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ذءمه

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of contempt, disgrace, and fear. It describes actions of belittling, shaming, and expelling someone, as well as the feeling of terror or dread.

Derived headwords

ذَأَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to belittleboth

    To treat someone with contempt or disdain, considering them insignificant.

  2. 2.
    to disgraceboth

    To bring shame or dishonor upon someone.

  3. 3.
    to expelboth

    To drive someone away or force them out.

  4. 4.
    to humiliateboth

    To make someone feel ashamed and foolish.

إذآمnoun
  1. 1.
    terrorclassical

    A state of extreme fear or dread.

  2. 2.
    dreadclassical

    A feeling of great fear or apprehension.

ذَأْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wordclassical

    A spoken utterance or statement.

ذَجْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wordclassical

    A spoken utterance or statement, used in a similar sense to ذَأْمَة.

Parallel reading

حقره
he belittled him
و‌ذمه
and he disgraced him
و‌طرده
and he expelled him
و‌خزاه
and he humiliated him
الإذآم: الرعب
Al-idhaam: terror
وما سمعت له ذأمة
And I have not heard a word from him
كلمة
a word
و‌ ذجمة: بمعناها
and dhajmah: with its meaning (i.e., a word)