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فدم

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root 'فدم' primarily relates to the concept of being saturated, thick, or obstructed. It extends to describe colors, liquids, and even a person's speech or demeanor, implying a lack of clarity or fluency.

Derived headwords

مفدمadjective
  1. 1.
    saturated redboth

    A garment, specifically a garment, that is dyed with a deep, saturated red color.

  2. 2.
    thickenedboth

    Describes a liquid, such as a dye, that is thick and concentrated.

مفدمnoun
  1. 1.
    stopperclassical

    A plug or stopper placed in the mouth of a jug or vessel to filter its contents.

فَدَامnoun
  1. 1.
    stopperclassical

    A plug or stopper placed in the mouth of a jug or vessel to filter its contents.

  2. 2.
    mouth coveringclassical

    A cloth or covering used to bind the mouth, specifically mentioned in the context of Magi.

فَدَامnoun
  1. 1.
    stopperclassical

    A plug or stopper placed in the mouth of a jug or vessel to filter its contents.

  2. 2.
    mouth coveringclassical

    A cloth or covering used to bind the mouth, specifically mentioned in the context of Magi.

فَدَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thicknessclassical

    A state of being thick, heavy, or slow, often referring to speech or demeanor.

فَدَمْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to coverclassical

    To cover the mouth of a vessel or container with a stopper or plug.

تَفْدِيماًnoun
  1. 1.
    coveringclassical

    The act of covering the mouth of a vessel with a stopper or plug.

المُفَدَّمَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    jugs and large jarsclassical

    Vessels, specifically jugs and large earthenware jars, often used for liquids.

فَدَمْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to coverclassical

    To cover the mouth of something, like a person's mouth, with a stopper or cloth.

فَدَماًnoun
  1. 1.
    coveringclassical

    The act of covering a mouth or opening.

فَدِمadjective
  1. 1.
    slow-wittedclassical

    A person who is slow-witted, dull, or heavy in speech and understanding.

الفَدَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    slowness of speechclassical

    A condition of being slow, heavy, or inarticulate in speech.

الفَدُومَةnoun
  1. 1.
    slowness of speechclassical

    A condition of being slow, heavy, or inarticulate in speech.

Parallel reading

ثوب مفدم ساكنة الفاء، إذا كان مصبوغا بحمرة مشبعا.
A garment, with a silent fa', is مفدم if it is dyed with a saturated red.
وسبغ مفدم أيضا، أي خاثر مشبع.
And a dye is also مفدم, meaning thick and saturated.
والفدام: ما يوضع في فم الإبريق ليصفى به ما فيه.
And al-Fidam: what is placed in the mouth of a jug to filter what is inside it.
والفدام، بالفتح والتشديد مثله، وكذلك الخرقة التي يشد بها المجوسى فمه.
And al-Fidām, with fath and shadd, is similar, as is the cloth with which the Magus binds his mouth.
كأن ذا فدامة منطفا قطف من أعنابه ما قطفا يريد صاحب فدامة.
As if the one with فدامة, when he plucks from his grapes, plucks what is plucked, meaning the owner of فدامة.
تقول منه: فدمت الآنية تفديما.
You say from it: I covered the vessel with a stopper, تفديما.
والمفدمات: الأباريق والدنان.
And al-Mufaddimāt: jugs and large jars.
ويقال أيضا: فدمت على فيه بالفدام فدما، إذا غطيت.
And it is also said: I covered its mouth with a stopper, فدماً, if it was covered.
ومننه رجل فدم، أي عيي ثقيل، بين الفدامة والفدومة.
And from it is a man who is فدم, meaning tongue-tied and heavy, between al-Fadāmah and al-Fadūmah.