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الكشم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the leopard and its characteristics, extending to concepts of disfigurement, deficiency in creation or lineage, and a specific type of plant.

Derived headwords

الكشمnoun
  1. 1.
    Leopardboth

    A large, wild cat known for its spotted coat.

الأكشمnoun
  1. 1.
    Leopardclassical

    Another term for a leopard, emphasizing its characteristics.

اكتشامverb
  1. 1.
    To cut off the noseclassical

    To sever or remove the nose, often by excision.

أكشمadjective
  1. 1.
    Deficient in creationclassical

    Having a physical defect or deformity in one's physical makeup.

  2. 2.
    Deficient in lineageclassical

    Lacking in noble ancestry or social standing.

الكاشمnoun
  1. 1.
    Roman Angelicaclassical

    A specific type of plant, identified as Roman Angelica.

Parallel reading

الكشم: الفهد
Al-Kashm: the leopard.
كالأكشم
like the Aksham (leopard).
وقطع الأنف باستئصال، كالاكتشام
And cutting off the nose by excision, like al-iktishām.
وبالتحريك: نقصان في الخلق وفي الحسب، وهو أكشم
And with vowel movement: a deficiency in creation and in lineage, and he is aksham.
والكاشم: الأنجذان الرومي
And al-Kāshim: the Roman Angelica.