Al-Qamus al-Muhit (Firuzabadi, d. 817H)
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- الفم4 lemmasqamus_008701
This root primarily relates to the mouth, its parts, and functions. It also extends to metaphorical uses, such as the opening of something or a specific type of conjunction.
الفَم — mouthفُوّه — mouth (archaic)فَمّ — mouth (with doubled mim)فَم — then (conjunction) - الفوم9 lemmasqamus_008702
This root primarily relates to bulbs and their components, extending to include garlic, wheat, chickpeas, and bread made from grains. It also encompasses geographical names derived from these concepts.
الفُوم — Garlicفَامِي — Seller of garlicفُومِي — Seller of garlicالفيُّوم — Faiyumأفَامِيَة — Afamia - فهمه8 lemmasqamus_008703
This root primarily concerns the act of understanding, comprehending, and knowing something, particularly with the intellect or heart. It extends to the ability to grasp concepts quickly and the process of imparting understanding.
فَهِمَ — to understandفَهْمًا — understandingفَهِمٌ — understandingفَهَّامَةٌ — highly intelligentفَهَّامِيَّةٌ — highly intelligent - الفيم3 lemmasqamus_008704
This root appears to relate to concepts of strength, intensity, and possibly covenants or agreements. The primary derived noun describes a strong man, with a plural form also provided. Another derived term signifies a covenant or pact, noted as being of foreign origin.
الفِيم — strong manفُيُوم — strong menالفَيْمَان — covenant - القتام9 lemmasqamus_008705
This root primarily relates to dust, darkness, and unpleasant qualities. It encompasses concepts of obscurity, blackness, foul smells, and the finality of death.
القَتَامُ — dustقَتَامٌ — dustالقُتْمَةُ — dusty colorالقُتْمَةُ — foul smellالأَقْتَمُ — black - قثم18 lemmasqamus_008706
This root primarily relates to the concepts of gathering, collecting, and accumulating, often with a connotation of abundance or excess. It also extends to meanings of obscuring, covering, and a dark or dusty appearance, as well as specific proper nouns and terms for animals.
قثم — to gatherقثم — Ibn al-Abbasقثم — generousقثوم — gatherer for goodقثوم — gatherer for evil - قحم29 lemmasqamus_008707
This root primarily concerns the concept of plunging into something, often with haste or recklessness. It extends to meanings of hardship, difficulty, and severe conditions, particularly in relation to travel, time, and scarcity. It also encompasses notions of contempt, disappearance, and advanced age.
قَحَمَ في الأمرِ، كَنَصَرَ، قُحُوماً — to plunge into an affairقَحَمَهُ تَقْحِيماً — to cause to plungeأَقْحَمَهُ — to cause to plungeانْقَحَمَ — to plungeاقْتَحَمَ — to plunge into - قحذم2 lemmasqamus_008708
This root appears to be related to the concept of being swift, quick, or fast, often in the context of movement or action. It may also denote a specific type of swift creature or a characteristic associated with speed.
قَحْذَمٌ — Swift creature nameقَحْذَمٌ — Swiftness - قحزم3 lemmasqamus_008709
This root appears to relate to the concept of being firm, steadfast, or deeply involved in something. It also encompasses the idea of diverting or turning something aside.
قَحْزَم — Nameقَحْزَمَهُ — to divertتَقَحْزَمَ — to be entrenched - القيخم4 lemmasqamus_008710
This root appears to describe something that is elevated, prominent, or overlooking. It relates to high places or elevated structures, suggesting a sense of being above or superior.
القَيْخَم — elevated placeالقَيْخَم — high and prominentالقَيْخَمَان — high placesالفَيْخَمَان — high and great - القدم26 lemmasqamus_008711
The root 'Q-D-M' primarily relates to the concept of 'front', 'precedence', and 'advancement'. It encompasses notions of being first, ahead, or early, both physically and temporally. It also extends to courage, the foot, and various specific objects and places.
