الزعم

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

The root الزعم primarily concerns speech, encompassing claims, assertions, and falsehoods. It extends to concepts of leadership, sponsorship, ambition, and things that are uncertain or unreliable. The root also touches upon physical descriptions related to food and animals.

Derived headwords

الزعمnoun

1.
claimboth
A statement, whether true or false, often used for something uncertain.
2.
falsehoodboth
A lie or untruth.

زعمverb

1.
to claimboth
To assert something, often with an implication of doubt or falsehood.
2.
to allegeclassical
To state something as a fact, especially in a legal context, without proof.
3.
to thinkclassical
To suppose or believe something.

وزعمتني كذا — You thought me such and such.

الزعميadjective

1.
liarclassical
One who habitually tells falsehoods.
2.
truthfulclassical
One who speaks the truth.

الزعيمnoun

1.
sponsorboth
One who guarantees or vouches for another.
2.
leaderboth
A chief or head of a group of people.
3.
spokespersonboth
One who speaks on behalf of a group.

زعم بهverb

1.
to guaranteeclassical
To act as a sponsor or guarantor for someone.

وقد زعم به زعما وزعامة — And he guaranteed it with a guarantee and leadership.

زعمتنيverb

1.
to think I wasclassical
To suppose or imagine someone to be a certain way.

وزعمتني كذا — You thought me such and such.

كفرحverb

1.
to covetclassical
To desire something belonging to another.

وكفرح: طمع — And like 'faraha': to covet.

الزعامةnoun

1.
leadershipboth
The position or status of being a leader; preeminence.
2.
honorboth
High respect or esteem.
3.
weaponsclassical
Arms or armaments.
4.
armorclassical
Protective covering worn in combat.
5.
share of spoilsclassical
A leader's portion of war booty.
6.
best wealthclassical
The most valuable or abundant part of one's wealth, such as inheritance.

شواء زعمadjective

1.
fattyclassical
Meat that is rich in fat and drips easily when cooked.

وشواء زعم، ككتف: كثير الدسم، سريع السيلان على النار — And 'za'm' roast meat, like 'katif': very fatty, quickly dripping onto the fire.

أزعمverb

1.
to make covetousclassical
To cause someone to desire something.
2.
to obeyclassical
To comply with or submit to authority.
3.
to be possibleclassical
For a matter or affair to be feasible or achievable.
4.
to begin to improveclassical
For milk to start becoming palatable or good.
5.
to sproutclassical
For the first plants to emerge from the ground.

وأمر فيه مزاعم، كمنابر: منازعة — And a matter with disputes, like 'manābir': contention.

والأرض: طلع أول نبتها — And the land: its first vegetation emerged.

أطمعverb

1.
to make covetousclassical
To instill desire or greed in someone.

وأزعم: أطمع — And 'az'ama': to make covetous.

أطاعverb

1.
to obeyclassical
To submit to the will or command of another.

وأزعم: أطمع، وأطاع — And 'az'ama': to make covetous, and to obey.

أمكنverb

1.
to be possibleclassical
For a situation or task to be achievable or feasible.

والأمر: أمكن — And the matter: it was possible.

يزعمverb

1.
to begin to improveclassical
Used for milk that is starting to taste good.

واللبن: أخذ يطيب، كزعم — And the milk: it began to improve, like 'za'ama'.

مزاعمnoun

1.
disputesclassical
Contentions or arguments.

وأمر فيه مزاعم، كمنابر: منازعة — And a matter with disputes, like 'manābir': contention.

الزعومadjective

1.
tongue-tiedclassical
Unable to speak fluently or articulately.
2.
leanclassical
Having little fat.
3.
fattyclassical
Having a lot of fat.
4.
doubtfulclassical
Uncertain, especially regarding the truth or validity of something.

الزعمومadjective

1.
tongue-tiedclassical
Lacking fluency in speech.

والكالزعموم — And like 'al-za'mūm'.

