لمم

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root لمم primarily relates to concepts of gathering, approaching, and minor occurrences. It encompasses meanings of organizing, bringing together, nearing a state or action, and small or frequent sins. It also extends to physical attributes like hair and features, as well as places and temporal particles.

Derived headwords

لمَّverb

1.
God mended his scattered affairs, meaning He rectified and gathered what was dispersed of his mattersboth
God mended his scattered affairs, meaning He rectified and gathered what was dispersed of his matters
2.
a particle used for questioningboth
a particle used for questioning

لم الله شعثه — Allah mended his disheveled affairs, meaning He set right and gathered his scattered matters.

لمومةadjective

1.
gathering, attractiveclassical
Describing a home that attracts and gathers people.

إن داركم لمومة — Indeed, your house is a gathering place.

لم الهديverb

1.
to approach, to come toclassical
To come to or approach someone, especially a noble person.

لم الهدي إلى الكريم الماجد — He approached the noble and generous one.

إلمامnoun

1.
descending, visitingboth
descending, visiting

الإلمام: النزول — Al-ilmam: al-nuzul (arrival/descent).

ألم بهverb

1.
to arrive at, to descend uponboth
To arrive at a place or descend upon someone.

وقد ألم به — And he arrived at it/descended upon him.

ملمadjective

1.
meaning, he is nearing pubertyboth
meaning, he is nearing puberty

وغلام ملم — And a boy approaching puberty.

أي يقرب من ذلك — Meaning, it is close to that.

اللممnoun

1.
minor sinsboth
Small sins, or sins that are committed frequently but are minor in nature.
2.
approaching sinclassical
The act of nearing or contemplating sin without actually committing it.
3.
touch of madnessclassical
A slight or intermittent form of madness or delusion.

وألم الرجل من اللمم، وهو صغار الذنوب — And the man suffered from al-lamam, which is minor sins.

هو مقاربة المعصية من غير مواقعة — It is approaching sin without committing it.

اللمم المتقارب من الذنوب — Al-lamam: sins that are close to each other (in frequency or nature).

ألمverb

1.
painboth
pain
2.
he felt painboth
he felt pain
3.
he visited him, meaning he descended upon himboth
he visited him, meaning he descended upon him
4.
the man committed minor sinsboth
the man committed minor sins

إن تغفر اللهم تغفر جما وأي عبد لك لا ألما — O Allah, if You forgive, You forgive greatly, and what servant of Yours does not approach (sin)?

ملمومadjective

1.
afflicted with madnessclassical
A person who is afflicted with a touch of madness or delusion.

ورجل ملموم، أي به لمم — And a man afflicted with lamam, meaning he has a touch of madness.

لمةnoun

1.
a touch and a small thingboth
a touch and a small thing
2.
hair that extends beyond the earlobeboth
hair that extends beyond the earlobe
3.
a group of womenboth
a group of women

أصابت فلانا من الجن لمة — A touch of madness from the jinn afflicted so-and-so.

أعيذه من حادثات اللمة — I seek refuge for him from the calamities of time.

اللمة بالكسر: الشعر يجاوز شحمة الاذن — Al-limmah (with kasra): hair that exceeds the earlobe.

لامةnoun

1.
that which afflicts with evilboth
that which afflicts with evil

والعين اللامة: التى تصيب بسوء — And the evil-striking eye: the one that afflicts with harm.

لمامnoun

1.
plural of 'limmah'both
plural of 'limmah'

في وجوه مع اللمام الجعاد — On faces with curly, abundant hair.

لماماadverb

1.
meaning, occasionallyboth
meaning, occasionally

فلان يزورنا لماما — So-and-so visits us occasionally.

ململمةnoun

1.
gathered, with some parts joined to othersboth
gathered, with some parts joined to others
2.
round and hardboth
round and hard

وململمة الفيل: خرطومه — And the elephant's mulmalmah: its trunk.

وصخرة ملمومة وململمة، أي مستديرة صلبة — And a rock that is mulmalmah, meaning round and solid.

ململمةadjective

1.
gathered, with some parts joined to othersboth
gathered, with some parts joined to others
2.
round and hardboth
round and hard

وكتيبة ململمة وملمومة أيضا، أي مجتمعة مضموم بعضها إلى بعض — And a battalion that is mulmalmah and mulmumah, meaning gathered, with parts joined to each other.

يلملمname

1.
a variant of 'Amlam'both
a variant of 'Amlam'
2.
and it is the miqat (appointed place for ihram) for the people of Yemenboth
and it is the miqat (appointed place for ihram) for the people of Yemen

ويلملم وألملم: موضع، وهو ميقات أهل اليمن — And Yalamlam and Almalmal: a place, which is the miqat for the people of Yemen.

ألملمname

1.
a placeboth
a place

ويلملم وألملم: موضع، وهو ميقات أهل اليمن — And Yalamlam and Almalmal: a place, which is the miqat for the people of Yemen.

لماparticle

1.
his share and his companion's shareboth
his share and his companion's share
2.
all togetherboth
all together
3.
a particle of negation for what has passedboth
a particle of negation for what has passed

وإن كلا لما ليوفينهم — And indeed, all of them will be fully repaid.

ضربته لما ذهب — I struck him when he left.

لمparticle

1.
God mended his scattered affairs, meaning He rectified and gathered what was dispersed of his mattersboth
God mended his scattered affairs, meaning He rectified and gathered what was dispersed of his matters
2.
a particle used for questioningboth
a particle used for questioning

لم يفعل ذاك — He did not do that.

