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القيعم

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of elevation, rising, and intensity, often applied to animals like cats and camels, or to the sun. It also encompasses notions of selection, excellence, and affliction with disease.

Derived headwords

القيعمnoun
  1. 1.
    large, old catclassical

    A large, mature male cat.

  2. 2.
    large, old camelclassical

    A large, aged male camel.

القَعْمnoun
  1. 1.
    cat's cryclassical

    The sound or cry made by a cat.

القَعْمnoun
  1. 1.
    inclination and elevation of buttocksclassical

    A tilting and upward protrusion of the buttocks.

أَقْعَمَتverb
  1. 1.
    the sun roseclassical

    The sun became elevated or rose in the sky.

أَقْعَمَتverb
  1. 1.
    snake bit and killedclassical

    A snake bit with a fatal outcome.

القُعْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    best of wealthclassical

    The choicest or best part of wealth.

أَقْعَمَverb
  1. 1.
    was afflicted with diseaseclassical

    To be struck by a disease or illness.

أُقْعِمَverb
  1. 1.
    was afflicted with diseaseclassical

    To be afflicted with a disease or illness (passive form).

Parallel reading

القيعم، كحيدر: السنور، والضخم المسن من الإبل.
Al-qay'am, like haydar: the cat, and the large aged one of camels.
والقعم: صياح السنور، وبالتحريك: ميل وارتفاع في الأليتين.
And al-qa'm: the cry of the cat, and with harakah: an inclination and elevation in the buttocks.
وأقعمت الشمس: ارتفعت،
And the sun 'aq'amat: it rose high,
و الحية: لسعت فقتلت.
and the snake: it bit and killed.
وقعة المال، بالضم: خياره.
And qu'mat al-mal, with dammah: its choicest part.
وكفرح: أصابه داء،
And ka-farih: he was afflicted with a disease,
كأقعم، بالضم.
like 'aq'ama, with dammah.