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البصم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of thickness, bulkiness, or coarseness, particularly in reference to physical objects like fingers or garments. It can also describe something that is wide or broad.

Derived headwords

بَصْمnoun
  1. 1.
    width between fingersclassical

    The space or width between the tip of the little finger and the tip of the ring finger.

  2. 2.
    thickness, coarsenessclassical

    A quality of being thick, coarse, or bulky, often applied to a person or a garment.

ذو بَصْمadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, coarseclassical

    Describing a person or a garment that is thick, coarse, or bulky.

Parallel reading

البَصْم، بالضم: ما بين طرف الخنصر إلى طرف البنصر.
Al-basm (with damma): the space between the tip of the little finger and the tip of the ring finger.
ورجل أو ثوب ذو بَصْم: غليظ.
And a man or a garment that is dhu basm: thick/coarse.