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العرجوم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something strong or robust, specifically referring to a powerful female camel. It also has a derived meaning related to corruption or decay.

Derived headwords

العَرْجُومnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong female camelclassical

    A female camel that is powerful, strong, and robust.

اعْرَنْجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    To decayclassical

    To become corrupted, rotten, or decayed.

Parallel reading

العَرْجُوم، بالضم: الناقة الشديدة.
Al-arjūm, with dammah: the strong female camel.
واعرنجم: فسد.
And i'ranjama: it became corrupted/decayed.