الجعم

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to greed, gluttony, and excessive consumption, often associated with eating or desire. It also extends to concepts of speech, physical ailments, and specific actions related to animals and land.

Derived headwords

الجَعْمnoun

1.
Greed, covetousnessboth
The act of being excessively desirous of something, particularly material possessions or food.
2.
Thick speechclassical
Speaking with a wide throat, resulting in a thick or heavy utterance.

تَجَعُّمnoun

1.
Greedinessboth
The state or quality of being greedy or covetous.

جَعِمَverb

1.
To covetboth
To desire something intensely, especially something that belongs to another.
2.
To eat greedilyboth
To consume food with great appetite and eagerness.

جَعَمَverb

1.
To eat greedilyboth
To consume food with great appetite and eagerness.

جَعِمٌadjective

1.
Greedy, covetousboth
Characterized by an intense desire for food or possessions.
2.
Gluttonousboth
One who eats excessively.

جُعِمٌadjective

1.
Greedy, covetousboth
Characterized by an intense desire for food or possessions.
2.
Gluttonousboth
One who eats excessively.

جَعْمٌnoun

1.
Greedinessboth
The state of being greedy or covetous.

الإبل: قضمت العظامverb

1.
Camels gnawed bonesclassical
Camels gnawing on bones, likely due to a lack of other food or a specific craving.

خرء الكلابnoun

1.
Dog droppingsclassical
The excrement of dogs, mentioned in relation to a craving or specific behavior.

جَعَمَverb

1.
To lose all teethclassical
To have all one's teeth fall out, referring to camels.

مَجْعُومٌadjective

1.
Lacking appetiteboth
One who does not desire food, the opposite of being greedy.

جَعْمٌadjective

1.
Lacking appetiteboth
One who does not desire food, the opposite of being greedy.

الجَعْمَاءnoun

1.
Loss of appetiteclassical
A condition of not desiring food.
2.
Anusclassical
The posterior opening of the digestive tract.
3.
Senile confusionclassical
A state of mental confusion due to old age.

أَجْعَمَتِ الأَرْضُverb

1.
Land became barrenclassical
The land became depleted of vegetation, forcing animals to eat the roots.

جَعَمَ البَعِيرُverb

1.
Camel had its mouth coveredclassical
A camel had something placed in its mouth to prevent it from eating or biting.

الجُيَعِمُnoun

1.
Hungry personclassical
A person who is experiencing hunger.

أَجْعَمَverb

1.
To eradicate, extirpateclassical
To completely remove or destroy something.

تَجَعَّمَ العُودُverb

1.
Wood became dry and brittleclassical
A piece of wood became dry, hard, and possibly brittle.

مَقْعَدٌnoun

1.
Refuge, shelterclassical
A place of safety or refuge.

دَاءٌ للإِبِلِnoun

1.
Disease of camelsclassical
An illness affecting camels, caused by grazing on certain plants.

Parallel reading

الجَعْمُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: الطَّمَعُ

Al-Ja'm, with vowels, means greed.

وَغِلَظُ الكَلَامِ فِي سَعَةِ حَلْقٍ

And thick speech due to a wide throat.

وَجَعَمَ إِلَى اللَّحْمِ، كَفَرِحَ: قَرِمَ

And he craved meat, like 'faraha': he was greedy.

وَهُوَ أَكُولٌ فَهُوَ جَعِمٌ وَجَعْمٌ، بِالكَسْرِ

And he is a glutton, so he is ja'im and ja'm, with kasra.

وَالإِبِلُ: قَضَمَتِ العِظَامَ

And the camels: gnawed the bones.

وَخِرْءُ الكِلَابِ لِشِبَهِ قَرِمٍ بِهَا

And dog droppings due to a craving similar to it.

وَفُلَانٌ: لَمْ يَشْتَهِ الطَّعَامَ، كَجَعِمَ، كَمَنَعَ، ضِدٌّ

And so-and-so: did not desire food, like 'ja'ima', as in 'mana'a', the opposite.

وَهُوَ مَجْعُومٌ وَجَعْمٌ، كَتَفِفٍ

And he is maj'um and ja'm, like 'katif'.

وَالإِبِلُ: ذَهَبَتْ أَسْنَانُهَا كُلُّهَا

And the camels: all their teeth fell out.

وَالجَعْمَاءُ: هِيَ، وَالدَّبَرُ، وَالَّتِي أُنْكِرَ عَقْلُهَا هَرَمًا

And Al-Ja'maa': it is [loss of appetite], and the anus, and she whose mind is impaired by old age.

وَأَجْعَمَتِ الأَرْضُ: كَثُرَ الحَنَكُ عَلَى نَبَاتِهَا فَأَكَلَهُ وَأَلْجَأَهُ إِلَى أُصُولِهِ

And the land became barren: the vegetation grew abundantly on it, then it was eaten, forcing [animals] to its roots.

وَجَعَمَ البَعِيرُ، كَمَنَعَ: وُضِعَ عَلَى فِيهِ مَا يَمْنَعُهُ مِنَ الأَكْلِ وَالعَضِّ

And the camel was made to 'ja'ama', as in 'mana'a': something was placed in its mouth to prevent it from eating and biting.

وَالجُيَعِمُ، كَحَيْدَرٍ: الجَائِعُ

And Al-Juy'am, like 'Haydar': the hungry one.

وَأَجْعَمَ: اسْتَأْصَلَ

And 'aj'ama': to eradicate.

وَتَجَعَّمَ العُودُ: حَنَّ

And the wood became dry: it became brittle.

وَكَمَقْعَدٍ: المَلْجَأُ

And like 'maq'ad': the refuge.

وَكَغُرَابٍ: دَاءٌ لِلإِبِلِ وَغَيْرِهَا يَعْرِضُ مِنْ رَعْيِ النَّشَرِ

And like 'ghurab': a disease of camels and others that occurs from grazing on Al-Nashar.