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علجم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root 'علجم' appears to relate to concepts of abundance, intensity, and darkness. It is used to describe large quantities of water, strong animals, and the deep darkness of night.

Derived headwords

العَلْجَمnoun
  1. 1.
    male frogclassical

    Refers to the male of the frog species.

  2. 2.
    abundant waterclassical

    Describes a vast and overflowing quantity of water.

  3. 3.
    darkness of nightclassical

    Signifies the deep and intense darkness characteristic of the night.

  4. 4.
    strong camelclassical

    Denotes a strong and robust camel.

العَلاجِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    strong camelsclassical

    The plural form referring to strong and excellent camels.

Parallel reading

العلجوم: الذكر من الضفادع.
Al-'aljum: The male of the frogs.
والعلجوم: الماء الغمر الكثير.
And al-'aljum: The abundant, plentiful water.
والعلجوم: ظلمة الليل.
And al-'aljum: The darkness of the night.
والعلجوم من الإبل: الشديدة.
And al-'aljum from the camels: the strong one.
وقال الكلابي: العلاجيم شداد الابل وخيارها.
And Al-Kilaabi said: Al-'alaajim are the strong and the best of the camels.