اللءم

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of baseness, meanness, and ignobility, often contrasted with generosity and nobility. It extends to related ideas like inferiority, being ill-suited, and even physical descriptions of things that are poorly made or assembled.

Derived headwords

اللُّؤْمnoun

1.
basenessboth
The opposite of generosity and nobility; meanness or ignobility.

لَئِيمadjective

1.
baseboth
Describing someone characterized by baseness, meanness, or ignobility.

لُؤْمًاnoun

1.
basenessclassical
A masdar (verbal noun) denoting the state or quality of being base or ignoble.

لُؤَامnoun

1.
basenessclassical
A plural form referring to base individuals or a collective state of baseness.

لُؤَمَاءnoun

1.
base peopleclassical
A plural form for 'lame', referring to ignoble or base individuals.

لُؤْمَانnoun

1.
basenessclassical
Another plural form for 'lame', denoting base individuals.

أَلْأَمَverb

1.
to attribute baseness toclassical
To ascribe ignobility or meanness to someone.

لَأَمَverb

1.
to feather (an arrow)classical
To attach feathers to an arrow, specifically to make it fly straight.
2.
to repairclassical
To fix or mend something, to make it sound or whole.

تَلَأَّمَverb

1.
to be repairedclassical
To become mended or fixed; to be put back together.

تَلَاءَمَverb

1.
to be repairedclassical
To become mended or fixed; to be put back together.
2.
to agreeclassical
To be in accord or harmony; to fit together well.

لَاءَمَverb

1.
to repairclassical
To fix or mend something, to make it sound or whole.
2.
to fitclassical
To make something suitable or appropriate for another; to match.

لُؤَامًاnoun

1.
feathersclassical
Feathers attached to an arrow.

مُلَأَّمnoun

1.
one who excusesclassical
One who makes excuses for base people.

مِلْأَمnoun

1.
breastplateclassical
A piece of armor worn on the chest.

لِأْمَةnoun

1.
breastplateclassical
A piece of armor worn on the chest.

لُؤْمَةnoun

1.
breastplateclassical
A piece of armor worn on the chest.

لُؤَمnoun

1.
breastplatesclassical
Plural of 'li'mah' or 'lu'mah', referring to breastplates.

لُؤُمnoun

1.
breastplatesclassical
Plural of 'li'mah' or 'lu'mah', referring to breastplates.

اسْتَلْأَمَverb

1.
to take as in-lawsclassical
To take people of base character as in-laws.
2.
to marry intoclassical
To marry into a family of base character.
3.
to wear armorclassical
To put on a breastplate or armor.

مُلَاءَمَةnoun

1.
agreementclassical
Accord, harmony, or suitability between things.

سَهْمٌ لَأْمnoun

1.
well-feathered arrowclassical
An arrow that is properly feathered, implying it flies straight and true.

لَئِيمَةnoun

1.
likeclassical
One who is like another; a peer or equal.

لِئَامnoun

1.
likeclassical
Plural of 'la'imah', referring to those who are like another; peers or equals.

اللِّمَّةnoun

1.
likenessclassical
Resemblance or similarity; the form or shape of something.

اللَّيْمnoun

1.
peaceclassical
Reconciliation, agreement, or settlement.
2.
honeyclassical
A sweet, viscous fluid produced by bees.

اللَّأْمnoun

1.
personclassical
An individual, a person.
2.
nameclassical
A proper noun or a given name.

اللُّؤَامnoun

1.
needclassical
A necessity or requirement.
2.
mimicclassical
One who imitates or mimics the actions of others.
3.
farm toolsclassical
A group of implements used with a plow (faddan).
4.
hoarded goodsclassical
Anything that is hoarded due to its excellence or value.

مُدَرِّعnoun

1.
armoredclassical
One who wears armor, specifically a breastplate.

Parallel reading

اللُّؤْم، بالضم: ضد الكرم

Baseness, with damma, is the opposite of generosity.

لُؤْمًا، بالضم، فهو لَئِيم

Baseness, with damma, so he is base.