القَدَمُ، مُحَرَّكَةً — precedenceالقِدَمَةُ، بالضَّمِّ — precedenceالقِدَمُ، بالضَّمِّ وبِضَمَّتَيْنِ — brave personقَدَمَ — to precedeقَدَمًا وقُدُومًا — preceding - صرحت7 lemmasqamus_008712
This root primarily deals with the concept of clarity, openness, and making something evident. It encompasses actions of revealing, explaining, and constructing something that is clear and distinct.
صَرَّحَ — to clarifyصَرَاحَةً — franknessمُصَرَّح — declaredصَرْح — palaceصُرُوح — palaces - القذم4 lemmasqamus_008713
This root primarily describes someone or something that is swift, intense, generous, and a leader. It also relates to digging wells and taking something in small portions.
القَذِم — swift and intenseالقَذَم — deep wellsقَذَمَ — to give generouslyقَذَمَة — mouthful - القرم29 lemmasqamus_008714
The root القرم primarily relates to intense desire, particularly for meat, but extends metaphorically to longing. It also encompasses concepts of virility, specific plants, animal markings, and various geographical locations and proper names.
القَرْم — intense desire for meatأَقْرَم — virileقُرُوم — plural of القرمالقُرْم — plantأَقْرَمَهُ — to make it a qarm - القردم3 lemmasqamus_008715
This root primarily relates to concepts of speech impediment and specific types of clothing or armor, particularly those of Persian origin.
القردم — stammererالقردمانى — carawayالقردماني — padded coat of mail - ذهبوا3 lemmasqamus_008716
This root entry primarily discusses the concept of dispersal and scattering. It focuses on specific idiomatic expressions and derived terms that convey the meaning of people or things becoming separated and going in different directions.
ذَهَبَ — to goقَرْدَحَمَة — dispersalقُرْذَحْمَة — dispersal - القرزوم5 lemmasqamus_008717
This root appears to relate to concepts of being inferior, lowly, or of poor quality, particularly in the context of poetry or character.
القِرْزُوم — Inferiorityالفِرْزُوم — Inferiorityالقِرْزَام — Mediocre poetالمُقَرْزِم — Vileيُقَرْزِمُ — To produce poor poetry - القرشوم12 lemmasqamus_008718
This root primarily relates to large ticks and the plants they inhabit. It also extends to descriptions of hardness, age, and specific types of birds and plants.
القُرشُوم — large tickالقُرشَام — large tickالقَرَاشِم — large ticksالقَرَاشِم — plant for ticksالقَرَاشِم — plants like platters - قرصمه2 lemmasqamus_008719
This root describes the act of breaking, cutting, or crushing something, often with a forceful or sharp action. It implies a complete separation or fragmentation of the object.
قَرصَمَ — to breakقُرْصُمَة — a breaking - قرضم4 lemmasqamus_008720
This root primarily relates to the act of biting, cutting, or taking something forcefully. It also appears in geographical names and as a tribal designation.
قَرَضَمَ — to biteقَرَضِمَ — to biteقُرْضُم — tribal nameقُرْضُم — place name - القرطم8 lemmasqamus_008721
This root primarily relates to the safflower plant and its uses, particularly its seeds and oil. It also extends to meanings of cutting, patching, and specific anatomical or geographical terms.
القُرْطُم — Safflowerالقُرْطُم — Safflower oilعُصْفُر — Safflowerمُقَرْطَمَة — Patchedقَرَّطَمَ — To cut - القرعامة1 lemmaqamus_008722
This root pertains to the concept of being large, complete, and well-formed, particularly in reference to palm trees and other substantial entities. It emphasizes a state of full growth and impressive size.
القُرْعامَة — Large, complete palm tree - القرقم3 lemmasqamus_008723
This root appears to relate to physical characteristics, specifically the male genitalia and a state of being underdeveloped or poorly nourished.
