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عجرم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of shortness, stoutness, and intensity. It also extends to meanings of speed and a specific type of tree.

Derived headwords

العَجْرَمadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutboth

    Describes a person or thing that is short in stature and stout or thick in build.

العَجَارِمnoun
  1. 1.
    strong manboth

    Refers to a man who is strong and robust. It can also be used euphemistically to refer to male genitalia.

العَجْرَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    treeclassical

    A specific type of tree.

العَجْرَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    speedclassical

    The act of moving or acting with great speed or haste.

Parallel reading

العجرم بالكسر: القصير مع شدة.
Al-'ajram (with kasra) means short with stoutness.
والعجارم، بالضم: الرجل الشديد
And al-'ajarim (with damma) means the strong man.
وربما كني عن الذكر بذلك.
And sometimes it is used as a euphemism for male genitalia.
والعجرمة بالكسر: شجرة.
And al-'ajramah (with kasra) is a tree.
والعجرمة، بالفتح: الاسراع.
And al-'ajramah (with fatha) means hastening.