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البرطام

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes physical features related to large lips or mouths, and by extension, the state of being angry or sullen. It also encompasses the concept of speech impediment and the darkness of night.

Derived headwords

البِرْطَامadjective
  1. 1.
    Large-lippedboth

    Describing someone with thick or large lips.

البَرَاطِمnoun
  1. 1.
    Large lipsboth

    The plural form referring to thick or large lips.

البِرْطَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick lipboth

    A single instance of a large or thick lip.

البِرْطَامadjective
  1. 1.
    Tongue-tiedclassical

    Describing someone who is inarticulate or has difficulty speaking.

البَرْطَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Swelling with angerclassical

    The state of being puffed up or swollen due to anger.

تَبَرْطَمَverb
  1. 1.
    To become angryclassical

    To get angry, especially in response to something said.

بَرْطَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To anger someoneclassical

    To make someone angry or to provoke them.

  2. 2.
    To darken (night)classical

    Used to describe the intense darkness of the night.

Parallel reading

البرطام، بالكسر: الضخم الشفة
Al-birṭām, with kasra: the large-lipped.
كالبراطم
Like the large lips.
والشفة الضخمة
And the large lip.
وكجعفر: العيي اللسان
And like Ja'far: the tongue-tied.
والبرطمة: الانتفاخ غضبا
And al-barṭamah: the swelling with anger.
وتبرطم: تغضب من كلام
And tabarṭama: to get angry from speech.
وبرطمه: غاظه
And barbaṭahu: to anger him.
ولازم متعد
Intransitive and transitive.
والليل: اسود
And the night: became dark.