القُرْقُم — Glans penisالمُقَرْقِم — Undevelopedقرقم — To be poorly nourished - القزم17 lemmasqamus_008724
This root primarily denotes baseness, meanness, and smallness, both in physical stature and moral character. It also encompasses concepts of insignificance, lowliness, and sometimes refers to a person of low standing or a particularly formidable entity like death.
القَزَمُ — Baseness, meannessقَزَمٌ — Base, meanقَزَمَةٌ — Short (female)أَقْزَامٌ — Dwarfs, short peopleقُزَامَى — Dwarfs, short people - قسمه0 lemmasqamus_008725
- قسحم2 lemmasqamus_008726
This root appears to be primarily used as a proper noun, referring to a specific tribal lineage. There are no clear semantic extensions or derived meanings beyond this genealogical reference.
قَسْحَم — Ibn Jidhamقَسْحَم — al-Sadaf - القشم11 lemmasqamus_008727
The root القشم (al-qashm) primarily relates to eating, particularly excessive or selective eating. It extends to concepts of selecting the best parts, preparing food, and also encompasses natural phenomena like water channels and unripe fruit. Figuratively, it can refer to physical form, essence, and even death.
قَشَمَ — to eatالقَشْم — eatingالقِشْم — natureقُشْم — bodyقَشْم — unripe white dates - القشعم6 lemmasqamus_008728
This root primarily describes large, powerful, or formidable entities, including aged men, large birds of prey, lions, and even abstract concepts like war and death. It can also refer to small, clinging creatures.
القشعم — aged manقشعم — large vultureأم قشعم — warالقشعمان — large male vultureقشعامة — trap - قصمه15 lemmasqamus_008729
This root primarily concerns the concept of breaking, fracturing, or snapping, often with the implication of separation or distinctness. It extends to describe things that are broken, places characterized by brokenness, and even specific plants and geographical locations.
قَصَمَ — to break and separateانْقَصَمَ — to be brokenتَقَصَّمَ — to be brokenأَقْصَمُ — broken in the middleالقَصْمُ — breaking - القصلام1 lemmaqamus_008730
This root describes something that is biting, cutting, and breaking. It specifically refers to powerful male animals or similar entities that possess this destructive capability.
القُصْلَام — biting, cutting thing - قضم17 lemmasqamus_008731
The root 'قضم' primarily relates to the act of eating with the front teeth, especially dry or hard food. It extends to concepts of taking small amounts, scarcity, and by extension, things that are small, worn, or broken.
قَضَمَ — to nibbleقَضْم — nibblingقَضَام — food to be nibbledمَقْضَم — place of scarcityمُقْضِم — scanty - القضعم2 lemmasqamus_008732
This root describes extreme old age and decrepitude, primarily applied to humans and camels. It signifies a state of being worn out and frail due to advanced years.
القَضْعَم — old manقَضْعَم — old camel - قطمه15 lemmasqamus_008733
This root primarily concerns the act of biting, tearing, or cutting with the teeth. It extends to concepts of intense desire, particularly for food or mating, and also encompasses various specific nouns for animals, objects, and places.
قَطَمَ — to biteقَطِمَ — to desire matingقَطْمٌ — bitingقُطِمٌ — desire for matingقَطِمٌ — desirous of mating - القيعم8 lemmasqamus_008734
This root primarily relates to concepts of elevation, rising, and intensity, often applied to animals like cats and camels, or to the sun. It also encompasses notions of selection, excellence, and affliction with disease.
القيعم — large, old catالقَعْم — cat's cryالقَعْم — inclination and elevation of buttocksأَقْعَمَت — the sun roseأَقْعَمَت — snake bit and killed - القعضم2 lemmasqamus_008735
This root describes weakness, particularly in the elderly, specifically referring to the loss of teeth or general frailty associated with old age.
القَعْضَم — Weak personقَعْضَمٌ — Weak - القلم29 lemmasqamus_008736
This root primarily relates to the concept of cutting, shaping, or marking, most notably associated with a pen or writing instrument. It extends to terms for cutting objects, specific parts of objects, and even geographical locations and a type of garment.
