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العرضم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes characteristics of animals, particularly lions, and also human traits related to physical condition and disposition. It encompasses terms for being voracious, energetic, physically frail yet strong, and stingy.

Derived headwords

العَرْضَمُadjective
  1. 1.
    Voraciousboth

    Describes someone or something that eats a lot; gluttonous.

  2. 2.
    Energeticboth

    Describes someone or something that is active and vigorous.

القِرْشَبُadjective
  1. 1.
    Small-bodiedclassical

    Describes someone or something that is physically small or frail in body.

  2. 2.
    Strong and robustclassical

    Describes someone or something that is strong and powerfully built, despite potentially appearing small.

العَرْضَامُnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name for a lion, referring to its strength and ferocity.

العَرَاضِمُnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    Another name for a lion, similar to العَرْضَامُ.

العَرْضُومُadjective
  1. 1.
    Stingyclassical

    Describes someone who is miserly and unwilling to spend money.

Parallel reading

كجعفر: الأكول، والنشيط.
Like Ja'far: the voracious, and the energetic.
وكقرشب: الضئيل الجسم، والقوي الشديد البضعة، ضد
And like qirshab: small-bodied, and strong, powerfully built, the opposite.
والأسد، كالعرضام والعراضم.
And the lion, like al-'ardham and al-'araaḍim.
والعرضوم: البخيل.
And al-'ardhum: the stingy.