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ضخم

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the quality of being large, bulky, or massive. It applies to physical size and can be used for objects, people, and even abstract concepts of greatness.

Derived headwords

الضخمadjective
  1. 1.
    the thick/large of everythingboth

    the thick/large of everything

ضخمةadjective
  1. 1.
    the feminine formboth

    the feminine form

ضخماتnoun
  1. 1.
    Large ones (feminine plural)classical

    The feminine plural of 'ضخم', used when the adjective is treated as a noun, hence the final vowel is often quiescent (sakin).

ضخمverb
  1. 1.
    from the verb 'ẓarufa' (to be elegant)both

    from the verb 'ẓarufa' (to be elegant)

  2. 2.
    on the measure of 'inab (grape)both

    on the measure of 'inab (grape)

ضخامةnoun
  1. 1.
    Largeness, bulkinessboth

    The state or quality of being large, massive, or of great size. It is the verbal noun (masdar) of the verb 'ضخم'.

ضخماnoun
  1. 1.
    Largeness, bulkinessclassical

    Another form of the verbal noun (masdar) for the verb 'ضخم', denoting the state of being large.

ضخمadjective
  1. 1.
    from the verb 'ẓarufa' (to be elegant)both

    from the verb 'ẓarufa' (to be elegant)

  2. 2.
    on the measure of 'inab (grape)both

    on the measure of 'inab (grape)

ضخامadjective
  1. 1.
    with dammaboth

    with damma

  2. 2.
    with kasra for emphasisboth

    with kasra for emphasis

ضخامnoun
  1. 1.
    with dammaboth

    with damma

  2. 2.
    with kasra for emphasisboth

    with kasra for emphasis

أضخمadjective
  1. 1.
    Larger, biggestboth

    The comparative or superlative form of 'ضخم', meaning 'larger than' or 'the largest'.

اضخماverb
  1. 1.
    To make largeclassical

    This appears to be a poetic usage, possibly a verb form derived from 'ضخم' or an intensifier, meaning to make something large or to emphasize its largeness.

الاضخومةnoun
  1. 1.
    Greatness (of a woman)classical

    A noun referring to the largeness or greatness, specifically attributed to a woman in this context.

Parallel reading

الغليظ من كل شئ
The thick/bulky of everything.
والانثى ضخمة
And the feminine is 'dakhmah' (large).
والجمع ضخمات بالتسكين
And the plural is 'dakhmat' (with quiescent final letter).
لانه صفة
Because it is an adjective.
وإنما يحرك إذا كان اسما مثل جفنات وتمرات
And it is only vocalized if it is a noun, like 'jafanat' and 'tamarat'.
وقد ضخم ضخامة وضخما
And he became large with 'dakhama' and 'dakhman'.
مثل عوج فهو ضخم وضخام بالضم
Like 'awij', so he is 'dakhim' and 'dakhām' (with dammah).
وقوم ضخام بالكسر
And a people 'dikhām' (with kasrah).
وهذا أضخم منه
And this is larger than it.
وقد شدد في الشعر وقال
And it was intensified in poetry and he said.
ضخم يحب الخلق الاضخما
Large, people love the 'adkhama' (the larger/greatest).
لانهم إذا وقفوا على اسم شددوا آخره إذا كان ما قبله متحركا
Because when they pause on a noun, they intensify its end if the preceding letter is vocalized.
يقولون: هذا محمد وعامر وجعفر
They say: This is Muhammad, and 'Amir, and Ja'far.
والاضخومة: عظامة المرأة
And 'al-adkhūmah': the greatness of the woman.