ضمم

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of joining, gathering, or bringing things together. It extends to the idea of encompassing, collecting, and forming groups, as well as expressing states of anger or intensity.

Derived headwords

ضَمَّverb

1.
he joined one thing to anotherboth
he joined one thing to another

انْضَمَّverb

1.
it joined to itboth
it joined to it

تَضَامَّverb

1.
the people: some of them joined othersboth
the people: some of them joined others

اضْطَمَّverb

1.
to encompass, surroundboth
To be enclosed or surrounded by something, such as ribs around the chest.

إِضْمَامَةnoun

1.
bundle, collectionboth
A collection or bundle of things, particularly books.
2.
group, assemblyclassical
A gathering or assembly of people.

إِضْبَارَةnoun

1.
bundle, collectionboth
A collection or bundle of documents, especially books, tied together.

اِضَامِيمnoun

1.
bundles, collectionsboth
Plural of إِضْمَامَة, referring to collections or bundles.
2.
groups, assembliesclassical
Plural of إِضْمَامَة, referring to groups or assemblies of people.

ضِمَامnoun

1.
fastener, binderboth
Something used to join or attach one thing to another.

ضَمَاضِمadjective

1.
fierce, aggressiveclassical
Describing a lion that seizes or attacks everything.

ضَمْضَمadjective

1.
fierce, aggressiveclassical
Similar to ضَمَاضِم, describing something that seizes or attacks everything.
2.
angry, furiousclassical
Describing a person who is intensely angry.

ضَمْضَمname

1.
a male nameclassical
A proper name for a man.

Parallel reading

ضممت الشئ إلى الشئ فانضم إليه

I joined the thing to the thing, and it joined to it.

وضامه

and he joined it.

وتضام القوم، إذا انضم بعضهم إلى بعض

And the people united, when some of them joined together.

واضطمت عليه الضلوع، أي اشتملت

And the ribs encompassed it, meaning they surrounded it.

والإضمامة من الكتب: الإضبارة

And an إِضْمَامَة of books is an إِضْبَارَة.

والجمع الاضاميم

And the plural is اِضَامِيم.

ويقال: جاء فلان بإضمامة من كتب

And it is said: So-and-so came with a bundle of books.

والإضمامة: الجماعة

And the إِضْمَامَة is the group.

ويقال للفرس: سباق الأضاميم، أي الجماعات

And it is said of a horse: 'the racer of groups', meaning the groups.

والضمام بالكسر: ما تضم به شيئا إلى شئ

And the ضِمَام (with kasra) is what you use to join a thing to a thing.

وأسد ضماضم، أي يضم كل شئ

And a ضَمَاضِم lion, meaning it seizes everything.

والضمضم مثله

And the ضَمْضَم is like it.

ورجل ضمضم، أي غضبان

And a ضَمْضَم man, meaning angry.