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الكعسم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of wild donkey and related terms. It also extends to the concept of fleeing or turning away.

Derived headwords

الكَعْسَمnoun
  1. 1.
    wild donkeyclassical

    A specific term for a wild donkey.

الكَعْسُومnoun
  1. 1.
    domestic donkeyclassical

    A term used for a domestic donkey, contrasted with the wild donkey.

كَعَاسِمnoun
  1. 1.
    wild donkeysclassical

    The plural form of 'al-ka'sam', referring to wild donkeys.

كَعَاسِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    wild donkeysclassical

    Another plural form for 'al-ka'sam', referring to wild donkeys.

كَعْسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to fleeclassical

    To turn and flee, to run away.

  2. 2.
    to turn awayclassical

    To turn one's back and depart, to retreat.

Parallel reading

الكعسم، كجعفر بالمهملتين: الحمار الوحشي
Al-ka'sam, like Ja'far with unpointed letters: the wild donkey.
كالكعسوم للأهلي
Like al-ka'sum for the domestic one.
ج: كعاسم وكعاسيم
Plural: ka'asim and ka'asīm.
وكعسم: أدبر هاربا
And ka'asama: he turned away fleeing.