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جعم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

The root جعم (j-ʿ-m) primarily relates to strong desire, craving, or greed, particularly for meat. It can also describe a lack of appetite or a specific condition in camels. Derived terms encompass the act of desiring, the state of being greedy, and a specific term for an old female camel.

Derived headwords

الجَعْمnoun
  1. 1.
    greedboth

    Greed or strong desire, especially for meat.

  2. 2.
    cravingclassical

    A strong craving for something.

جَعَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to craveboth

    To have a strong desire or craving, particularly for meat.

  2. 2.
    to be greedyclassical

    To be greedy or excessively desirous.

  3. 3.
    to lose appetiteclassical

    To lose one's appetite for food.

جعم بالكسر جعما — He craved with a strong desire.
إذا قرم إلى اللحم — When he craved meat.
جُعِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to lose appetiteclassical

    To be without appetite for food.

جعم الرجل، إذا لم يشته الطعام — The man lost his appetite, meaning he did not desire food.
مُجَعَّمadjective
  1. 1.
    cravingclassical

    One who is craving or desirous, especially of meat.

إذ جعم الذهلان كل مجعم — When the two young ones craved every craving (i.e., craved meat intensely).
الجَعْمَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    old (female camel)classical

    An old female camel.

Parallel reading

الجعم بالتحريك: الطمع.
Al-jaʿm (with vowel movement): greed.
يقال جعم بالكسر جعما.
It is said: he craved (jaʿama) with a strong desire (jaʿman).
وجعم أيضا، إذا قرم إلى اللحم، وهو في ذلك أكول.
And he also craved, when he desired meat, and he was a big eater in that state.
إذ جعم الذهلان كل مجعم
When the two young ones craved every craving (i.e., intensely craved meat).
أي جعموا إلى اللحم.
Meaning they craved meat.
وجعمت الابل أيضا، إذا لم تجد حمضا ولا عضاها، فتقرم إلى ذلك فتقضم العظام وخروء الكلاب، قرما إلى ذلك.
And the camels also craved, when they did not find sour fodder or thorny plants, they would crave that, gnawing on bones and dog droppings, craving that.
وجعم الرجل، إذا لم يشته الطعام.
And the man lost his appetite, if he did not desire food.
والجعماء من النوق: المسنة:
And Al-jaʿmāʾ (from the camels): the old one (female).
ولا يقال للذكر أجعم.
And it is not said of a male that he is ajʿam.