الكردم

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes shortness or being short. It extends to related concepts like courage, gathering people, and swift movement, sometimes with a connotation of fear or haste.

Derived headwords

الكَرَدَمadjective

1.
shortboth
Describes a person or thing that is of low stature or short in length.

كُردُومadjective

1.
shortboth
An alternative form to describe someone or something as short.

الكَرَدَمadjective

1.
braveclassical
Describes someone who is courageous and valiant.

كَرَدَمname

1.
name of companionsboth
A proper name borne by several companions of the Prophet Muhammad, including Ibn Sufyan, Ibn Abi al-Sanabil, Ibn al-Sa'ib, Ibn Qays, and Ibn Shuba.

كَرَدَمَverb

1.
to run swiftlyclassical
To move quickly, often implying a swift and perhaps hurried pace.

تَكَرَّدَمَverb

1.
to run in fearclassical
To run away in a state of panic or fright.

كَرَدَمَverb

1.
to gatherclassical
To collect or assemble a group of people.

كَرَدَمَverb

1.
to prepareclassical
To make ready or equip, often used in the context of preparing people.

Parallel reading

القصير

the short one

كالكردوم

like the short one

والشجاع

and the brave one

كردم بن سفيان

Kardam bin Sufyan

وابن أبي السنابل

and Ibn Abi al-Sanabil

أو ابن السائب

or Ibn al-Sa'ib

وابن قيس

and Ibn Qays

صحابيون

were companions

وابن شعبة: طعن دريد بن الصمة

and Ibn Shuba: he stabbed Durayd bin al-Simmah

عدا عدو القصير

he ran like the short one runs

أو على جنب واحد

or on one side

و القوم: جمعهم

and the people: he gathered them

وعباهم

and he assembled them

وتكردم: عدا فزعا

and he ran in fear: he ran in panic