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العرهوم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to large, robust, or substantial things, particularly in the context of animals like camels and lions, and also encompasses natural growths like mushrooms and soft textures.

Derived headwords

العَرْهُومnoun
  1. 1.
    Mushroomboth

    Refers to a type of fungus, often edible.

  2. 2.
    Soft downclassical

    The fine, soft down or fuzz found on various things.

العَرْجُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Grapevine shootboth

    The stem or shoot of a grapevine, especially after the grapes have been harvested.

العَرَاهِمnoun
  1. 1.
    Large camelclassical

    A large, robust, or imposing female camel.

  2. 2.
    Lionclassical

    A lion, often implying its strength and size.

العَرْهَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A lion, similar to العراهم, emphasizing its imposing nature.

Parallel reading

العَرْهُوم، بالضم: الفطر
Al-'arhum, with dammah: the mushroom.
والعَرْجُون
And the grapevine shoot.
والتار الناعم من كل شيء
And the soft down of everything.
كالعَرَاهِم
Like al-'arāhim.
والعَرَاهِم: الضخم من الإبل
And al-'arāhim: the large one of the camels.
وهي: بهاء
And it (referring to the camel) is splendor.
أو كلاهما للمؤنث دون المذكر
Or both of them (referring to the terms) are for the feminine without the masculine.
والأسد
And the lion.
كالعرهم، كجعفر وقرشب
Like al-'arham, like Ja'far and Qarshab (examples of names with similar patterns).