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الكم

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering, enclosing, or inserting, particularly concerning the sleeves of garments, protective coverings for plants or animals, and the act of being covered or fainting.

Derived headwords

الكُمّnoun
  1. 1.
    sleeveboth

    The part of a garment that covers the arm, including the opening for the hand.

أَكْمَامnoun
  1. 1.
    sleevesboth

    Plural of 'kumm', referring to the sleeves of a garment.

كُمَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    sleeve openingclassical

    The opening of a sleeve where the hand enters or exits.

الكُمّnoun
  1. 1.
    sheath of spatheclassical

    The protective covering of a flower bud, especially in date palms.

  2. 2.
    covering of lightclassical

    A metaphorical term for a covering of light.

أَكَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sheath of spatheclassical

    Plural of 'kumm' when referring to the sheath of a spathe.

كِمَامnoun
  1. 1.
    sheath of spatheclassical

    Plural of 'kumm' when referring to the sheath of a spathe.

  2. 2.
    muzzleclassical

    A covering for the mouth of a camel to prevent biting.

كَمَّتَverb
  1. 1.
    to protect (a palm)classical

    To show compassion towards a young palm tree by covering it until it grows stronger.

مَكْمُومadjective
  1. 1.
    protected (palm)classical

    Describing a palm tree that has been protected by covering.

تَكَمَّوْاverb
  1. 1.
    to faintclassical

    To lose consciousness, to be overcome.

  2. 2.
    to be coveredclassical

    To be covered or enveloped.

أَكَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to add sleevesclassical

    To make sleeves for a shirt.

كَمَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to produce spathesclassical

    For a palm tree to produce its spathes (protective coverings).

  2. 2.
    to cover the mouthclassical

    To cover the mouth of an animal, like a camel, to prevent biting.

  3. 3.
    to coverclassical

    To cover something, to conceal it.

  4. 4.
    to gatherclassical

    For people to gather together.

الكِمَامnoun
  1. 1.
    muzzleclassical

    A device used to cover the mouth of a camel to prevent it from biting.

الكِمَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    muzzleclassical

    A device used to cover the mouth of a camel to prevent it from biting.

كَمْكَامnoun
  1. 1.
    gum resinclassical

    A type of gum resin, possibly from the 'darwu' tree.

  2. 2.
    short and stout personclassical

    A person who is short and of compact build.

  3. 3.
    splendorclassical

    Beauty or magnificence.

الكِمْكَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    round capclassical

    A round, skullcap-like head covering.

تَكَمْكَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to wear a capclassical

    To wear a round cap.

  2. 2.
    to cover oneselfclassical

    To cover oneself within one's clothes.

المِكْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    muzzle coveringclassical

    A type of bag or covering placed over the mouth of a donkey, similar to a muzzle.

  2. 2.
    seed-covering toolclassical

    A tool used to cover sown seeds in the ground.

أَكْمَة الخُيُولnoun
  1. 1.
    horse feedbagsclassical

    The bags or feed containers hung on the heads of horses.

Parallel reading

الكم، بالضم: مدخل اليد ومخرجها من الثوب
The kumm, with damma: the entry and exit point for the hand from the garment.
ج: أكمام وكممة
Plural: akmam and kummah.
والكم بالكسر: وعاء الطلع، وغطاء النور، كالكمامة
And the kumm, with kasra: the sheath of the spathe, and the covering of the light, like the kammaamah.
وكمت النخلة، فهي مكموم، و الفسيل: أشفق عليه فستر حتى يقوى
And the palm tree was kummated, so it is makmum, and the young palm shoot: he showed compassion to it and covered it until it grew strong.
وتكموا، بالضم: أغمي عليهم، وغطوا
And they takammu, with damma: they lost consciousness, and they were covered.
وأكم قميصه: جعل له كمين
And he akama his shirt: he made two sleeves for it.
والنخلة: أخرجت كمامها، ككممت
And the palm tree: it produced its spathes, it was kammamat.
والكمام والكمامة، بكسرهما: ما يكم به فم البعير لئلا يعض
And the kimam and the kimamah, with kasra for both: what is used to cover the mouth of a camel so it does not bite.
وكمه: غطاه
And he kammatahu: he covered it.
والناس: اجتمعوا
And the people: they gathered.
والكمكام: علك، أو قرف شجر الضرو، والقصير المجتمع الخلق، وهي: بهاء
And the kamkam: gum resin, or bark of the darwu tree, and the short, stoutly built person, and it means: splendor.
والكمة، بالضم: القلنسوة المدورة
And the kimmah, with damma: the round cap.
وتكمكم: لبسها، و في ثيابه: تغطى
And he takamkama: he wore it, and in his clothes: he covered himself.
والمكمة: شبه كيس يوضع على فم الحمار، والمشقن تكم به الأرض المبذورة
And the mikmah: a sort of bag placed on the mouth of a donkey, and the mishqan with which the sown ground is covered.
وأكمة الخيول: مخاليها المعلقة على رؤوسها
And the akmat al-khuyul: their feedbags hung on their heads.