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العدم

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of absence, loss, and non-existence. It extends to meanings of poverty, lack, and even a state of being white or barren. It also touches upon foolishness and madness.

Derived headwords

العَدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    lossboth

    The state of being lost or missing; absence.

  2. 2.
    lack of wealthboth

    Specifically, the loss or absence of wealth or possessions.

عَدِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to lackboth

    To be without something; to lack or be devoid of.

  2. 2.
    to be poorboth

    To be in a state of poverty or destitution.

عَدَمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    lackboth

    A state of lacking or absence, often used as a masdar for the verb.

  2. 2.
    povertyboth

    The state of being poor or destitute.

أَعْدَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to make someone lackboth

    To cause someone to be without something, to deprive them.

  2. 2.
    to impoverishboth

    To make someone poor or destitute.

إِعْدَامnoun
  1. 1.
    impoverishmentboth

    The act or state of becoming poor or destitute.

  2. 2.
    deprivationboth

    The act of causing someone to lack or be deprived of something.

مُعْدِمadjective
  1. 1.
    poorboth

    Lacking wealth; impoverished.

عَدْمَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    white-headedclassical

    Describing a sheep whose head is white while the rest of its body is a different color.

  2. 2.
    whiteclassical

    Describing land that is white, possibly due to dryness or a specific soil type.

عَدَائِمnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of dateclassical

    A type of moist date that ripens late, found in Medina.

عَدِيمadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishboth

    Lacking sense or reason; foolish.

  2. 2.
    madboth

    Lacking mental stability; insane.

  3. 3.
    poorboth

    Lacking possessions or wealth; destitute.

عَدَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a water sourceclassical

    The name of a water source belonging to the Banu Jusham tribe.

مَعْدُومadjective
  1. 1.
    non-existentboth

    Not existing; absent.

  2. 2.
    poorboth

    Lacking possessions or wealth; destitute.

يَعْدِمُverb
  1. 1.
    to fail to findboth

    To not find something; to fail to encounter or locate.

Parallel reading

العدم، بالضم وبضمتين وبالتحريك: الفقدان
Al-adam, with damma, two dammas, or with haraka: loss.
وغلب على فقدان المال
And it became predominantly used for the loss of wealth.
عدمه، كعلمه، عدما، بالضم وبالتحريك، وأعدمه الله.
He lacked it, like 'he knew it', 'adamā', with damma and with haraka, and God made him lack it.
وأعدمني الشيء: لم أجده.
And the thing 'a'damani': I did not find it.
وأعدم إعداما وعدما، بالضم: افتقر
And he became 'a'dama, 'i'dāman and 'adamā' (with damma): he became poor.
وفلانا: منعه
And 'a'dama someone: he prevented him.
وككتف: الفقير ج: عدماء.
And 'adīm, like 'katif': the poor person, plural: 'adma'.
وأرض عدماء: بيضاء.
And an 'adma' land: white.
وشاة عدماء: بيضاء الرأس، وسائرها مخالف له.
And an 'adma' sheep: white-headed, and the rest of it is of a different color.
والعدائم: رطب بالمدينة يتأخر.
And al-'adā'im: moist dates in Medina that ripen late.
والعديم: الأحمق، وقد عدم، ككرم، والمجنون، والفقير
And al-'adīm: the foolish person, and he became 'adima, like 'karuma', the mad person, and the poor person.
وهو يكسب المعدوم، أي: مجدود ينال ما يحرمه غيره.
And he obtains the 'ma'dūm', meaning: fortunate, he obtains what others are deprived of.
وما يعدمني هذا الأمر: ما يعدوني.
And this matter 'yu'dimuni': it does not escape me.