العقم

Root entry · 34 derived lemmas

The root العقم primarily relates to infertility, barrenness, and a lack of productivity. It extends to concepts of being sterile, unproductive, or unable to bear fruit, whether in a biological, agricultural, or even abstract sense like a fruitless endeavor or a harsh wind.

Derived headwords

العُقْمnoun

1.
infertilityboth
A condition affecting the womb, rendering it unable to conceive or bear children.
2.
barrennessboth
A state of being unproductive or unable to yield offspring or results.

عَقِمَتْverb

1.
to be infertileboth
The past tense verb indicating a state of infertility, unable to bear children.

عَقَمًاnoun

1.
infertilityboth
A state of barrenness or inability to produce offspring.

عَقِمُهَا اللهُ تَعَالَى يُعْقِمُهَا وَأَعْقَمَهَاverb

1.
God made her infertileclassical
A passive construction indicating that God caused a female to be unable to bear children.

رَحِمٌ عَقِيمٌ وَعَقِيمَةٌadjective

1.
infertile wombboth
Describing a womb that is barren and cannot conceive.

اِمْرَأَةٌ عَقِيمٌadjective

1.
infertile womanboth
A woman who is unable to have children.

عَقَائِمُnoun

1.
infertile womenboth
The plural of an infertile woman.

عُقُمٌnoun

1.
infertilityboth
A state of barrenness or inability to produce offspring.

رَجُلٌ عَقِيمٌadjective

1.
man unable to father childrenboth
A man who is unable to have children.

عُقَمَاءُnoun

1.
men unable to father childrenboth
The plural of a man unable to father children.

عُقَامٌnoun

1.
infertilityboth
A state of barrenness or inability to produce offspring.

اَلْمَلِكُ عَقِيمٌadjective

1.
fruitless kingshipclassical
Refers to a kingship where lineage is not beneficial because it leads to the death of family members in its pursuit.

رِيحٌ عَقِيمٌadjective

1.
barren windboth
A wind that does not cause fertilization or bring rain.

حَرْبٌ عَقِيمٌ وَعَقَامٌadjective

1.
fierce warboth
Describing a war that is intense and destructive.

يَوْمٌ عَقَامٌadjective

1.
harsh dayclassical
Describing a day that is severe or difficult.

رَجُلٌ عَقَامٌadjective

1.
ill-tempered manclassical
Describing a man of bad character or disposition.

دَاءٌ عَقَامٌadjective

1.
incurable diseaseboth
A disease that cannot be cured or healed.

نَاقَةٌ عَقَامٌadjective

1.
strong, mature female camelclassical
Describing a female camel that is mature and strong.

اَلْمَعَاقِمُnoun

1.
a specific type of povertyclassical
A type of poverty situated between the 'farida' and 'al-'ajab' in the lower back.

اَلْعُقْمُ وَالْعُقْمَةُnoun

1.
red garmentclassical
A red cloak or any red garment.

اَلْعُقْمَةُnoun

1.
embroideryclassical
Embroidery or patterned fabric.

اَلْعُقْمِيُّadjective

1.
ancient nobilityclassical
Referring to a person of ancient honor and generosity.
2.
obscure speechclassical
Describing obscure or ambiguous language.

اَلتَّعَاقُمُnoun

1.
successionclassical
The act of succeeding one another or alternating.

اَلْاِعْتِقَامُnoun

1.
well-digging techniqueclassical
A method of digging a well by first excavating a smaller pit to test the water's taste.

عَقِمَتْ مَفَاصِلُهُverb

1.
his joints stiffenedboth
Describing the stiffening or drying out of one's joints.

عَقَلَverb

1.
to be silentboth
To become silent or speechless.

عَقَّمَهُ تَعْقِيمًاverb

1.
to silence himboth
To cause someone to become silent or speechless.

عَاقَمَهُverb

1.
to quarrel with himclassical
To engage in a dispute or argument with someone.

عَقَّامٌadjective

1.
ill-tempered manclassical
A man of bad character or disposition.
2.
sea snakeclassical
A type of snake that inhabits the sea.

عُقْمَةٌnoun

1.
valleyclassical
A valley.
2.
return of the moonclassical
The return or reappearance of the moon.

عَقَامَةٌnoun

1.
a nameclassical
A proper name.