القَلَم — penاليَرَاعَة — penأقلام — pensقَلَام — pensالزُّلَم — pens - القلحوم6 lemmasqamus_008737
This root appears to describe individuals of great stature, age, or arrogance. It encompasses terms for physical size, advanced age, and a sense of self-importance or pride.
القُلْحُوم — Large of buildالقُلْحُوم — Arrogantالقُلْحُوم — Elderlyالقُلْحُوم — Proper nameقُلْحَامَة — Very old - القلخم2 lemmasqamus_008738
This root pertains to the concept of immense size and bulk, specifically applied to a large camel. It emphasizes a powerful and imposing physical presence.
القَلْخَم — Huge camelجَرْدَحَل — Large, bulky - القلذم2 lemmasqamus_008739
This root describes things that are abundant, vast, and plentiful, particularly in relation to water. It also refers to deep and copious wells.
القَلْذَم — Vast, abundant waterالقَلِيذَم — Copious well - القلزمة6 lemmasqamus_008740
This root primarily relates to the act of swallowing or consuming, often with connotations of greed or stinginess. It also extends to meanings of baseness, loudness, and is used in geographical and proper names.
القَلْزَمَة — swallowingتَقَلْزُم — to swallowالقُلْزُم — Sea of Qulzumالقُلْزُم — Amr ibn Ma'd Yakrib's swordالقُلْزُم — a place name - القلعم3 lemmasqamus_008741
This root primarily refers to an elderly person, specifically an old man or an old woman. It can also be used as a proper name.
القَلْعَم — old manالقَلْعَم — old womanالقَلْعَم — proper name - القلهمة2 lemmasqamus_008742
This root primarily relates to the concept of speed and swiftness. It also appears as a proper name.
القَلْهَمَة — Speedقَلْهَم — Name - القلهذم1 lemmaqamus_008743
This root appears to describe something that is light, agile, or swift. It can also refer to a large body of water, possibly implying vastness or depth.
القَلْهَذِم — Light - القلهزم3 lemmasqamus_008744
This root describes physical characteristics, primarily focusing on a person's build and head shape. It can refer to someone of medium height, stoutness, or a large head, and also describes a well-formed horse.
القُلْهَزِمُ — medium-height manالقُلْهَزَمَتَيْنِ — large head and neckكَسِفْرِجَلٍ — like a quince - القمة20 lemmasqamus_008745
This root primarily relates to the concept of height, summit, and the highest part of something. It extends to encompass the gathering or collection of things, as well as actions related to cleaning, eating, and mating. It also includes terms for leaders, significant matters, and large bodies of water.
القِمَّة — summit, peakالقُمَامَة — sweepings, rubbishقَمَّ — to sweepقَمَّام — sweepingsقَمَّامَة — sweepings - القنمة9 lemmasqamus_008746
This root primarily describes a state of corruption, foulness, or deterioration, often related to smell, taste, or physical condition. It can apply to substances like oil, liquids in containers, or even living beings and objects becoming soiled.
القِنَمَة — Foul smellقَنِمَ — To become foulقَنَمٌ — Foulnessقَنِمَة — Foulnessقَنِمَ — To become spoiled - القوم0 lemmasqamus_008747
- قهم6 lemmasqamus_008748
This root primarily relates to a diminished appetite or desire, particularly for food. It also extends to meanings of closing one's eyes, aversion, and the clearing of the sky.
قَهِمَ — to have little appetiteأَقْهَمَ — to close eyesقُهِم — Abu Batin clanفَهْم — other clansقُهِم — Hadith narrator - القهطم2 lemmasqamus_008749
This root appears to describe a person characterized by meanness, boisterousness, and potentially a proper name.
القَهْطَم — mean personكزبرج — mean and noisy - القهقم2 lemmasqamus_008750
This root describes the act of swallowing or consuming something completely and voraciously. It emphasizes a forceful and often excessive intake, akin to gulping down.
القَهْقَم — voracious consumerقَهْقَمَ — to swallow completely