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اليتم

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of being an orphan, specifically the loss of a father. It extends to encompass singularity, uniqueness, and things that are rare or isolated. It also has secondary meanings related to slowness, weakness, and distress.

Derived headwords

اليُتْمnoun
  1. 1.
    Orphanhoodboth

    The state of being an orphan, specifically referring to the loss of a father.

  2. 2.
    Singularityclassical

    Being alone or unique; the state of being singular.

  3. 3.
    Loss of mother (animals)classical

    In the context of animals, it refers to the loss of the mother.

يُتِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To become an orphanboth

    To become an orphan, specifically losing one's father.

  2. 2.
    To be singularclassical

    To be unique or singular.

يَتَمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Orphanhoodboth

    The state of being an orphan.

  2. 2.
    Singularityclassical

    Being unique or singular.

يَتَمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Minorclassical

    A child who has not yet reached puberty.

أَيْتَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Orphansboth

    Plural of orphan.

يُتَامَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Orphansboth

    Plural of orphan.

يُتْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Orphanboth

    A female orphan.

مَيْتَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Orphanageclassical

    A place where orphans are cared for.

مُؤْتَمّadjective
  1. 1.
    Having orphaned childrenclassical

    A woman whose children have become orphans.

مِيَاتِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    Women with orphaned childrenclassical

    Plural of مؤتمّ, referring to women whose children are orphans.

أَيْتَمَتverb
  1. 1.
    To become orphanedclassical

    For children to become orphans.

يَتِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To be slowclassical

    To be slow or tardy.

  2. 2.
    To be weakclassical

    To be weak or feeble.

  3. 3.
    To be wearyclassical

    To be tired or weary.

  4. 4.
    To fall shortclassical

    To fall short or be deficient.

يُتْمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Slownessclassical

    The state of being slow or tardy.

يُتْمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Distressclassical

    Worry or distress.

يَتَائِمnoun
  1. 1.
    Sand dunesclassical

    Scattered sand dunes, separated from each other.

  2. 2.
    Mountainclassical

    A mountain.

اليَتِيمadjective
  1. 1.
    Smallclassical

    Small in size.

  2. 2.
    Uniqueclassical

    Unique or singular.

اليَتِيمname
  1. 1.
    A mountain nameclassical

    The name of a mountain.

Parallel reading

اليُتْمُ، بالضم: الانفراد، أو فقدان الأب
Al-yutmu (with damma): singularity, or the loss of a father.
وفي البهائم: فقدان الأم
And in animals: the loss of the mother.
واليتيم: الفرد، وكل شيء يعز نظيره
And al-yatimu: the individual, and everything whose like is rare.
وقد يتم، كضرب وعلم، يتماً
And he may become an orphan, like daraba and 'alima, yataman.
وهو يتيم
And he is an orphan.
ويتمان: ما لم يبلغ الحلم
And yataman: that which has not reached puberty.
ج: أيتام ويتامى ويتمة وميتمة
Plural: aytaam, yutaamaa, yutmah, and maytamah.
وامرأة مؤتم، ونسوة مياتيم
And a woman mu'tamm, and women miyaateem.
وقد أيتمت: صار أولادها يتامى
And she became mu'timm: her children became orphans.
ويتم، كفرح: قصر، وفتر، وأعيا، وأبطأ
And yatima (like fariha): to be short, to be lukewarm, to be weary, and to be slow.
واليتم: الهم
And al-yutmu: distress.
وبالتحريك: الإبطاء
And with haraka: slowness.
واليتائم: رمال منقطع بعضها من بعض، أو جبل
And al-yataa'im: sand dunes separated from each other, or a mountain.
واليتيم، كصغير (وزبير): جبل
And al-yateem (like sagheer and zubayr): a mountain.