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البقم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of tree (البقم) and its wood, which has medicinal and dyeing properties. It also extends to related concepts like wool, weak-mindedness, a specific Arab tribe, and ailments affecting animals.

Derived headwords

البَقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Logwood treeboth

    A large tree whose wood is used for dyeing and has medicinal properties. Its leaves resemble almond leaves, and its stem is red.

  2. 2.
    Wood of the logwood treeboth

    The red wood of the البقم tree, used for dyeing and healing.

البَقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Woolclassical

    Wool that has been spun, with the rest remaining, or what falls from carding and cannot be spun.

البَقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Weak-mindednessclassical

    A state of having little intellect or weak opinion.

البَقَمname
  1. 1.
    Arabian tribeclassical

    A name for a tribe among the Arabs.

بَاقُومname
  1. 1.
    Roman carpenterclassical

    A Roman carpenter, specifically mentioning Baqum, the freedman of Sa'id ibn al-'As, who crafted the noble pulpit.

بَقِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To be afflicted with illnessclassical

    Said of a camel that is afflicted with an illness due to eating 'Anzadhwan (a type of plant).

تَبَقَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    To have difficult birthclassical

    Said of sheep whose offspring are heavy in their wombs, causing them difficulty and preventing them from moving.

Parallel reading

البَقَم، مُشَدَّدَة القَاف: خَشَبُ شَجَرِهِ عِظَامٌ
Al-Buqam, with a doubled Qaf: its tree's wood is substantial.
وَوَرَقُهُ كَوَرَقِ اللُّوزِ، وَسَاقُهُ أَحْمَرُ
And its leaves are like almond leaves, and its stem is red.
يُصْبَغُ بِطَبِيخِهِ، وَيُلْحَمُ الجِرَاحَاتِ، وَيَقْطَعُ الدَّمَ المُنْبَعِثَ مِنْ أَيِّ عُضْوٍ كَانَ، وَيُجَفِّفُ القُرُوحَ
It is dyed with its decoction, it heals wounds, stops blood flowing from any organ, and dries up sores.
وَأَصْلُهُ سُمُّ سَاعَةٍ
And its origin is a deadly poison.
وَالبَقَمُ، كَسُكَّرٍ: شَجَرَةُ جَوْزٍ مَائِلٌ
And Al-Buqam, like Sukkar: a type of walnut tree.
وَكَثُمَامَةٍ: الصُّوفُ يُغْزَلُ لُبُّهُ وَيَبْقَى سَائِرُهَا
And like Thumamah: the wool whose core is spun and the rest remains.
وَمَا سَقَطَ مِنَ النَّادِفِ مِمَّا لَا يُقْدَرُ عَلَى غَزْلِهِ
And what falls from carding that cannot be spun.
وَمَا يُطَيِّرُهُ النَّجَّارُ
And what the carpenter blows away.
وَالقَلِيلُ العَقْلِ الضَّعِيفُ الرَّأْيِ
And the one with little intellect and weak opinion.
وَالبَقَمُ، بِالضَّمِّ وَبِضَمَّتَيْنِ: بَطْنٌ مِنَ العَرَبِ
And Al-Buqam, with a damma and two dammas: a tribe among the Arabs.
وَبَاقُومُ الرُّومِيُّ النَّجَّارُ: مَوْلَى سَعِيدِ بْنِ العَاصِ صَانِعُ المِنْبَرِ الشَّرِيفِ
And Baqum the Roman carpenter: the freedman of Sa'id ibn al-'As, the maker of the noble pulpit.
وَبَقِمَ البَعِيرُ، كَفَرِحَ: عَرَضَ لَهُ دَاءٌ مِنْ أَكْلِ العُنْظُوَانِ
And the camel became sick, like 'faraha': an illness befell it from eating 'Anzadhwan.
وَتَبَقَّمَ الغَنَمُ: ثَقُلَ عَلَيْهَا أَوْلَادُهَا فِي بُطُونِهَا، فَلَمْ تُثِرْ
And the sheep had a difficult birth: their offspring became heavy in their wombs, so they could not move.