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بكم
Root entry · 2 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns the state of being mute or speechless. It describes a congenital or acquired inability to speak, often implying a profound lack of vocal expression.
Derived headwords
أَبْكَمadjective
- 1.meaning muteboth
meaning mute
بَكِيمadjective
- 1.meaning muteboth
meaning mute
Parallel reading
رجل أبكم وبكيم، أي أخرس بين الخرس.
A mute and speechless man, meaning one who is profoundly mute among the mute.
فليت لساني كان نصفين، منهما بكيم ونصف عند مجرى الكواكب
I wish my tongue had been in two halves, one half speechless and the other near the course of the stars.