لمه

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

The root لمه (l-m-h) primarily relates to the concept of gathering, collecting, and bringing together. It extends to meanings of approaching maturity, intense or severe situations, and also encompasses specific grammatical particles and a geographical location.

Derived headwords

لَمَّverb

1.
to gatherboth
To collect scattered things or people together.
2.
to reconcileclassical
To bring together disparate affairs or situations, to reconcile them.

لَمَّةnoun

1.
gathering placeclassical
A place that gathers people and their families, a communal gathering spot.
2.
hardshipclassical
A severe or difficult situation.
3.
friend/companionclassical
A friend or companion, used for one or many, especially in travel.
4.
disheveled hairclassical
The unkempt part of a tied bundle, or hair that extends beyond the earlobe.

مُلِمّadjective

1.
approaching maturityclassical
A boy who is close to reaching puberty.
2.
gathererclassical
A person who gathers people or his clan.
3.
intenseclassical
The severe or intense aspect of anything.

أَلَمَّverb

1.
to approach maturityclassical
A boy approaching puberty.
2.
to ripenclassical
A date palm tree nearing the stage of ripeness (irtitab).
3.
to experienceclassical
To experience or be afflicted by minor sins (lamam).
4.
to descend/arriveclassical
To descend upon someone or arrive at a place.
5.
to visitclassical
To visit someone.

اللَّمَمnoun

1.
minor sinsclassical
Minor sins, often considered less severe than major transgressions.
2.
madnessclassical
Madness or insanity.

مَلْمُومadjective

1.
possessedclassical
One who is possessed by a jinn (madness).
2.
gathered and roundedclassical
Gathered, rounded, and compressed.

لِمَّةnoun

1.
afflictionclassical
An affliction or calamity, especially one that causes distress.
2.
companionclassical
A companion or friend, for one or many, especially in travel.
3.
hairclassical
Hair that is disheveled or extends beyond the earlobe.

ذُو اللِّمَّةname

1.
name of a horseclassical
The name of a specific horse belonging to 'Ukasha ibn Mihsan.

لَمَامًاadverb

1.
intermittentlyclassical
Visiting intermittently or at intervals.

المُلَمْلِمadjective

1.
gathered and roundedclassical
Gathered, rounded, and compressed, similar to 'malmum'.
2.
elephant's trunkclassical
The trunk of an elephant.

يَلْمْلِمname

1.
name of a miqatclassical
A miqat (place of pilgrimage initiation) in Yemen, a mountain two stages from Mecca.

أَلِمَّverb

1.
come!classical
An imperative form meaning 'come!' or 'hither!'.

لَمْparticle

1.
did not (past)both
A particle used for negating a past action.

لَمَّاparticle

1.
whenboth
A particle meaning 'when' or 'since'.
2.
not yetboth
Used similarly to 'lam' for negation, often implying 'not yet'.
3.
exceptclassical
Can sometimes mean 'except', though this usage is debated.

أَلَمْparticle

1.
did not (interrogative)classical
Used to ask a question about a past negation, often implying surprise or confirmation.

أَلَمَّاparticle

1.
did not (interrogative)classical
An interrogative particle used for past negation, similar to 'alam'.

اللُّمُلُومnoun

1.
groupclassical
A group or collection of people.

لَمْلَمَverb

1.
to gatherclassical
To gather or collect something, like a stone.

تَمَّverb

1.
to visitclassical
To visit someone.

لَمَهparticle

1.
why?classical
An interrogative particle, possibly derived from 'ma' with 'lam', used to ask 'why?'.

يَلِمّverb

1.
to approachclassical
To approach or come close to something, like a plant nearing its toxic stage.

لَمْلَمadjective

1.
numerous and gatheredclassical
Describing a host or army that is numerous and gathered together.

Parallel reading

و الله تعالى شعثه: قارب بين شتيت أموره.

And God Almighty reconciled his scattered affairs.

ودارنا لمومة، أي: تجمع الناس وتربهم.

And our house is a gathering place, meaning it gathers people and their families.

