العظم

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of 'greatness,' 'largeness,' and 'importance,' often in a physical or abstract sense. It extends to the physical bone structure of animals and humans, and also to concepts of pride, arrogance, and significant events or leaders.

Derived headwords

العَظْمnoun

1.
greatnessboth
The state of being great, large, or important; the opposite of smallness.
2.
boneboth
The hard, calcified tissue forming the skeleton of vertebrates.
3.
saddle-treeclassical
A wooden frame forming the basic structure of a saddle, without straps or fittings.
4.
plowshareclassical
The broad, flat blade of a plow.

عَظُمَverb

1.
to be greatboth
To be large in size, importance, or magnitude.
2.
to be immenseclassical
To be exceedingly large or significant.

عِظَمnoun

1.
greatnessboth
The quality of being great or large in size or importance.

عَظَامَةnoun

1.
greatnessboth
The state of being great or large.
2.
bonesboth
Plural of bone.

عَظِيمadjective

1.
greatboth
Large in size, extent, or scope; important or significant.
2.
hugeboth
Extremely large.
3.
mightyboth
Possessing great power or strength.

عِظَامadjective

1.
greatboth
Large in size or importance.

تَعْظِيمnoun

1.
magnificationboth
The act of making something seem great or important; veneration.
2.
exaggerationclassical
Making something appear greater than it is.

عَظَّمَverb

1.
to magnifyboth
To regard or treat as more important or impressive than it really is.
2.
to venerateboth
To hold in great respect; revere.
3.
to make largeclassical
To increase the size or importance of something.

أَعْظَمَverb

1.
to magnifyboth
To consider or treat as great or important.
2.
to venerateboth
To show great respect for.

اسْتَعْظَمَverb

1.
to deem greatboth
To perceive or consider something to be great or important.
2.
to find too greatclassical
To consider something to be overwhelmingly large or difficult.

مُعْظَمnoun

1.
greatest partboth
The majority or largest portion of something.
2.
most ofboth
The greater part of.

تَعَظَّمَverb

1.
to be arrogantboth
To behave in a proud and haughty manner; to act superior.
2.
to become greatclassical
To grow in importance or size.

العَظَمَةnoun

1.
greatnessboth
The quality of being great, large, or important; majesty.
2.
arroganceboth
Exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities; pride.
3.
boneboth
A part of the skeleton, especially a long bone.

العَظْمُوتnoun

1.
greatnessclassical
Exalted status or importance.
2.
arroganceclassical
Haughtiness and pride.

تَعَاظَمَverb

1.
to be too greatclassical
To seem overwhelmingly large or difficult.

العَظِيمَةnoun

1.
calamityboth
A disaster or terrible event.
2.
great matterclassical
A significant or important affair.

المُعَظَّمَةnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A severe misfortune or disaster.

أَعْظُمnoun

1.
bonesboth
Plural of bone.

العَظْمِيّadjective

1.
bone-whiteclassical
A color description, tending towards white.

ذو العَظْمname

1.
Ka'b ibn al-Nu'man al-Shaybaniclassical
A historical figure, likely a tribal leader or warrior.

ذو عِظَمname

1.
Dhu 'Idhmclassical
A geographical location, a region in the vicinity of Khaybar.

عَظَّمَ الشَّاةverb

1.
to cut into bonesclassical
To butcher a sheep by cutting it into bone-sized pieces.

عَظَمَ الكَلْبverb

1.
to feed bonesclassical
To give a dog bones to eat.

عَظَمَ فُلاناًverb

1.
to break bonesclassical
To inflict severe injury by breaking someone's bones.

عُظُمname

1.
'Udhman or 'Uthmanclassical
A game played by children, possibly involving a bone or similar object.

الإعْظَامَةnoun

1.
paddingclassical
A piece of clothing used by women to pad their buttocks.

العِظَامَةnoun

1.
paddingclassical
A garment or material used to make the buttocks appear larger.

عَظَمَةnoun

1.
thick partclassical
The thicker or upper part of something, like the tongue or forearm.

المُعْظُومَةadjective

1.
large-penisedclassical
Describing a female animal (like a camel foal) that desires large male genitalia.

عِظَمَات القَوْمnoun

1.
leaders of the peopleclassical
The most prominent or distinguished individuals within a group.

Parallel reading

العظم، بكسر العين: خلاف الصغر.

Al-'udhm, with kasra on the 'ayn: the opposite of smallness.

عظم، كصغر، عظما وعظامة، فهو عظيم وعظام، كغراب وزنار.

He became great, like 'saghur', in greatness ('udhman' and 'idhamah'), so he is 'adheem' and 'idham', like 'ghurab' and 'zinār'.