المزعمةadjective

1.
fattyclassical
Rich in fat.

كالمزعمة، كمكرمة — Like 'al-maz'amah', like 'makramah'.

زعمتكverb

1.
I assume youclassical
I suppose or imagine you to be.

ولا زعمتك ولا زعماتك — Neither do I assume you nor your assumptions.

زعماتكnoun

1.
your assumptionsclassical
The things you claim or suppose.

ولا زعمتك ولا زعماتك — Neither do I assume you nor your assumptions.

المزعامةnoun

1.
snakeclassical
A long, legless reptile.

والمزعامة: الحية — And 'al-miz'amah': the snake.

التزعمnoun

1.
lyingclassical
The act of telling falsehoods.

والتزعم: التكذب — And 'al-taza''um': lying.

مزعمadjective

1.
unreliableclassical
Not to be trusted or depended upon.

وأمر مزعم، كمقعد: لا يوثق به — And a matter 'maz'am', like 'maq'ad': not to be relied upon.

زاعمverb

1.
to jostleclassical
To push or shove against someone.

وزاعم: زاحم — And 'zā'ama': to jostle.

Parallel reading

الزعم، مثلثة: القول الحق، والباطل، والكذب، ضد، وأكثر ما يقال فيما يشك فيه.

Al-za'm, with three vowelizations: the true saying, the false, and the lie, its opposite; and it is most often said for something uncertain.

والزعمي: الكذاب، والصادق.

And al-za'mī: the liar, and the truthful.

والزعيم: الكفيل، وقد زعم به زعما وزعامة، وسيد القوم، ورئيسهم، أو المتكلم عنهم ج: زعماء.

And al-za'īm: the guarantor, and he may guarantee it with a guarantee and leadership; and the chief of a people, and their leader, or their spokesperson; plural: zu'amā'.

وزعمتني كذا: ظننتني.

And 'za'amatnī kadhā': you thought me to be so and so.

وكفرح: طمع.

And like 'kafaraḥa': to covet.

والزعامة: الشرف، والرياسة، والسلاح، والدرع، والبقرة، ويشدد، وحظ السيد من المغنم، وأفضل المال، وأكثره من ميراث ونحوه.

And al-za'āmah: honor, leadership, weapons, armor, a cow (and it is intensified), the leader's share of spoils, the best of wealth, and its most abundant part from inheritance and the like.

وشواء زعم، ككتف: كثير الدسم، سريع السيلان على النار.

And 'za'm' roast meat, like 'katif': very fatty, quickly dripping onto the fire.

وأزعم: أطمع، وأطاع، و الأمر: أمكن، و اللبن: أخذ يطيب، كزعم، و الأرض: طلع أول نبتها.

And 'az'ama': to make covetous, and to obey; and the matter: it was possible; and the milk: it began to improve, like 'za'ama'; and the land: its first vegetation emerged.

وأمر فيه مزاعم، كمنابر: منازعة.

And a matter with disputes, like 'manābir': contention.

والزعوم: العيي اللسان، كالزعموم، والقليلة الشحم، والكثيرته، ضد، كالمزعمة، كمكرمة، والتي يشك أبها طرق أم لا.

And al-zu'ūm: the tongue-tied, like al-zu'mūm; and the lean in fat, and the fatty, its opposite; like al-maz'amah, like makramah; and that which is doubted whether its ways are correct or not.

وتقول: هذا ولا زعمتك ولا زعماتك، أي: ولا أتوهم زعماتك، تذهب إلى رد قوله.

And you say: 'This, and neither do I assume you nor your assumptions,' meaning: 'I do not imagine your claims,' going towards rejecting his statement.

والمزعامة: الحية.

And 'al-miz'amah': the snake.

والتزعم: التكذب.

And 'al-taza''um': lying.

وأمر مزعم، كمقعد: لا يوثق به.

And a matter 'maz'am', like 'maq'ad': not to be relied upon.

وزاعم: زاحم.

And 'zā'ama': to jostle.