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دعم

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root 'دعم' primarily relates to support, propping up, and sustenance. It encompasses physical support structures, the act of leaning on something for support, and by extension, strength and robustness. It can also refer to specific objects or tribal names.

Derived headwords

دَعَمَverb
  1. 1.
    its verb form is like 'qaṭaʿa'both

    its verb form is like 'qaṭaʿa'

دَعْمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    its verb form is like 'qaṭaʿa'both

    its verb form is like 'qaṭaʿa'

الدِّعَامَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    house pillar/supportboth

    house pillar/support

ادَّعَمَverb
  1. 1.
    when he leaned on itboth

    when he leaned on it

الدِّعَامَتَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    two wooden beamsclassical

    Two wooden beams, specifically referring to those of a pulley.

الزَّرْنُوقَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    two clay channelsclassical

    Two channels made of clay, used as a substitute for the wooden beams of a pulley.

دَعْمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    its verb form is like 'qaṭaʿa'both

    its verb form is like 'qaṭaʿa'

دُعْمِيٌّname
  1. 1.
    Du'miclassical

    A tribal name, referring to Du'mi bin Jadila, an ancestor from the tribe of Asad.

Parallel reading

دعمت الشئ دعما
I supported the thing with support.
والدعامة: عماد البيت
And the pillar (ad-di'amah) is the support of the house.
وقد ادعمت إذا اتكأت عليها
And you have leaned on it (idda'amta) if you leaned upon it.
ويسمى السيد الدعامة
And the master is called the pillar (ad-di'amah).
والدعامتان: خشبتا البكرة
And the two pillars (ad-da'amataan) are the two wooden beams of the pulley.
فإن كانتا من طين فهما زرنوقان
And if they were of clay, then they are two channels (az-zarnooqaan).
نزعت نزعا زعزع الدعامه
I pulled with a pull that shook the support.
ولا دعم بفلان، إذا لم تكن به قوة ولا سمن
And there is no support (damm) in so-and-so, if he has no strength nor fatness.
ولا دعم بى لكن بليلى دعم جارية في وركيها شحم
And there is no support (damm) in me, but rather in Layla there is support (damm), a girl with fat in her hips.
ودعمي: قبيلة، وهو دعمى بن جديلة ابن أسد بن ربيعة بن نزار بن معد
And Du'mi (D'ami) is a tribe, and he is Du'mi bin Jadila, son of Asad bin Rabi'a bin Nizar bin Ma'add.