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ثكم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the middle or center of something, particularly a road. It also describes the act of staying in a place, often due to intoxication, and the act of adhering to or sticking to a path.

Derived headwords

ثَكَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be the middleboth

    To be located in the middle or center of something, such as a road.

ثُكْمnoun
  1. 1.
    middleboth

    The middle or central part of something, especially a road.

ثُكْمnoun
  1. 1.
    staying, remainingclassical

    The act of staying or remaining in a place, often associated with intoxication.

ثَكَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to stay, remainclassical

    To stay or remain in a place, particularly when intoxicated.

ثَكَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to adhere to, stick toboth

    To adhere to or stick to a path or way.

Parallel reading

ثكم الطريق بالتحريك: وسطه.
The road, with vowel movement (harakah), means its middle.
والثكم أيضا: مصدر ثكم بالمكان بالسكر، إذا أقام به.
And al-thukm (the مصدر) is also the act of staying in a place due to intoxication, if one remains there.
وثكمت الطريق أيضا، إذا لزمته.
And I adhered to the road, if I stuck to it.