وعظمه تعظيما وأعظمه: فخمه، وكبره.

And he magnified him ('adhthamahu') with magnification ('ta'dheem') and made him great ('a'dhamahu'): he esteemed him highly and considered him great.

واستعظمه: رآه عظيما، كأعظمه، وأخذ معظمه، و الرجل: تكبر، كتعظم، والاسم: العظم، بالضم.

And he considered it great ('ista'dhamahu'): he saw it as great ('a'dhamahu'), and took its majority ('mu'dhamuhu'), and the man: he became arrogant ('ta'adhdhama'), like 'ta'adhdhama', and the noun: 'al-'udhm', with damma.

وتعاظمه: عظم عليه.

And it seemed too great for him ('ta'adhama'): it became great upon him.

وأمر لا يتعاظمه شيء: لا يعظم، بالإضافة إليه.

And a matter that nothing seems too great for ('yata'adhthamuhu'): it does not become great, in relation to it.

والعظمة، محركة وكرمانة، والعظموت، كجبروت: الكبر، والنخوة، والزهو، وأما عظمة الله تعالى، فلا توصف بهذا.

And 'al-'adhamah', with haraka and 'kurmānah', and 'al-'udhmūt', like 'jabrūt': greatness, pride, and arrogance; but as for the greatness of God Almighty, it is not described by this.

ومتى وصف عبد بالعظمة، فهو ذم.

And whenever a servant is described with greatness ('al-'adhamah'), it is a dispraise.

وعظم الأمر، بالضم والفتح: معظمه.

And the great part of the matter ('udhm al-amr' with damma and fatha): its majority ('mu'dhamuhu').

وعظمة اللسان، محركة: ما غلظ منه، و من الساعد: ما يلي المرفق الذي فيه العضلة، والساعد نصفان: ما يلي المرفق وفيه العضلة عظمة، وما يلي الكف أسلة.

And the thick part of the tongue ('adhamat al-lisān', with haraka): its thick part; and of the forearm: what is next to the elbow which contains the muscle, and the forearm is in two halves: what is next to the elbow and contains the muscle is a bone ('udhmah'), and what is next to the hand is 'asalah'.

والعظيمة: النازلة الشديدة، كالمعظمة، كمكرمة.

And 'al-'adheemah': the severe calamity ('al-nāzilah al-shadeedah'), like 'al-mu'adhdhamah', like 'mukramah'.

والعظم: قصب الحيوان الذي عليه اللحم ج: أعظم وعظام وعظامة، والهاء لتأنيث الجمع، وع.

And 'al-'udhm': the bones of an animal on which is the flesh, plural: 'a'dhum', 'i'dhām', and 'i'dhāmah', and the 'hā' is for feminine plural, and 'wa'.

وعظم الرحل: خشبة بلا أنساع وأداة.

And the frame of the saddle ('udhm al-rahl'): a wooden piece without straps and fittings.

وعظم الفدان: لوحه العريض.

And the beam of the plow ('udhm al-faddān'): its wide board.

والعظمي: حمام إلى البياض.

And 'al-'udhmī': a pigeon tending towards white.

وعظم الشاة تعظيما: قطعها عظما عظما.

And he butchered the sheep ('adhdhama al-shāh') with magnification ('ta'dheem'): he cut it into bone-sized pieces ('udhman 'udhman').

وعظم الكلب عظما: أطعمه العظم، كأعظمه، و فلانا عظمة: ضرب عظامه.

And he fed the dog bones ('adhama al-kalb 'udhman'): he fed it bones ('a'dhamahu'), and he broke the bones of so-and-so ('adhama fulānan'): he struck his bones.

وعظم أو عظيم وضاح: لعبة لهم.

And 'udhm' or 'udheem wadah': a game they played.

والإعظامة والعظمة، بالضم، والعظامة، ككتابة ورمانة: ثوب تعظم به المرأة عجيزتها.

And 'al-i'dhāmah' and 'al-'udhmah', with damma, and 'al-'idhāmah', like 'kitābah' and 'rummānah': a garment with which a woman pads her buttocks.

وكفرحة: المشتهية للأيور العظيمة، كالمعظومة.

And like 'farihah': she who desires large penises, like 'al-mu'adhdhamah'.

وعظم الطريق، محركا: جادته.

And the middle of the road ('udhm al-tarīq', with haraka): its main track.

والمعظوم: الفصيل يكسر عظم في لسانه لئلا يرضع.

And 'al-mu'adhdham': the young camel whose bone is broken in its tongue so it cannot suckle.

وعظمات القوم: ساداتهم.

And the 'udhmāt' of the people: their leaders.