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كعم

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root كعم (k-ʿ-m) primarily relates to the act of binding or closing something, particularly the mouth of a camel. It extends to kissing or embracing, and also to containers and openings.

Derived headwords

كَعَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to bind the mouthclassical

    To tie the mouth of a camel shut, typically to prevent it from biting or eating.

كَمَنَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to bind the mouth (like منع)classical

    An alternative phrasing indicating the verb 'kama'a' (to bind the mouth) is similar in meaning to 'mana'a' (to prevent).

مَكْعُومadjective
  1. 1.
    mouth-boundclassical

    Describing an animal, particularly a camel, whose mouth has been tied shut.

كَعِيمadjective
  1. 1.
    mouth-boundclassical

    An alternative form for describing an animal whose mouth has been tied shut.

كَعَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to kissclassical

    To kiss a woman, or to take her mouth in a kiss.

كَاعَمَهاverb
  1. 1.
    to kiss herclassical

    To kiss her, or to embrace her mouth in a kiss.

كَعامnoun
  1. 1.
    binding materialclassical

    The material used to tie the mouth of an animal, such as a camel.

كِعامnoun
  1. 1.
    containerclassical

    A container for weapons or other items.

كُعُومnoun
  1. 1.
    openingsclassical

    The openings or mouths of a road.

المُكَاعَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lying togetherclassical

    The act of lying together under a single garment, implying intimacy.

كُعْيُومname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name.

Parallel reading

كعم البعير، كمنع، فهو مكعوم وكعيم: شد فاه لئلا يعض أو يأكل
The camel was bound, like 'mana'a', so it is 'mak'oom' and 'ka'eem': its mouth was tied so it would not bite or eat.
وما كعم به كعام، ككتاب
And what it was bound with is 'ka'am', like 'kitaab'.
والمرأة كعما وكعوما: قبلها أو التقم فاها في القبلة، ككاعمها
And a woman, 'ka'aman' and 'ku'ooman': to kiss her, or to take her mouth in a kiss, like 'ka'amaha'.
والكعم، بالكسر: وعاء للسلاح وغيره ج: كعام
And 'al-ku'm', with a kasra: a container for weapons and other things, plural: 'ka'am'.
وكعوم الطريق: أفواهه
And the 'ku'oom' of the road: its openings.
والمكاعمة: المضاجعة في ثوب واحد
And 'al-muka'amah': lying together under a single garment.
وكيعوم: اسم
And 'Ku'ayoom': a name.