ج: لَئَام ولُؤَمَاء ولُؤْمَان

Plural: base people, ignoble ones, and ignoble ones.

والأُمَّه، كَمَنَعَه، نَسَبَهُ إِلَى اللُّؤْم

And 'al-amahu', like 'man'a-hu', means to attribute baseness to him.

والسَّهْم: جَعَلَ عَلَيْهِ رِيشًا لُؤَامًا

And the arrow: he attached feathers to it, making it 'lu'aman'.

وفُلَانًا: أَصْلَحَهُ، كَأَلْأَمَهُ وَلَأَمَهُ

And 'falan': he repaired him, like 'al-amahu' and 'la'amahu'.

وَلَاءَمَهُ فَالْتَأَمَ وتَلَأَّمَ وتَلَاءَمَ

And he fitted it to him, so it became repaired, and it was repaired, and it came together.

والمُلْأَم، كَمَقْعَدٍ ومِنْبَرٍ ومِصْبَاح: مَنْ يَعْذُرُ اللِّئَام

And 'al-mul'am', like 'maq'ad', 'minbar', and 'misbah': one who excuses the base.

واسْتَلْأَمَ أَصْهَارًا: اتَّخَذَهُمْ لِئَامًا، وتَزَوَّجَ فِي اللِّئَام

And 'astal'ama asharan': he took them as in-laws, meaning he married into a base family.

وَلَبِسَ اللَّأْمَة، للدِّرْع، وجَمْعُهَا: لُؤَمٌ ولُؤْمٌ، كَصُرَد

And he wore the 'la'mah', meaning the breastplate, and its plural is 'lu'am' and 'lu'm', like 'surad'.

وَلَاءَمَهُ مُلَاءَمَةً: وَافَقَهُ

And 'la'amahu mula'amatan': he agreed with him.

وسَهْمٌ لَأْم: عَلَيْهِ رِيشٌ لُؤَامٌ، أَيْ: يُلَائِمُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا

And an arrow 'la'm': it has feathers 'lu'am', meaning: some of them fit together.

وهُوَ لَئِيمَتُهُ ولِئَامُهُ، بِكَسْرِهِمَا، أَيْ: مِثْلُهُ، وشِبْهُهُ

And he is his 'la'imatu-hu' and 'li'amu-hu', with kasra on both, meaning: his like, and his counterpart.

وقَوْلُ عُمَرَ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ: "لِيَنْكِحِ الرَّجُلُ لِمَّتَهُ"، بالضَّمِّ، أَيْ: شَكْلُهُ ومِثْلُهُ، والهاءُ عِوَضٌ مِنَ الهَمْزَةِ الذَّاهِبَة

And the saying of Umar, may God Almighty be pleased with him: 'Let a man marry his 'limmah'', with damma, meaning: his form and his like, and the 'ha' is a substitute for the dropped hamza.

واللِّئْم، بالكَسْر: الصُّلْحُ، والاتِّفَاقُ، والعَسَلُ

And 'al-li'm', with kasra: is peace, agreement, and honey.

وبِالْفَتْح: الشَّخْصُ، واسْم

And with fatha: the person, and a name.

واللُّؤَام، كَغُرَاب: الحَاجَة

And 'al-lu'am', like 'ghurab': the need.

وكَهُمَزَة: مَنْ يَحْكِي مَا يَصْنَعُ غَيْرُهُ، وجَمَاعَةُ أَدَاةِ الفَدَّانِ، وكُلُّ مَا يُبْخَلُ بِهِ لِحُسْنِهِ مِنْ مَتَاع

And like 'humazah': one who imitates what others do, and a group of plow implements, and anything that is hoarded due to its excellence among possessions.

واسْتَلْأَمَ فُلَانٌ الأَبَ، أَيْ لَهُ أَبٌ سُوء

And 'astal'ama falan al-ab': meaning he has a bad father.

والمُلْأَم، كَمُعْظَم: المُدَرِّع

And 'al-mul'am', like 'mu'dham': the one wearing armor.