عقم

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root عقم primarily relates to infertility, barrenness, and the inability to produce or bear offspring. It extends to concepts of being sterile, unproductive, or lacking in vitality, and can also refer to things that are difficult to overcome or understand.

Derived headwords

العَقْمُ والعَقْمَةُnoun

1.
infertilityboth
A state of being unable to conceive or bear children.
2.
barrennessboth
The quality of being unable to produce offspring or fruit.
3.
type of weavingclassical
A specific kind of patterned weaving or embroidery.

العُقْمَةُnoun

1.
infertilityboth
A state of being unable to conceive or bear children.
2.
type of weavingclassical
A specific kind of patterned weaving or embroidery.

العَقَامُnoun

1.
infertilityboth
The state of being infertile or unable to bear children.
2.
severe warclassical
A fierce and intense war.
3.
ill-tempered manclassical
A man of bad character or disposition.
4.
incurable diseaseclassical
A disease from which one cannot recover.

المَعَاقِمُnoun

1.
joints (of horses)classical
The joints of a horse, such as the fetlock, knee, or hock.

مُعَقَّمٌnoun

1.
knot in strawclassical
A knot or tangle found in straw.

أَعْقَمَverb

1.
God made her womb barren, so I stood on what its doer was not named - if she did not accept a child.both
God made her womb barren, so I stood on what its doer was not named - if she did not accept a child.

عَقِمَتْverb

1.
the joints of his hands and feet became stiff when they dried up.both
the joints of his hands and feet became stiff when they dried up.

رَحِمٌ مَعْقُومَةٌadjective

1.
blocked wombclassical
A womb that is closed or obstructed, preventing childbirth.

كَلَامٌ عُقْمِيٌّ وعُقْمِيٌّadjective

1.
obscure speechclassical
Speech that is difficult to understand or ambiguous.

عَقِمَتْ مَفَاصِلُهُverb

1.
joints became stiffclassical
The joints of the hands or legs became stiff and immobile.

عَقِيمٌadjective

1.
who cannot have children.both
who cannot have children.
2.
because a man may kill his son if he fears him for the kingship.both
because a man may kill his son if he fears him for the kingship.
3.
does not fertilize clouds or trees.both
does not fertilize clouds or trees.
4.
because there is no day after it.both
because there is no day after it.
5.
and a barren woman.both
and a barren woman.

عَقِيمٌ (الملك)adjective

1.
childless rulerclassical
A king or ruler who has no heir, often implying a precarious reign.

عَقِيمٌ (ريح)adjective

1.
non-fertilizing windclassical
A wind that does not bring rain or cause pollination.

عَقِيمٌ (يوم القيامة)adjective

1.
final dayclassical
The Day of Judgment, which is unique and has no day following it.

عَقِيمٌ (امرأة)adjective

1.
infertile womanboth
A woman who cannot bear children.

نِسْوَةٌ عُقْمٌnoun

1.
infertile womenboth
A group of women who are unable to bear children.

الاعْتِقَامُnoun

1.
digging a wellclassical
The process of digging a well, especially when a smaller auxiliary well is dug to find water.

تَعَقَّمَverb

1.
to dig a wellclassical
To dig a well, particularly in the manner described as 'i'tiqam'.
2.
to dig aroundclassical
To dig in the vicinity of something, or to dig repeatedly.

عَقَمَverb

1.
with fath on the 'ayn and ḍamm on it.both
with fath on the 'ayn and ḍamm on it.
2.
with two ḍammas, and it may be quiescent.both
with two ḍammas, and it may be quiescent.

عَاقَمَverb

1.
to dispute withclassical
To engage in a quarrel or dispute with someone.

Parallel reading

العقم والعقمة بالفتح: ضرب من الوشئ، وكذلك العقمة بالكسر.

Al-'aqm and al-'aqmah (with fatḥah) are a type of weaving, and likewise al-'uqmah (with kasrah).

والعقام بالفتح: العقيم، والحرب الشديدة والرجل السيئ الخلق.

And al-'aqām (with fatḥah) means the infertile one, a severe war, and a man of bad character.

وأنشد أبو عمرو: وأنت عقام لا يصاب له هوى وذو همة في المال وهو مضيع

And Abu Amr recited: 'You are a severe one (or ill-tempered) whose desires are not met, and one with ambition in wealth, yet he is a waster.'

والمعاقم من الخيل: المفاصل، واحدها معقم.

And al-ma'āqim of horses are the joints; the singular is ma'qam.

فالرسغ عند الحافر معقم، والركبة معقم، والعرقوب معقم.

So the fetlock near the hoof is a ma'qam, the knee is a ma'qam, and the hock is a ma'qam.

قال خفاف: شهدت بمدلوك المعاقم محنق

Khaffāf said: 'I witnessed one with polished joints, exhausted.'

والمعقم أيضا: عقدة في التبن.

And al-mu'aqqam is also: a knot in straw.

وأعقم الله رحمها فعقمت، على ما لزم يسم فاعله، إذا لم تقبل الولد.

And Allah made her womb infertile, so she became infertile, as is required for the verb's subject, if she did not accept offspring.

الكسائي: رحم معقومة، أي مسدودة لا تلد.

Al-Kisā'ī said: a 'ma'qūmah' womb, meaning closed and not giving birth.

وكلام عقمي وعقمي، أي غامض.

And 'uqmiyy and 'uqmiyy speech, meaning obscure.

ويقال أيضا: عقمت مفاصل يديه ورجليه إذا يبست.

It is also said: the joints of his hands and legs became 'aqimat if they stiffened.

وفي الحديث: " تعقم أصلاب المشركين ".

And in the hadith: 'The loins of the polytheists will become barren.'

ورجل عقيم: لا يولد له.

And an 'aqīm man: one from whom no offspring are born.

والملك عقيم، لأن الرجل قد يقتل ابنه إذا خافه على الملك.

And a king is 'aqīm, because a man might kill his son if he fears him for the throne.

وريح عقيم: لا تلقح سحابا ولا شجرا.

And an 'aqīm wind: one that does not fertilize clouds or trees.

ويوم القيامة يوم عقيم، لأنه لا يوم بعده.

And the Day of Resurrection is an 'aqīm day, because there is no day after it.

وعقم النساء فما يلدن شبيهه إن النساء بمثله عقم

And women became infertile, so they did not give birth to their like; indeed, women are infertile with their like.

والاعتقام: أن تحفر البئر، فإذا قربت من الماد احتفرت بئرا صغيرة بقدر ما تجد طعم الماء، فإن كان عذبا حفرت بقيتها.

And al-i'tiqām: is to dig a well, and when it nears the water source, dig a small well to the extent of finding the taste of water; if it is fresh, dig the rest of it.

قال العجاج يصف ثورا: إذا انتحى معتقما أو لجفا

Al-'Ajjāj said, describing a bull: 'When it digs deeply or into hard ground.'

وقول الشاعر: وماء آجن الجمات قفر تعقم في جوانبه السباع

And the poet's saying: 'And stagnant water in desolate pools, beasts dig around its sides.'

أي تحتفر، ويقال تردد.

Meaning they dig, and it is also said they frequent it.

وعاقمت فلانا، إذا خاصمته.

And 'āqamtu fulānan, if you dispute with him.