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كثم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root كثم primarily relates to the concept of filling or making full, particularly in the context of containers or stomachs. It also extends to meanings of restraint, holding back, or preventing something.

Derived headwords

أَكْثَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to fillboth

    To fill something, such as a container or a stomach.

أكثم قربته: ملأها — He filled his skin: he made it full.
الأَكْثَمnoun
  1. 1.
    wide-stomachedclassical

    A description of someone who has a large or wide stomach.

  2. 2.
    satiatedclassical

    One who is full or satiated, having eaten their fill.

كَثَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to restrainclassical

    To restrain someone from something or to prevent them from doing it.

وكثمه عن الامر: صرفه عنه — And he restrained him from the matter: he turned him away from it.
أَكْثَمname
  1. 1.
    Akthamboth

    A proper name for a man.

وأكثم: اسم رجل — And Aktham: a man's name.

Parallel reading

أكثم قربته: ملأها.
He filled his skin: he made it full.
والأكثم: الواسع البطن، ويقال الشبعان.
And Al-Aktham: the wide-stomached, and it is said the satiated.
وكثمه عن (2) الامر: صرفه عنه.
And he restrained him from the matter: he turned him away from it.
وأكثم: اسم رجل.
And Aktham: a man's name.