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فقم

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the jaw and mouth area, specifically the chin and the alignment of teeth. It also extends to concepts of fullness, magnitude, and crookedness, with one derived term referring to a specific tribe.

Derived headwords

الفَقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    the jawboth

    the jaw

فَقَمِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    jawclassical

    The jaw, used in the dual form to refer to the two sides of the jaw.

فَقَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be fullclassical

    To be filled or satiated, particularly with water.

أَفْقَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be crookedclassical

    To be crooked or bent, referring to matters or situations.

تَفَاقَمَverb
  1. 1.
    it became great, it worsenedboth

    it became great, it worsened

مُفَاقَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tradeclassical

    Commerce or trade, particularly in the context of goods exchanged.

أَفْقَمadjective
  1. 1.
    crookedclassical

    Bent, crooked, or uneven, describing matters or situations.

أَفْقَمadjective
  1. 1.
    protruding lower teethclassical

    A condition where the lower incisors protrude beyond the upper incisors.

فُقَيْمname
  1. 1.
    tribe nameclassical

    A tribe from the Kinana clan, known for their role in intercalating months.

فَقْمnoun
  1. 1.
    fullnessclassical

    The state of being full or replete.

فَقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    protruding lower teethclassical

    The condition where the lower front teeth extend beyond the upper ones.

Parallel reading

الفقم بالضم: اللحى.
Al-faqm (with damma): the jaws.
من حفظ ما بين فقميه
whoever guards what is between his jaws
والفقم بالتحريك: أن تتقدم الثنايا السفلى فلا تقع على العليا.
And al-faqm (with haraka): is for the lower incisors to protrude so they do not rest upon the upper ones.
والرجل أفقم.
And the man is afqam (having protruding lower teeth).
والأفقم من الأمور: الأعوج.
And al-afqam of matters: is the crooked one.
والفقم أيضا: الامتلاء.
And al-faqm also: is fullness.
يقال: أصاب من الماء حتى فقم.
It is said: He drank of the water until he was full.
وتفاقم الأمر، أي عظم.
And the matter became serious, meaning it grew great.
والمفاقمة: البضاع.
And al-mufaqamah: is trade.
ولا الفغام دون أن تفاقما
Nor the Fugham (a type of trade) without it becoming serious.
وفقيم: حى من كنانة، والنسبة إليهم فقمى، مثل هذلي، وهم نسأة الشهور.
And Fuqaym: is a tribe from Kinana, and the attribution to them is Fuqmay, like Hudhayli, and they are the intercalators of the months.