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القشعم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes large, powerful, or formidable entities, including aged men, large birds of prey, lions, and even abstract concepts like war and death. It can also refer to small, clinging creatures.

Derived headwords

القشعمnoun
  1. 1.
    aged manboth

    An old man, distinguished by his experience or stature.

  2. 2.
    large vultureboth

    A large vulture, often implying strength or a formidable presence.

  3. 3.
    large lionclassical

    A large and powerful lion.

  4. 4.
    Rabīʿa ibn Nizārclassical

    A title or nickname given to Rabīʿa ibn Nizār.

قشعمnoun
  1. 1.
    large vultureboth

    A large vulture.

  2. 2.
    large lionclassical

    A large and powerful lion.

أم قشعمnoun
  1. 1.
    warclassical

    The concept of war, often implying its destructive and formidable nature.

  2. 2.
    deathclassical

    Death, personified as a formidable entity.

  3. 3.
    calamityclassical

    A great disaster or calamity.

  4. 4.
    hyenaclassical

    A hyena, known for its ferocity.

  5. 5.
    spiderclassical

    A spider, possibly referring to its cunning or venomous nature.

  6. 6.
    ant colonyclassical

    A colony of ants, perhaps referring to their collective strength or a large gathering.

القشعمانnoun
  1. 1.
    large male vultureclassical

    A large male vulture.

قشعامةnoun
  1. 1.
    trapclassical

    A trap or snare, something designed to catch or ensnare.

قشعمnoun
  1. 1.
    small-bodied personclassical

    A person who is small in body or stature.

  2. 2.
    tickclassical

    A tick, a small parasitic arachnid.

Parallel reading

المسن من الرجال والنسور، والضخم، والأسد، ولقب ربيعة بن نزار، أو هو كإردب.
The aged one among men and vultures, the large, the lion, and the title of Rabīʿa ibn Nizār, or it is like 'irdabb (a measure).
وأم قشعم: الحرب، والمنية، والداهية، والضبع، والعنكبوت، وقرية النمل.
And Umm Qush'am: war, death, the calamity, the hyena, the spider, and the ant colony.
والقشعمان، بالضم والفتح وكقرطاس: النسر الذكر العظيم.
And al-Qush'amān, with damma and fatha and like 'qirṭās: the great male vulture.
والقشعامة، بالكسر: الفخ.
And al-Qush'āmah, with kasra: the trap.
وكزنبور: الصغير الجسم، والقراد.
And like 'zunbūr: the small-bodied one, and the tick.