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قشعم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes large, imposing, or aged birds of prey, specifically vultures. It extends to describe men of similar imposing stature or age, and also refers to abstract concepts like death and calamity.

Derived headwords

القُشَعْمnoun
  1. 1.
    of eagles and men (meaning old and strong)both

    of eagles and men (meaning old and strong)

أم قُشَعْمname
  1. 1.
    Deathclassical

    A personification or epithet for Death, signifying its inevitable and formidable nature.

  2. 2.
    Calamityclassical

    An epithet for a great disaster or calamity, implying its overwhelming and destructive force.

القَشْعَمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    large-penised vultureclassical

    A specific term for a vulture characterized by its large phallus, emphasizing its virility or imposing physical attributes.

Parallel reading

القشعم من النسور والرجال: المسن.
Al-Qush'am, from vultures and men: the aged one.
وأم قشعم.
And Umm Qush'am.
المنية والداهية.
Death and the calamity.
والقشعمان، مثال الثعلبان والعقربان: العظيم الذكر من النسور.
And al-Qash'amān, like al-Tha'labān and al-'Aqrabān: the one with a large phallus among vultures.