وغلام ملم، بضم أوله: قارب البلوغ.

And a boy is 'mulimm' (with the first letter pronounced dammah): he has approached puberty.

ورجل ملم، كمجن: يجمع القوم أو عشيرته.

And a man is 'mulimm', like 'mujann': he gathers the people or his clan.

والملم: الشديد من كل شيء.

And 'al-mulimm': the severe or intense aspect of anything.

وألم: باشر اللمم، و به: نزل، كلم والتم، و الغلام: قارب البلوغ، و النخلة: قاربت الإرطاب.

And 'alamma': he experienced minor sins, and 'bihi': he descended, 'kalam' and 'altamma': he visited, and the boy: he approached puberty, and the date palm: it neared ripeness.

واللمم، محركة: الجنون، وصغار الذنوب.

And 'al-lamam', with vowelization: madness, and minor sins.

والملموم: المجنون، وأصابته من الجن لمة، أي: مس، أو قليل.

And 'al-malmum': the possessed one, and he was afflicted by a 'lammah' from the jinn, meaning a touch, or a little.

واللمة: الشدة، وبالضم: الصاحب، أو الأصحاب في السفر، والمؤنس، للواحد والجمع، وبالكسر: ما تشعث من رس الموتود بالفهر، والشعر المجاوز شحمة الأذن ج: لمم ولمام.

And 'al-lammah': the hardship, and with dammah: the companion, or companions in travel, and the one who brings comfort, for one and many, and with kasrah: what is disheveled from the stake's base, and hair exceeding the earlobe, plural: 'lamam' and 'lamam'.

وهو يزورنا لماما، بالكسر: غبا.

And he visits us 'lamaman', with kasrah: intermittently.

والململم، بفتح لاميه: المجتمع المدور المضموم، كالملموم، وبهاء: خرطوم الفيل.

And 'al-mulamlim', with fathah on its two laams: the gathered, rounded, and compressed, like 'al-malmum', and with taa marbutah: the elephant's trunk.

ويلملم أو ألملم أو يرمرم: ميقات اليمن: جبل على مرحلتين من مكة.

And 'Yalmlim' or 'Almlam' or 'Yarmaram': the miqat of Yemen: a mountain two stages from Mecca.

وحروف الجزم: لم ولما وألم وألما.

And the particles of jussive: 'lam', 'lamma', 'alam', and 'alamama'.

ولم: نفي لما مضى.

And 'lam': negation for what has passed.

ولما: تكون بمعنى حين ولم الجازمة، وإلا، وإنكار الجوهري كونه بمعنى إلا غير جيد، يقال: سألتك لما فعلت، أي: إلا فعلت، ومنه: {إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ} ، و {إن كل لما جميع لدينا محضرون} .

And 'lamma': it can mean 'when' and the jussive 'lam', or 'except'. Al-Jawhari's denial of it meaning 'except' is not good. It is said: 'I asked you 'lamma' you did it', meaning 'except' you did it. And from it: {There is no soul but that over it is a guardian} and {And indeed, all are when before Us brought together}.

وألم: هلم.

And 'alamma': hither!

وألم يفعل: كاد.

And 'alamma' he did not do: he almost did.

ولم، بكسر اللام وفتح الميم: يستفهم به، وأصله: ما، وصلت بلام، ولك أن تدخل الهاء، فتقول: لمه.

And 'lam', with kasrah on the lam and fathah on the mim: it is used for inquiry, and its origin is 'ma', connected with 'lam', and you can add the haa, so you say: 'lammah'.

وهو يزورنا لماما، بالكسر: غبا.

And he visits us 'lamaman', with kasrah: intermittently.

وإن مما ينبت الربيع ما يقتل حبطا أو يلم

And indeed, among what the vegetation produces is what kills, causing bloating, or approaches it.

وحى وجيش لملم: كثير مجتمع.

And a host and an army 'lamlam': numerous and gathered.

ولملم الحجر: أداره.

And 'lamlama' the stone: he rolled it around.

والتم: زار.

And 'altamma': he visited.