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عوم

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of swimming and moving through water. It extends to the movement of animals and vessels, and metaphorically to the passage of time (years). It also includes related concepts like small aquatic creatures, specific types of plants, and a type of sale.

Derived headwords

العومnoun
  1. 1.
    swimmingboth

    swimming

العوم لا ينسى — Swimming is never forgotten.
العومةnoun
  1. 1.
    small swimming creatureclassical

    A small creature that swims in water, described as like a small, round, black jewel.

العومة بالضم: دويبة صغيرة تسبح في الماء، كأنها فص أسود مدملكة — Al-'awamah (with dammah): a small creature that swims in water, like a small, round, black jewel.
العامnoun
  1. 1.
    the yearboth

    the year

عومadjective
  1. 1.
    the movement of camels and shipsboth

    the movement of camels and ships

سنون عوم — Passing years.
عاميadjective
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    meaning dry, a year has passed over itboth

    meaning dry, a year has passed over it

نبت عامي، أي يابس أتى عليه عام — A plant that is 'aamiyy', meaning dried, over which a year has passed.
عائمname
  1. 1.
    idolclassical

    The name of an idol that was worshipped by some people.

عائم: صنم كان لهم — 'A'im: an idol they had.
عاومتverb
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    to bear fruit in alternate yearsclassical

    Used for a date palm that bears fruit in one year and not the next.

عاومت النخلة، أي حملت سنة ولم تحمل سنة — The date palm 'aawamat, meaning it bore fruit one year and did not bear fruit the next.
عاومverb
  1. 1.
    to engage in alternate-year fruitingclassical

    To cause a tree to bear fruit in alternate years.

معاومةnoun
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    like you say 'monthly'both

    like you say 'monthly'

المعاومة المنهي عنها: أن تبيع زرع عامك أو ثمر نخلك أو شجرك لعامين أو ثلاثة — The prohibited 'mu'aawamah: selling the crop of your year or the fruit of your date palms or trees for two or three years.
ذات العويمphrase
  1. 1.
    between the yearsclassical

    A temporal expression indicating a meeting that occurred between different years, similar to 'between the seasons'.

لقيته ذات العويم — I met him 'dhaat al-'uwaym' (between the years).
العوامname
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    man's nameclassical

    A proper name for a man.

العوام: بالتشديد: اسم رجل — Al-'awwaam (with shaddah): the name of a man.
العوامadjective
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    swimming horseclassical

    A horse that runs with a smooth, gliding motion, as if swimming.

العوام: الفرس السابح في جريه — Al-'awwaam: the horse that swims in its running.
التعويمnoun
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    gathering harvest in handfulsclassical

    The act of gathering harvested crops in handfuls, which are then collected into larger bundles.

وضع الحصد قبضة قبضة، فإذا اجتمع فهي عامة — Placing the harvest handful by handful, and when it gathers it is a 'aammah.
عامةnoun
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    so he is bewilderedboth

    so he is bewildered

Parallel reading

يقال: العوم لا ينسى.
It is said: Swimming is never forgotten.
وسير الإبل والسفينة عوم أيضا.
And the movement of camels and ships is also 'awm (gliding).
والعومة بالضم: دويبة صغيرة تسبح في الماء، كأنها فص أسود مدملكة، والجمع عوم أيضا.
And al-'awamah (with dammah) is a small creature that swims in water, like a small, round, black jewel, and its plural is also 'awm.
قال الراجز يصف ناقته: قد ترد النهى تنزى عومه فتستبيح ماءه فتلهمه حتى يعود دحضا تشممه
The poet said, describing his she-camel: She might approach the water, stirring its depths, and drink its water greedily until it becomes dry and she sniffs it.
والعام: السنة.
And al-'aam: the year.
يقال: سنون عوم، وهو توكيد للاول كما تقول: بينهم شغل شاغل.
It is said: 'Sunun 'awm' (years passing), which is an emphasis of the first, like you say: 'Baynahum shughl shaghil' (between them is a preoccupying occupation).
من مر أعوام السنين العوم
Of the passing years of the years.
وهو في التقدير جمع عائم، إلا أنه لا يفرد بالذكر لانه ليس باسم، وإنما هو توكيد.
And it is, in estimation, a plural of 'a'im, but it is not mentioned alone because it is not a noun, but rather an emphasis.
ونبت عامي، أي يابس أتى عليه عام.
And a plant is 'aamiyy', meaning dried, over which a year has passed.
وعائم: صنم كان لهم.
'A'im: an idol they had.
وعاومت النخلة، أي حملت سنة ولم تحمل سنة.
The date palm 'aawamat, meaning it bore fruit one year and did not bear fruit the next.
وعامله معاومة، كما تقول مشاهرة.
And he dealt with him 'mu'aawamah', as you say 'mushaharah' (monthly dealing).
ويقال: المعاومة المنهي عنها: أن تبيع زرع عامك أو ثمر نخلك أو شجرك لعامين أو ثلاثة.
And it is said: The prohibited 'mu'aawamah: is selling the crop of your year or the fruit of your date palms or trees for two or three years.
وقولهم: لقيته ذات العويم، وذلك إذا لقيته بين الأعوام، كما يقال: لقيته ذات الزمين ms1363 وذات مرة.
And their saying: I met him 'dhaat al-'uwaym', and that is when you meet him between the years, as it is said: I met him 'dhaat az-zamin' and 'dhaat marrah'.
والعوام: بالتشديد: اسم رجل.
And al-'awwaam (with shaddah): the name of a man.
والعوام: الفرس السابح في جريه.
And al-'awwaam: the horse that swims in its running.
والتعويم: وضع الحصد قبضة قبضة، فإذا اجتمع فهي عامة، والجمع عام.
And at-ta'wim: placing the harvest handful by handful, and when it gathers it is a 'aammah, and its plural is 'aamm.
والعامة أيضا: الطوف الذي يركب في الماء.
And al-'aammah also: the raft that is ridden on water.
والعامة: كور العمامة.
And al-'aammah: the folds of the turban.
وقال: وعامة عومها في الهامة
And he said: And the majority of its swimming is in the depths.