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الجرضم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone or something that is a large, voracious eater, often implying a stout or elderly individual. It can also refer to a large, fat sheep.

Derived headwords

الجِرْضِمnoun
  1. 1.
    Voracious eaterboth

    A person who eats a lot, a glutton.

جِرْضِمnoun
  1. 1.
    Elderly, frail manclassical

    An old man who is weak and frail.

جِرْضِمnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, fat sheepclassical

    A female sheep that is large and fat.

Parallel reading

الجِرْضِم، كقنفذ وعلابط: الأكول.
Al-jirdhim, like qunfudh and 'alābiṭ: the voracious eater.
وكجعفر: الشيخ الساقط هزالا.
And like Ja'far: the old man who is frail due to weakness.
وكقرشب: الأكول، والكبيرة السمينة من الغنم.
And like qarshab: the voracious eater, and the large, fat one from the sheep.