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ضثم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the lion, possibly through a phonetic alteration of another root. It also touches upon the concept of grasping or seizing.

Derived headwords

الضَّيْثَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name for the lion, derived from the root الضَّيْغَم (al-ḍaygham).

الضَّيْغَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    The original form or a related term for lion, from which الضَّيْثَم is derived by substituting the 'ghayn' with a 'tha'.

الضِّبْثَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    An alternative form for the lion, suggested by some etymologists, derived from the root الضَّبْث (al-ḍabth).

الضَّبْثnoun
  1. 1.
    Graspingclassical

    The act of grasping or seizing.

Parallel reading

الضيثم: الاسد من الضيغم
Al-ḍaythum: the lion, from al-ḍaygham.
أبدل غينه ثاء
He substituted its ghayn with a tha.
وفي أصحاب الاشتقاق من يقول: هو الضبثم بالباء
And among the etymologists, some say: it is al-ḍibthum with a ba.
وهو من الضبث
And it is from al-ḍabth.
وهو القبض
And it is the grasping.
والميم زائدة
And the mim is an addition.