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الشكم

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of reward, giving, restraint, and biting. It extends to meanings of pride, resolve, covenants, scent, resemblance, disposition, and the physical components of a bridle. It also encompasses states of hunger and emptiness.

Derived headwords

الشَّكَمُnoun
  1. 1.
    rewardclassical

    The act of giving a reward or recompense.

  2. 2.
    givingclassical

    The act of bestowing or granting something.

الشَّكْمَىnoun
  1. 1.
    rewardclassical

    A reward or recompense given.

  2. 2.
    givingclassical

    A gift or bestowal.

شَكَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to reward himclassical

    To give him a reward or recompense.

  2. 2.
    to give himclassical

    To bestow or grant something to him.

أَشْكَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to reward himclassical

    To give him a reward or recompense.

  2. 2.
    to give himclassical

    To bestow or grant something to him.

الشَّكِيمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    prideboth

    A sense of pride, often associated with self-respect and honor.

  2. 2.
    vindicationclassical

    Seeking and achieving vindication or victory against injustice.

  3. 3.
    covenantclassical

    A solemn promise or agreement.

  4. 4.
    scentclassical

    The act of smelling or perceiving an odor.

  5. 5.
    resemblanceclassical

    A likeness or similarity between things.

  6. 6.
    dispositionclassical

    An inherent quality or nature.

  7. 7.
    bridle bitboth

    The metal bar of a bridle that passes through the horse's mouth.

شَكِيمَةُ الفَرَسِnoun
  1. 1.
    bridle bitboth

    The metal part of a bridle that goes into the horse's mouth, often with a jointed bar.

شَدِيدُ الشَّكِيمَةِadjective
  1. 1.
    proudclassical

    Possessing great pride and an unwillingness to be subdued or yield.

شَكِيمَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion.

شَكَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to bite himboth

    To bite someone.

  2. 2.
    to bribe himclassical

    To bribe an official, as if to stop their mouth with a bridle bit.

شَكِيمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    biteclassical

    The act of biting.

شَكِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hungryclassical

    To experience hunger.

شَكِيمُ القِدْرِnoun
  1. 1.
    empty potclassical

    A cooking pot that is empty or bare.

شَكَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to biteboth

    To bite someone.

  2. 2.
    to bribeclassical

    To bribe an official, as if to stop their mouth with a bridle bit.

Parallel reading

الشَّكَمُ، بالضم، والشَّكْمَى، كبُهْمَى: الجَزَاءُ، والعَطَاءُ
Al-shakam, with damma, and al-shakmā, like buhmā: reward, and giving.
وقد شَكَمَهُ شَكْمًا، بالفتح، وأَشْكَمَهُ.
And he rewarded him with a reward, with fatha, and he gave him a reward.
والشَّكِيمَةُ: الأَنَفَةُ، والانتصارُ من الظُّلْمِ، والعَهْدُ، والشَّمُّ، والشَّبَهُ، والطَّبْعُ
And al-shakīmah: pride, and victory over injustice, and covenant, and smelling, and resemblance, and disposition.
وفي اللِّجَامِ: الحَدِيدَةُ المُعْتَرِضَةُ في فَمِ الفَرَسِ فيها الفَأْسُ ج: شَكَائِمُ وشُكُمٌ وشُكَيْمٌ.
And in the bridle: the iron bar that lies across the horse's mouth, containing the bit, plural: shakā'im, shukum, and shukaym.
وفلانٌ شَدِيدُ الشَّكِيمَةِ: أَنَفٌ أَبِيٌّ لا يَنْقَادُ.
And so-and-so is strong in his pride: proud and defiant, he does not yield.
وكَتِفٍ: الأَسَدُ.
And katif: the lion.
وشَكَمَهُ شَكْمًا وشَكِيمًا: عَضَّهُ
And he bit him with a bite and a shakīm: he bit him.
والوالي: رَشَاهُ، كأَنَّهُ سَدَّ فَمَهُ بالشَّكِيمَةِ.
And the governor: he bribed him, as if he had stopped his mouth with the bridle bit.
وشَكِمَ، كَفَرِحَ: جَاعَ.
And he became hungry, like faraha: he was hungry.
وشَكِيمُ القِدْرِ: عَرَاهَا.
And the empty pot: it was bare.
وكَثُمَامَةٍ وزُبَيْرٍ ومِنْبَرٍ: أَسْمَاءٌ.
And like kathāmah, zubayr, and minbar: names.