رضم

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of piling or stacking, especially large stones, for construction. It extends to the idea of striking or pressing something down forcefully, and metaphorically to a state of tension or rigidity.

Derived headwords

الرَّضْمnoun

1.
large stonesboth
Large stones that are piled one on top of another for building purposes.

الرِّضَامnoun

1.
large stonesboth
Large stones that are piled one on top of another for building purposes.

رَضَمَverb

1.
to pile stonesboth
To pile large stones one on top of another, especially for construction.
2.
to strike downclassical
To strike something down forcefully onto the ground.
3.
to till the landclassical
To till or prepare the land for planting.

رَضْمًاnoun

1.
pilingboth
The act of piling stones, especially large ones, for building.
2.
striking downclassical
The act of striking something down forcefully onto the ground.

رَضَمَ عليه الصَّخْرَverb

1.
to pile rocks uponclassical
To pile rocks upon someone or something.

رَضَمَ بَيْتَهُ بالحِجَارَةِverb

1.
to build house with stonesboth
To build or construct a house using stones.

الرَّضِيمnoun

1.
stone constructionclassical
A building constructed with stones.

رَضَمَتِ الأَرْضَverb

1.
to till the landclassical
To till or prepare the land for planting.

رَضَمَ بهِ الأَرْضَverb

1.
to strike against the groundclassical
To strike something forcefully against the ground.

رَضَمَ البَعِيرُ بِنَفْسِهِ الأَرْضَverb

1.
camel pressed itself to groundclassical
When a camel presses itself down onto the ground.

مَرْضُومُ العَصَبِadjective

1.
tense sinewsclassical
Describing sinews or nerves that are tense or contracted, as if constricted.

Parallel reading

الرَّضْمُ والرضام: صخور عظام يرضم بعضها فوق بعض في الأبنية، الواحدة رضمة.

Ar-radm and ar-ridam: large stones that are piled one on top of another in buildings; the singular is radmah.

يقال رضم عليه الصخر يرضم بالكسر رضما.

It is said: 'He piled rocks upon him, piling (رضم) with a kasra, a piling (رضما)'.

ورضم فلان بيته بالحجارة.

And so-and-so built his house with stones.

والرضيم: البناء بالصخر.

And ar-radim: the building with stone.

ورضمت الأرض: أثرتها للزرع.

And she tilled the land: she prepared it for planting.

ورضم به الأرض، إذا جلد به الأرض.

And he struck it against the ground, meaning he struck it forcefully against the ground.

ورضم البعير بنفسه الارض.

And the camel pressed itself down onto the ground.

وبزدون مرضوم العصب: كأن عصبه قد تشنج.

And with tense sinews: as if its sinews have become contracted.