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الشدقم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the jaw, specifically its width or largeness, and by extension, can refer to a lion due to its powerful jaws. It also includes a proper name associated with a specific lineage of camels.

Derived headwords

الشِّدْقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name for a lion, likely due to its large and powerful jaws.

  2. 2.
    Wide-jawed personclassical

    A person who has wide jaws.

شِدْقَمname
  1. 1.
    Fahl al-Nu'manclassical

    A specific male camel belonging to Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir.

الشَّدْقَمِيَّاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Camels of al-Shadqamclassical

    A specific lineage or type of female camels descended from or associated with the male camel named al-Shadqam.

Parallel reading

الشدقم، كجعفر وعلابط: الأسد، والواسع الشدق.
Al-Shadqam, like Ja'far and 'Alabat: the lion, and the wide-jawed one.
وكجعفر: فحل للنعمان بن المنذر.
And like Ja'far: a stud camel for Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir.
ومنه الشدقميات من الإبل.
And from him are the Shadqamiyyat among the camels.