عُقَامَةُname

1.
Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abi Uqamahclassical
A Shafi'i jurist.

اَلْعَقِيمُname

1.
al-Uqaymclassical
Son of Ziyad, a Tabi'i (a successor to the companions of the Prophet).

اَلْمَعَاقِمُ مِنَ الْخَيْلِnoun

1.
joints of horsesclassical
Referring to the joints of horses.

Parallel reading

العقم، بالضم: هزمة تقع في الرحم فلا تقبل الولد

Infertility, with damma: a condition that occurs in the womb, so it does not accept offspring.

عقمت، كفرح ونصر وكرم وعني، عقما وعقما، ويضم

She became infertile, like in 'faraha', 'nasara', 'karuma', and 'al-'aniya', with 'aqman' and 'aqman', and it can also be with damma.

ورحم عقيم وعقيمة: معقومة

And an infertile womb (aqim and 'aqimah): meaning, one that is barren.

وامرأة عقيم ج: عقائم وعقم

And an infertile woman, plural: 'aqaim and 'uqum.

ورجل عقيم، كأمير وسحاب: لا يولد له ج: عقماء وعقام وعقمى

And an infertile man, like 'amir and sahabi: one from whom no children are born, plural: 'uqama', 'aqam', and 'uqma.

والملك عقيم، أي: لا ينفع فيه نسب لأنه يقتل في طلبه الأب والولد والأخ والعم

And kingship is sterile, meaning: lineage is not beneficial in it because it leads to the killing of the father, son, brother, and uncle in its pursuit.

وروح عقيم: غير لاقح

And a barren wind: one that does not fertilize.

وحرب عقيم وعقام، كغراب وسحاب: شديدة

And a fierce war ('aqim and 'aqam), like ghurab and sahabi: meaning, intense.

ويوم عقام: شديد

And a harsh day ('aqam): meaning, severe.

ورجل عقام، كسحاب: سيئ الخلق

And an ill-tempered man ('aqam), like sahabi: meaning, of bad character.

وداء عقام، والضم أفصح: لا يبرأ

And an incurable disease ('aqam), and with damma is more eloquent: meaning, it does not heal.

والمعاقم: فقر بين الفريدة والعجب في مؤخر الصلب

And al-Ma'aqim: a poverty located between the 'farida' and 'al-'ajab' in the lower back.

والعقم والعقمة، ويكسر: المرط الأحمر، أو كل ثوب أحمر

And al-'Uqm and al-'Uqmah, and it can be with kasra: a red cloak, or any red garment.

والعقمة، بالكسر: الوشي

And al-'Uqmah, with kasra: embroidery.

والعقمي، بالضم: الرجل القديم الشرف والكرم، والغريب الغامض من الكلام، ويكسر

And al-'Uqmi, with damma: the man of ancient honor and generosity, and the strange, ambiguous of speech, and it can be with kasra.

والتعاقم: التعاقب

And al-Ta'aqum: succession.

والاعتقام: أن تحفر البئر، فإذا قربت من الماء، احتفرت بئرا صغيرة بقدر ما تجد طعم الماء، فإن كان عذبا، حفرت بقيتها

And al-I'tiqam: is to dig a well, and when you get close to the water, you dig a small pit to the extent that you find the taste of the water; if it is sweet, you complete the rest of the digging.

وعقمت مفاصله، كعني: يبست

And his joints became stiff, like 'al-'aniya': meaning, they dried out.

وكعلم: سكت

And like 'alimah': he became silent.

وعقمه تعقيما: أسكته

And he silenced him ('aqamahu ta'qiman): meaning, he made him silent.

وعاقمه: خاصمه

And he quarreled with him ('aqamahu): meaning, he disputed with him.

وعقمة: واد

And 'Uqmah: a valley.

وعقمة القمر: عودته

And 'Uqmat al-Qamar: its return.

وعبد الله بن محمد بن علي بن أبي عقامة: فقيه شافعي

And Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abi Uqamah: a Shafi'i jurist.

والعقيم، كزبير: ابن زياد، تابعي

And al-'Uqaym, like Zubayr: son of Ziyad, a Tabi'i.

والمعاقم من الخيل: المفاصل، الواحد: كمنزل

And al-Ma'aqim of horses: the joints, singular: like manzil.