اللتم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of striking, piercing, or wounding. It also encompasses the resulting injury and is used in the formation of personal names and tribal designations.

Derived headwords

لَتَمَverb

1.
to pierce the throatclassical
To strike or pierce someone in the throat or windpipe.
2.
to strikeclassical
To hit or strike something forcefully.
3.
to throwclassical
To cast or throw something, possibly with force.

اللَّتْمُnoun

1.
piercing the throatclassical
The act of piercing the throat or windpipe.
2.
strikingclassical
The act of striking or hitting.
3.
throwingclassical
The act of throwing.

لَتْمَةٌnoun

1.
woundclassical
A wound, specifically one inflicted by striking or piercing.
2.
injuryclassical
An injury resulting from a blow or strike.

مُلْتَمٌname

1.
personal nameclassical
A given name for a male, derived from the root.

لُتَيْمٌname

1.
personal nameclassical
A given name for a male, derived from the root, possibly a diminutive.

مَلَاتِمَاتٌname

1.
tribal nameclassical
A name of a tribe from the Azd confederation.

مَلَاتِمُname

1.
tribal nameclassical
The name of a tribe from the Azd confederation, used when referring to their lineage.

Parallel reading

اللَّتْمُ: الطَّعْنُ فِي المَنْحَرِ

Al-latm: the piercing in the throat.

والضَّرْبُ

And the striking.

والرَّمْيُ

And the throwing.

وبِالتَّحْرِيكِ: الجِرَاحَةُ

And with the vowel movement (haraka): the wound.

وَسُمُّوا: مُلْتَمًا وَلُتَيْمًا

And they were named: Multam and Lutaym.

وَمَلَاتِمَاتٌ، بِالضَّمِّ وَكَسْرِ التَّاءِ: قَبِيلَةٌ مِنَ الأَزْدِ

And Malātimāt, with damma and kasra on the ta': a tribe from the Azd.

فَإِذَا سُئِلُوا عَنْ نَسَبِهِمْ، قَالُوا: نَحْنُ بَنُو مَلَاتِمَ، بِفَتْحِ التَّاءِ.

And when they were asked about their lineage, they said: We are the children of Malātim, with fatha on the ta'.