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تعم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of taking or pulling something away, and by extension, to being pleased or impressed by something.

Derived headwords

ثَعَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to pull outclassical

    To extract or remove something forcefully.

تَثَعَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to pleaseclassical

    To impress or delight someone; to be pleasing to the eye or mind.

Parallel reading

ثعمت الشئ: نزعته.
I pulled out the thing: I extracted it.
وتثعمتنى أرض فلان، أي أعجبتني.
And the land of so-and-so pleased me, meaning it impressed me.
ورواه أبو زيد بالنون.
And Abu Zayd narrated it with the letter 'nun'.