كام

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sexual intercourse and related concepts. It also extends to meanings of accumulation, elevation, and specific anatomical or geographical terms. A significant derived meaning pertains to alchemy.

Derived headwords

كَامَverb

1.
to have sexual intercourseboth
To engage in sexual intercourse with a woman.
2.
to mount (a mare)classical
When a stallion mounts a mare for breeding.

كَامَ المرأةverb

1.
to have sexual intercourse with a womanboth
A specific phrasing indicating sexual intercourse with a woman.

كَامَ المرأة: نكحها — He had sexual intercourse with the woman: he penetrated her.

نَزَاverb

1.
to mount (a mare)classical
The act of a stallion mounting a mare for breeding.

و الفرس أنثاه: نزا عليها — and the mare mounted her (referring to the stallion mounting the mare).

كَوْمnoun

1.
heap, pileboth
A collection or pile of something, especially earth.
2.
herd of camelsclassical
A group or herd of camels.
3.
vaginaclassical
A term for the female genitalia.

تَكْوِيمnoun

1.
piling upboth
The act of making something into a heap or pile.

وكوم التراب تكويما: جعله كومة كومة — and the earth was piled up: making it into heaps.

كُومَةnoun

1.
heap, pileboth
A single heap or pile, often of earth.
2.
womanclassical
A term used to refer to a woman.

وكومة، بالضم: امرأة — and Kūmah, with dammah: a woman.

كَوْمَاءadjective

1.
large-humped (camel)both
Describing a female camel with a large hump.

كُوِّمَverb

1.
to be piled upboth
The passive form indicating that something has been made into a heap.

وقد كومت، كفرح — and she was large-humped, as in 'faraha'.

أَكْوَمadjective

1.
elevated, highclassical
Something that is raised or elevated.

والأكوم: المرتفع — and al-akwam: the elevated.

أَكْوَمَانnoun

1.
area below the breastsclassical
The region located beneath the two breasts.

والأكوان: تحت الثندوتين — and al-akwaman: beneath the two breasts.

كَامَname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A place name, specifically mentioned as being in Persia.

وكام فيروز: ع بفارس — and Kām Fīrūz: a place in Persia.

مُكَامَةnoun

1.
woman who has been penetratedclassical
A woman who has been sexually penetrated.

والمكامة: المنكوحة — and al-mukāmah: the penetrated woman.

اكْتِيَامnoun

1.
sitting on tiptoesclassical
The act of sitting on the tips of one's fingers or toes.

والاكتيام: القعود على أطراف الأصابع — and al-iktiyām: sitting on the tips of the fingers.

كِيمْيَاءnoun

1.
alchemyboth
The art or practice of alchemy, often associated with the philosopher's stone or elixirs.
2.
elixir, potionboth
A medicinal potion or elixir, especially one that can transmute metals.

والكيمياء، بالكسر: الإكسير، أو دواء يحمل على معدني فيجريه في الفلك الشمسي أو القمري — and al-kīmiyā', with kasrah: the elixir, or a medicine that acts upon metals and causes them to flow in the solar or lunar sphere.

Parallel reading

كَامَ المرأة: نكحها

To have sexual intercourse with a woman: to penetrate her.

و الفرس أنثاه: نزا عليها

And the stallion mounted the mare: he mounted her.

وكوم التراب تكويما: جعله كومة كومة

And the earth was piled up: making it into heaps.

وجمعها: أكوام

And its plural: heaps.

والكوم، بالضم: القطعة من الإبل

And al-kūm, with dammah: a herd of camels.

والكوماء: الناقة العظيمة السنام

And al-kūmā': the she-camel with a great hump.

وقد كومت، كفرح

And she was large-humped, as in 'faraha'.

والأكوم: المرتفع

And al-akwam: the elevated.

والأكوان: تحت الثندوتين

And al-akwaman: beneath the two breasts.

وكام فيروز: ع بفارس

And Kām Fīrūz: a place in Persia.

والكوم: الفرج

And al-kūm: the vagina.

والمكامة: المنكوحة

And al-mukāmah: the penetrated woman.

وكمة، بالضم: امرأة

And kūmah, with dammah: a woman.

والاكتيام: القعود على أطراف الأصابع

And al-iktiyām: sitting on the tips of the fingers.

والكيمياء، بالكسر: الإكسير، أو دواء يحمل على معدني فيجريه في الفلك الشمسي أو القمري

And al-kīmiyā', with kasrah: the elixir, or a medicine that acts upon metals and causes them to flow in the solar or lunar sphere.