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عكرم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be primarily associated with proper nouns, specifically tribal names and a type of bird. The derived terms are mostly names rather than common vocabulary.

Derived headwords

العُكْرُمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Female pigeonclassical

    Refers to the female of the pigeon species.

عِكْرِمَةname
  1. 1.
    Tribal ancestorboth

    A name referring to an ancestor of a tribe, specifically 'Ikrimah ibn Khathafah ibn Qays 'Aylan.

Parallel reading

العُكْرُمَة: الأنثى من الحمام.
Al-'ukrumah: The female of the pigeon.
وعِكْرِمَة: أبو قبيلة، وهو عِكْرِمَة بن خَصَفَة ابن قيس عيلان.
And 'Ikrimah: The father of a tribe, and he is 'Ikrimah ibn Khathafah ibn Qays 'Aylan.
خذوا حظكم يا آل عِكْرِمَة واذكروا أواصرنا والرحم بالغيب تذكر
Take your share, O people of 'Ikrimah, and remember our bonds and kinship; in absence, remembrance is made.
فحذف الهاء في غير نداء ضرورة.
And the 'ha' was omitted in non-vocative contexts out of necessity.