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الموم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to wax and tools used in crafts like weaving and shoemaking. It also extends to severe medical conditions like peripneumonia and a severe form of smallpox, and can refer to a type of horse.

Derived headwords

المُؤْمnoun
  1. 1.
    waxboth

    A substance commonly known as beeswax, used for various purposes.

  2. 2.
    weaver's toolclassical

    A tool used by a weaver, on which yarn is placed for the process of weaving.

  3. 3.
    shoemaker's toolclassical

    A tool used by a shoemaker.

  4. 4.
    peripneumoniaclassical

    A severe inflammation of the lungs, often referred to as pleurisy or peripneumonia.

  5. 5.
    severe smallpoxclassical

    The most severe form of the disease known as smallpox.

مَمُومadjective
  1. 1.
    afflicted with severe smallpoxclassical

    Describing someone who is suffering from the most severe form of smallpox.

مother
  1. 1.
    a type of horseclassical

    Referring to a horse of the 'Iyad tribe, known for its quality.

Parallel reading

الموم، بالضم: الشمع
Al-mu'm, with damma: wax.
وأداة للحائك يضع فيها الغزل، وينسج به
And a tool for the weaver, on which he places the yarn, and weaves with it.
وأداة للإسكاف
And a tool for the shoemaker.
والبرسام
And peripneumonia.
وأشد الجدري
And the most severe of smallpox.
فهو مموم
So he is afflicted with severe smallpox.
وكعب بن مامة: جواد م من إياد
And Ka'b bin Mama: a horse of the 'M' type from Iyad.