الكمع

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of lying down, embracing, and proximity. It also extends to meanings of being settled, a place, and specific physical actions like drinking or walking weakly. Some derived terms refer to a specific type of person or a part of the body.

Derived headwords

الكَمْعnoun

1.
Lying down companionboth
A person with whom one lies down or shares a bed.
2.
A type of garmentclassical
A garment, possibly a type of cloak or robe.
3.
Depression in landclassical
A low-lying or sunken area of land, where the edges are raised and the middle is depressed.
4.
Low-lying groundclassical
A low or hollow place, or a place that is trodden down.
5.
Location or dwellingboth
A place, a dwelling, or one's own spot.

الكَمِيعnoun

1.
Lying down companionboth
Synonymous with الكمع, referring to someone with whom one lies down.

القَبَاءnoun

1.
A type of garmentclassical
A garment, possibly a type of cloak or robe.

المُطْمَئِنّadjective

1.
Sunken or low-lyingclassical
Describing land that is low-lying, sunken, or settled.

الغَائِط المُتَطَأطِئnoun

1.
Low-lying excrementclassical
Excrement in a low or hollow place.

نَاحِيَة الوَادِيnoun

1.
Side of a valleyclassical
The side or edge of a valley.

المَحَلّnoun

1.
Place or dwellingboth
A place, a location, or a dwelling.

عُقْدَة الفَخِذnoun

1.
Knot of the thighclassical
The joint or knot of the thigh.

الإمَعَةnoun

1.
A weak-minded personboth
A person who is easily led or has no strong opinions; a follower.

كَمَعَ قوائمهverb

1.
To cut off limbsclassical
To cut off the limbs or legs of an animal or person.

كَمَعَ في الإناءverb

1.
To drink greedilyclassical
To drink from a vessel by lapping or in a greedy manner.

كَمَعَ في الماءverb

1.
To drink from a water sourceclassical
To drink from a water source, possibly by approaching it directly.

كَمَعَ الدابةverb

1.
To walk weaklyclassical
For an animal to walk weakly or with difficulty.

كَامَعَverb

1.
To lie withboth
To lie down with someone in the same garment or embrace them closely.

اكْتَمَعَ السقاءverb

1.
To drink from the mouthclassical
For a waterskin to be drunk from its opening.

Parallel reading

الكمع، بالكسر: الضجيع

Al-kam'u, with kasra: the companion in lying down.

كالكميع

Like al-kami'.

والقباء

And al-qubā'.

والمطمئن من الأرض، ترتفع حروفها وتطمئن أوساطها

And the low-lying part of the land, whose edges are raised and its middle is sunken.

أو الغائط المتطأطئ

Or the low-lying excrement.

ومن الوادي: ناحيته

And from the valley: its side.

والمحل

And the place.

ومنه: فلان في كمعه، أي في بيته وموضعه

And from it: So-and-so is in his kam'uhu, meaning in his house and his place.

وبالتحريك: عقدة الفخذ

And with haraka: the knot of the thigh.

وككتف: الرجل الإمعة

And like kutuf: the man al-im'ah.

وكمع قوائمه، كمنع: قطعها

And he cut off its limbs, like man'a: he cut them off.

وفي الإناء: كرع

And in the vessel: he drank greedily.

وفي الماء: شرع

And in the water: he drank.

والدابة: مشت ضعيفة

And the animal: it walked weakly.

وكامعه: ضاجعه في ثوب واحد، وضمه إليه

And he embraced him: he lay with him in one garment, and drew him close.

واكتמע السقاء: شرب من فيه

And the waterskin was drunk from: it was drunk from its mouth.