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عثم

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of something being broken, crooked, or not properly healed or set. It extends to describe poorly executed actions, wounds that are not healing, and also encompasses various animal names and personal names.

Derived headwords

عَثِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be crookedly healedclassical

    A broken bone, especially of the hand, healed in a crooked or uneven manner.

  2. 2.
    to be poorly fastenedclassical

    A woman's adornment or stitching being loose or not well-secured.

  3. 3.
    to festerclassical

    A wound that is closed over but has not healed, and is festering or suppurating.

عَثَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to heal crookedlyclassical

    To cause a broken bone to heal in an uneven or crooked way.

  2. 2.
    to fasten poorlyclassical

    To stitch or fasten something loosely or insecurely.

أَعْثَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to fasten poorlyclassical

    To stitch or fasten something loosely or insecurely, similar to the Form II verb.

اعْتَثَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to seek help fromclassical

    To seek assistance or help from someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to benefit fromclassical

    To derive advantage or profit from someone or something.

  3. 3.
    to move one's handclassical

    To move or swing one's hand.

عُثْمnoun
  1. 1.
    crooked healingclassical

    The state of a broken bone healing in an uneven or crooked manner.

عُثْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    poor fasteningclassical

    A loose or insecure fastening, such as stitching.

عُثْمَانname
  1. 1.
    twenty Companionsboth

    A name borne by twenty of the Prophet Muhammad's Companions.

عُثَامَةname
  1. 1.
    personal nameboth

    A personal name, such as 'Uthāmah ibn Qays, a Companion.

عُثْمَةname
  1. 1.
    personal nameboth

    A personal name, such as 'Uthmah al-Juhanī, a Companion.

عُثَيْمname
  1. 1.
    personal nameboth

    A personal name, such as 'Uthaym ibn Kathīr, a Successor.

عُثَامname
  1. 1.
    personal nameboth

    A personal name, such as 'Uthām ibn 'Alī, a traditionist.

العُثْمَثِمnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

  2. 2.
    strong, tall camelclassical

    A strong and tall camel.

  3. 3.
    splendorclassical

    Splendor or magnificence.

العَيْثُومnoun
  1. 1.
    hyenaclassical

    A name for a hyena, used for both male and female.

  2. 2.
    elephantclassical

    A name for an elephant, used for both male and female.

العَيْثَامnoun
  1. 1.
    treeclassical

    A type of tree.

  2. 2.
    food with locustsclassical

    A dish cooked with locusts.

العَيْثَمِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    wild assclassical

    A name for a wild ass.

العُثْمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    chick of a houbara bustardclassical

    The young of the houbara bustard.

  2. 2.
    chick of a snakeclassical

    The young of a snake.

  3. 3.
    young snakeclassical

    A young snake or its offspring.

أبو عُثْمَانname
  1. 1.
    snakeclassical

    A kunyah (patronymic) used to refer to a snake.

مسجد العَيْثَمname
  1. 1.
    mosque in Egyptboth

    A mosque located in Egypt, near the جامع عمرو (Jami' Amr).

سويد بن عُثْمَةname
  1. 1.
    a Successorboth

    Suwayd ibn 'Uthmah, a Successor (Tabi'i).

مُحَدِّثname
  1. 1.
    traditionistboth

    A traditionist, referring to someone who transmits hadith, like Kaddād (a narrator).

عُثْمَة الجُهَنِيّname
  1. 1.
    a Companionboth

    'Uthmah al-Juhanī, a Companion of the Prophet.

عُثَام بن عليname
  1. 1.
    a traditionistboth

    'Uthām ibn 'Alī, a traditionist.

عُثَيْم بن كثيرname
  1. 1.
    a Successorboth

    'Uthaym ibn Kathīr, a Successor (Tabi'i).

ابن نَسْطَاسname
  1. 1.
    a traditionistboth

    Ibn Nasṭās, a traditionist.

عُثْم بن الربعةname
  1. 1.
    a Companionboth

    'Uthim ibn al-Rab'ah, a Companion of the Prophet.

Parallel reading

عثم العظم المكسور، أو يخص باليد: انجبر على غير استواء
A broken bone is crookedly healed, or specifically of the hand: it healed unevenly.
وعثمته أنا
And I caused it to heal crookedly.
والمرأة المزادة: خرزتها غير محكمة، كأعثمتها
And a woman's adornment: her stitching is not tight, as if I fastened it poorly.
والجرح: أكنب، وأجلب، ولم يبرأ بعد
And the wound: it is closed over, festering, and not yet healed.
والعثمثم: الأسد، والجمل الشديد الطويل، وهي: بهاء
And al-'Uthmathim: the lion, and the strong, tall camel, and it means: splendor.
واعتثم به: استعان، وانتفع
And he sought help from it: he sought assistance, and he benefited.
واعتثم بيده: أهوى بها
And he moved his hand: he swung it.
والعيقوم: الضبع، والفيل، للذكر والأنثى
And al-'Aithūm: the hyena, and the elephant, for male and female.
والعيقام: شجر، وطعام يطبخ فيه جراد
And al-'Aithām: a tree, and food cooked with locusts.
والعيتمي: حمار الوحش
And al-'Aithamī: the wild ass.
وسويد بن عثمة، كحمزة: تابعي
And Suwayd ibn 'Uthmah, like Hamzah: a Successor.
وكشداد: محدث
And like Shaddād: a traditionist.
ومسجد العيثم: بمصر، قرب جامع عمرو
And Masjid al-'Aitham: in Egypt, near the Jami' Amr.
والعثمان: فرخ الحبارى، وفرخ الثعبان، والحية أو فرخها
And al-'Uthmān: the chick of the houbara bustard, and the chick of the snake, and the snake or its young.
وأبو عثمان: الحية
And Abū 'Uthmān: the snake.
وعثمان: عشرون صحابيا
And 'Uthmān: twenty Companions.
وعثامة بن قيس، وعثم بن الربعة، وعثمة الجهني: صحابيون
'Uthāmah ibn Qays, 'Uthim ibn al-Rab'ah, and 'Uthmah al-Juhanī: Companions.
وعثيم بن كثير التابعي، وابن نسطاس، وعثام بن علي: محدثون
'Uthaym ibn Kathīr the Successor, and Ibn Nasṭās, and 'Uthām ibn 'Alī: traditionists.