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توم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of eggs, particularly bird eggs, and by extension, small, round objects resembling eggs, such as silver ornaments.

Derived headwords

التُّومَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Eggclassical

    A single egg, specifically referring to a bird's egg.

  2. 2.
    Silver ornamentclassical

    A small, round ornament made of silver, resembling a pearl or an egg.

تُومnoun
  1. 1.
    Eggsclassical

    The plural form of 'egg', referring to multiple eggs, often of birds.

  2. 2.
    Ornamentsclassical

    Plural of 'التومة', referring to multiple silver ornaments shaped like eggs or pearls.

Parallel reading

التومة بالضم: واحدة التوم، وهى حبة تعمل من الفضة كالدرة.
Al-tūmah (with dammah): is one of al-tūm, and it is a bead made of silver like a pearl.
وحتى أتى يوم يكاد من اللظى به التوم في أفحوصه يتصيح
Until a day came when the eggs in their nests almost cried out from the flames.
يعنى البيض.
He means eggs.