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الورم

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of swelling, protrusion, and inflation. It extends to metaphorical meanings of arrogance, pride, and a large or imposing presence, as well as specific geographical names and botanical terms.

Derived headwords

الْوَرَمnoun
  1. 1.
    swellingboth

    A noticeable protrusion or enlargement of a part of the body or an object.

  2. 2.
    protuberanceboth

    A thing that sticks out from a surface; a bulge or lump.

  3. 3.
    inflationboth

    The state of being inflated or expanded.

وَرِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to swellboth

    To become larger or swollen, typically due to fluid accumulation or inflammation.

  2. 2.
    to become inflatedboth

    To become puffed up or distended.

تَوَرَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to swell upboth

    To become swollen or enlarged.

وَرِمَ أَنْفُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to become angryclassical

    To become enraged or furious.

وَرَّمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make swellboth

    To cause something to swell or become inflamed.

  2. 2.
    to make angryclassical

    To provoke someone to anger.

تَوْرِيمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swellingboth

    The act or process of swelling.

  2. 2.
    angerclassical

    The state of being angry.

وَرَمَ النَّبْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to grow tallclassical

    For a plant to grow upwards and become tall.

أَوْرَمَتِ النَّاقَةُverb
  1. 1.
    her udder swelledclassical

    The udder of a female camel became swollen, indicating milk production.

الْأَوْرَمnoun
  1. 1.
    peopleclassical

    A collective term for people.

  2. 2.
    many peopleclassical

    A large number of individuals.

  3. 3.
    most of the armyclassical

    The majority of a military force.

  4. 4.
    most puffed upclassical

    The most swollen or distended part.

أَوْرَمَ الْكُبْرَى وَالصُّغْرَى وَالْبَرْمَكَةُ وَالْجَوْزِname
  1. 1.
    Four villages in Aleppoclassical

    Names of four specific villages located in the region of Aleppo.

الْمُورِمnoun
  1. 1.
    gum (of teeth)classical

    The place where the teeth grow from; the gums.

مُعْظَمadjective
  1. 1.
    largeclassical

    A man who is large in stature or build.

وَرَمَ بِأَنْفِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to be haughtyclassical

    To behave in a proud, arrogant, or disdainful manner.

  2. 2.
    to be arrogantclassical

    To exhibit excessive pride or self-importance.

Parallel reading

الْوَرَمُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: نُتُوءٌ، وَانْتِفَاخٌ.
Al-waram, pronounced with vowels: a protrusion, and a swelling.
وَرِمَ، كَوَرِثَ: انْتَفَخَ؛
Warima, like waritha: it swelled up;
وَأَنْفُهُ: غَضِبَ،
and his nose: he became angry,
وَوَرَّمْتُهُ تَوْرِيمًا فِيهِمَا،
and I made it swell/angry in them,
وَالنَّبْتُ: سَمِقَ.
and the plant: it grew tall.
وَأَوْرَمَتِ النَّاقَةُ: وَرِمَ ضَرْعُهَا.
And the she-camel became 'awrimat: her udder swelled.
وَالْأَوْرَمُ: النَّاسُ، أَوْ الْكَثِيرُ مِنْهُمْ، وَمُعْظَمُ الْجَيْشِ، وَأَشَدُّهُ انْتِفَاشًا.
And al-awram: the people, or the many of them, and most of the army, and its most puffed up part.
وَأَوْرَمَ الْكُبْرَى وَالصُّغْرَى وَالْبَرْمَكَةُ وَالْجَوْزِ: أَرْبَعُ قُرًى بِحَلَبَ،
And Awram al-Kubra, al-Sughra, al-Baramakah, and al-Jawz: four villages in Aleppo,
وَبِالْأَخِيرَةِ أُعْجُوبَةٌ، وَهِيَ أَنَّ الْمُجَاوِرِينَ لَهَا مِنَ الْقُرَى يَرَوْنَ فِيهَا بِاللَّيْلِ ضَوْءَ نَارٍ فِي هَيْكَلٍ فِيهَا، فَيَأْتُونَهُ، لَا يَرَوْنَ شَيْئًا.
and in the latter is a wonder, which is that the neighboring villages see in it at night the light of a fire in a temple within it, so they come to it, they see nothing.
وَالْمُورِمُ، كَمَجْلِسٍ: مَنْبِتُ الْأَضْرَاسِ.
And al-muwrim, like majlis: the place of growth for teeth (gums).
وَكَمُعْظَمٍ: الرَّجُلُ الضَّخْمُ.
And like mu'dham: the large man.
وَوَرَمَ بِأَنْفِهِ تَوْرِيمًا: شَمَخَ، وَتَكَبَّرَ.
And warama bi-anfihi tawriman: he became haughty, and he became arrogant.