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ركم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of gathering, accumulating, or piling things up. It extends to the idea of things becoming abundant or forming a heap, and can describe both physical objects and abstract concepts like clouds or roads.

Derived headwords

رَكَمَverb
  1. 1.
    when he gathered it and piled some of itboth

    when he gathered it and piled some of it

يَرْكُمُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to pile it upboth

    The present tense conjugation of the verb 'rakama', referring to the act of piling something up.

ارْتَكَمَverb
  1. 1.
    gathered, accumulatedboth

    gathered, accumulated

تَرَاكَمَverb
  1. 1.
    gathered, accumulatedboth

    gathered, accumulated

رُكْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heap of mudclassical

    A pile or heap of mud that has been gathered together.

رُكَامnoun
  1. 1.
    accumulated sandboth

    Sand that has accumulated or piled up.

  2. 2.
    accumulated cloudsboth

    Clouds that have gathered or piled up in the sky.

  3. 3.
    accumulated thingsboth

    Anything that has accumulated or piled up, similar to sand or clouds.

مُرْتَكَمnoun
  1. 1.
    main roadclassical

    The main, well-trodden path of a road.

Parallel reading

رَكَمَ الشئ يركمه، إذا جمعه وألقى بعضه على بعض.
He piled up the thing, piling it up, if he gathered it and placed some of it upon others.
ارتكم الشئ، وتراكم، إذا اجتمع.
The thing accumulated, and piled up, if it gathered.
والركام: الرمل المتراكم، وكذلك السحاب المتراكم وما أشبهه.
And 'rukam' is accumulated sand, and likewise accumulated clouds and what resembles them.
مرتكم الطريق، بفتح الكاف: جادته.
The 'murtakam' of the road, with a fatha on the kaf, is its main path.