البكم

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of being mute or speechless, encompassing congenital muteness, acquired speechlessness due to illness or intent, and the inability to speak.

Derived headwords

البَكَمnoun

1.
Mutenessboth
The state of being mute or unable to speak.
2.
Congenital mutenessclassical
Being born without the ability to speak, hear, or see.

البَكَامَةnoun

1.
Mutenessboth
A condition of being mute or speechless.

أَبْكَمadjective

1.
Muteboth
One who is unable to speak.

بَكِيمadjective

1.
Muteboth
One who is unable to speak.

بُكْمnoun

1.
Mute peopleboth
Plural of 'abkam' or 'bakim', referring to mute individuals.

بُكْمَانnoun

1.
Mute peopleboth
Plural of 'abkam' or 'bakim', referring to mute individuals.

بَكَمَverb

1.
To be muteboth
To be unable to speak.

بَكُمَverb

1.
To refrain from speakingclassical
To intentionally abstain from speaking.
2.
To cease from marriageclassical
To stop engaging in marriage, either out of ignorance or intentionally.

تَبَكَّمَverb

1.
To become speechlessclassical
To be struck speechless or unable to articulate words.

ذُو بُكْمadjective

1.
Muteclassical
Possessing muteness or the inability to speak.

Parallel reading

البَكَمُ: الخَرَسُ

Muteness: speechlessness.

كَالبَكَامَةِ

Like muteness.

أو مَعَ عِيٍّ وَبَلَهٍ

Or with a speech impediment and foolishness.

أو أن يُولَدَ وَلا يَنطِقَ وَلا يَسمَعَ وَلا يُبصِرَ

Or to be born unable to speak, hear, or see.

فَهُوَ أَبْكَمُ وَبَكِيمٌ

So he is mute and speechless.

ج: بُكْمَانٌ وَبُكْمٌ

Plural: 'bukman' and 'bukm'.

وَ بَكُمَ: امْتَنَعَ عَنِ الكَلامِ تَعَمُّداً

And 'bakuma': to refrain from speaking intentionally.

وَانْقَطَعَ عَنِ النِّكَاحِ جَهْلاً أَوْ عَمَداً

And to cease from marriage out of ignorance or intentionally.

وَ تَبَكَّمَ عَلَيهِ الكَلامُ: أُرْتِجَ

And speech became blocked for him: he was struck speechless.

وَذُو بُكْمٍ: أَعْيَا

And 'dhu bukm': he was incapacitated (unable to speak).