the concept of coming or arriving, often as an alternative or variant form of a more common verb. It also includes specific proper nouns and geographical locations.
يَجُوءُ — to comeجَاءَ — name of a manالجَوْأَة — two villages - جاء18 lemmasqamus_000045
This root primarily concerns the concept of coming, arriving, or bringing something. It extends to related ideas like urging, calling, mending, and even specific medical or material terms.
جَاءَ يَجِيءُ جَيْئًا جَيْئَةً وَمَجِيئًا — to comeالجَيْعَة — comingجَيَّاءٌ وَجِئَّاءٌ وَجَائِيٌّ — frequent comerأَجَأْتُهُ — to bring himأَلْجَأْتُهُ — to make him resort to - حءحء2 lemmasqamus_000046
This root primarily relates to calling or beckoning, often in a specific context like calling an animal. It also encompasses the sound associated with such a call, particularly the braying of a donkey.
حَأَحَأَ — to callحِئْ حِئْ — donkey's call - الحبء3 lemmasqamus_000047
This root primarily relates to close companionship and intimacy, specifically referring to those who are near and dear to a ruler or a king. It also extends to describe a specific type of dark, sticky clay.
الحبأ — King's confidantأحباء — Close friendsالحبأة — Black clay - رجل5 lemmasqamus_000048
This root primarily relates to the concept of being short and stout, particularly with a prominent belly. It also extends to the idea of internal swelling, either physical or emotional (like being full of rage).
رجل حبنطأ — short and fatحبنطأة — short and fatحبنطى — short and fatمحبنطئ — short and fatاحبنطأ — to swell internally - حتء4 lemmasqamus_000049
This root primarily relates to actions of striking, penetrating, or firmly establishing something. It extends to meanings of intense gazing, packing goods, sewing, twisting fibers, tightening knots, and reinforcing structures. It also encompasses specific nouns for a type of food and a description of shortness.
حَتَأَ — to strikeاِحْتَأَ — to reinforceالحَتِيء — barley gruelالحِنْتَأو — short and small - حجء7 lemmasqamus_000050
This root primarily relates to concepts of joy, attachment, and clinging to something. It also extends to meanings of being suitable or worthy, and seeking refuge or a place of safety.
حَجَأَ — to rejoiceحَجِئَ — to be stingyتَحَجَّأَ — to cling firmlyالمَحْجَأ — refugeحَجِيء — worthy