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الغتم

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense heat, suffocation, and a lack of clarity or fluency. It extends to concepts of being choked, unintelligible speech, and even death.

Derived headwords

الغتمnoun
  1. 1.
    intense heatclassical

    Extreme heat that is almost suffocating, making it difficult to breathe.

الغتمةnoun
  1. 1.
    inarticulatenessclassical

    A state of being inarticulate or unable to speak clearly; stammering.

الأغتمadjective
  1. 1.
    inarticulateclassical

    Someone who cannot speak fluently or clearly; someone who is tongue-tied.

غتمnoun
  1. 1.
    inarticulate peopleclassical

    The plural form of 'الأغتم', referring to people who are inarticulate or unable to speak clearly.

غتميadjective
  1. 1.
    thick (liquid)classical

    Describing a liquid, such as milk, that is thick and does not make a sound when poured.

غتميadjective
  1. 1.
    thick (milk)classical

    Specifically referring to milk that is thick and heavy.

غتيمnoun
  1. 1.
    deathclassical

    A term signifying death, often used in the context of water troughs or basins.

أغتمverb
  1. 1.
    to visit excessivelyclassical

    To visit someone or a place so frequently that it becomes tiresome or boring for the host or visitor.

اغتتمverb
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    to be overfullclassical

    To feel overly full after eating, to the point of discomfort; to be stuffed.

Parallel reading

شدة الحر يكاد يأخذ بالنفس.
Intense heat that almost takes the breath away.
والغتمة، بالضم: العجمة.
And 'al-ghutmata', with damma, means inarticulateness.
والأغتم: من لا يفصح شيئا ج: غتم.
And 'al-aghtam' is one who does not speak fluently at all; plural: 'ghutm'.
ورجل غتمي، ومنه: لبن غتمي، أي: ثخين لا صوت لصبه.
And a 'ghatmi' man, and from this: 'ghatmi' milk, meaning thick, which makes no sound when poured.
وحياض غتيم، كزبير: الموت.
And 'ghutaym' basins, like 'zubayr', mean death.
وأغتم الزيارة: أكثر منها حتى يمل.
And 'aghtamma' the visit means to increase it until one becomes bored.
واغتتم: اتخم.
And 'ightattama' means to be overfull (indigested).