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طغم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of low-class, base, or ignoble individuals and creatures. It extends to describe the lowest strata of humanity and the ignoble among birds, emphasizing their lack of worth or standing.

Derived headwords

الطَّغَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Scum of peopleclassical

    The lowest and most ignoble people, the rabble.

طُغَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ignoble birdclassical

    A single ignoble bird, used for both male and female.

Parallel reading

الطَّغَام: أوغاد الناس.
Al-ṭughām: the scoundrels of people.
فما فضل اللبيب على الطغام
So what is the advantage of the intelligent person over the rabble?
الواحد والجمع فيه سواء.
The singular and the plural are the same in this regard.
والطغام أيضا: رذال الطير،
And al-ṭughām also refers to the ignoble birds,
الواحدة طغامة للذكر والانثى،
The singular is ṭughāmah for both male and female,
مثل نعامة ونعام، عن يعقوب.
like naʿāmah and naʿām, according to Yaʿqūb.
ولا ينطق منه بفعل،
And no verb is uttered from it,
ولا يعرف له اشتقاق.
nor is its derivation known.