لمparticle

1.
God mended his scattered affairs, meaning He rectified and gathered what was dispersed of his mattersboth
God mended his scattered affairs, meaning He rectified and gathered what was dispersed of his matters
2.
a particle used for questioningboth
a particle used for questioning

لم ذهبت؟ — Why did you go?

عفا الله عنك لم أذنت لهم — May Allah forgive you! Why did you give them permission?

Parallel reading

لم الله شعثه، أي أصلح وجمع ما تفرق من أموره.

Allah mended his disheveled affairs, meaning He set right and gathered his scattered matters.

إن داركم لمومة، أي تلم الناس وتربهم وتجمعهم.

Indeed, your house is a gathering place, meaning it attracts people and brings them together.

فدكي به أعبد يمدح علقمة بن سيف وأحبنى (1) حب الصبى ولمنى لم الهدي إلى الكريم الماجد

Fudayki praised him with it, and I loved him with the love of a youth, and he approached the noble and generous one.

والإلمام: النزول.

And al-ilmam: al-nuzul (arrival/descent).

وقد ألم به، أي نزل به.

And he arrived at it/descended upon him, meaning he descended upon him.

وغلام ملم، أي قارب البلوغ.

And a boy approaching puberty, meaning he is nearing the age of puberty.

وإن مما ينبت الربيع ما يقتل حبطا أو يلم

And among what the spring grows are things that kill by bloating or come close (to doing so).

وألم الرجل من اللمم، وهو صغار الذنوب.

And the man suffered from al-lamam, which is minor sins.

إن تغفر اللهم تغفر جما وأي عبد لك لا ألما

O Allah, if You forgive, You forgive greatly, and what servant of Yours does not approach (sin)?

هو مقاربة المعصية من غير مواقعة.

It is approaching sin without committing it.

اللمم المتقارب من الذنوب.

Al-lamam: sins that are close to each other (in frequency or nature).

واللمم أيضا: طرف من الجنون.

And al-lamam is also: a touch of madness.

ورجل ملموم، أي به لمم.

And a man afflicted with lamam, meaning he has a touch of madness.

أصابت فلانا من الجن لمة، وهو المس والشئ القليل.

A touch of madness from the jinn afflicted so-and-so, which is a slight touch and a small amount.

والملمة: النازلة من نوازل الدنيا.

And al-malammah: a calamity that befalls from the calamities of this world.

والعين اللامة: التى تصيب بسوء.

And the evil-striking eye: the one that afflicts with harm.

أعيذه من كل هامة ولامة.

I seek refuge for him from every harmful thing and affliction.

أعيذه من حادثات اللمة

I seek refuge for him from the calamities of time.

فإذا وذلك يا كبيشة لم يكن إلا كلمة حالم بخيال

And that, O Kabisha, was nothing but the word of a dreamer with an illusion.

واللمة بالكسر: الشعر يجاوز شحمة الاذن، فإذا بلغت المنكبين فهى جمة، والجمع لمم ولمام.

And al-limmah (with kasra): hair that exceeds the earlobe; if it reaches the shoulders, it is called jammah, and the plural is limam and limam.

شدخت غرة السوابق منهم في وجوه مع اللمام الجعاد

The foremost of the swift ones among them struck the foreheads of their enemies with the abundant, curly hair.

فلان يزورنا لماما، أي في الاحايين.

So-and-so visits us occasionally, meaning at intervals.

وململمة الفيل: خرطومه.

And the elephant's mulmalmah: its trunk.

وكتيبة ململمة وملمومة أيضا، أي مجتمعة مضموم بعضها إلى بعض.

And a battalion that is mulmalmah and mulmumah, meaning gathered, with parts joined to each other.

وصخرة ملمومة وململمة، أي مستديرة صلبة.

And a rock that is mulmumah and mulmalmah, meaning round and solid.

ويلملم وألملم: موضع، وهو ميقات أهل اليمن.

And Yalamlam and Almalmal: a place, which is the miqat for the people of Yemen.

وتأكلون التراث أكلا لما

And you consume inheritance, consuming it all.

يقال لممته أجمع حتى أتيت على آخره.

It is said, 'I consumed it completely until I reached its end.'

وإن كلا لما ليوفينهم

And indeed, all of them will be fully repaid.

أصله لم مما فلما كثرت فيه الميمات حذفت منها واحدة.

Its origin was 'lam mimma', so when the 'mim's became numerous, one was deleted.

لما

When.

لم يفعل ذاك، تريد أنه لم يكن ذلك الفعل منه فيما مضى من الزمان.

He did not do that, meaning that action did not occur from him in the past.

لم، ولما، وألم، وألما.

Lam, lamma, alam, and alamma.

لم نفى لقولك فعل، ولن نفى لقولك سيفعل، ولا نفى لقولك يفعل ولم يقع الفعل، وما نفى لقولك هو يعفل إذا كان في حال الفعل، ولما نفى لقولك قد فعل.

Lam negates 'fa'ala' (he did), lan negates 'sayaf'alu' (he will do), la negates 'yaf'alu' (he does) when the action has not occurred, ma negates 'huwa ya'falu' (he is doing) when in the state of doing, and lamma negates 'qad fa'ala' (he has done).

يقول الرجل: قد مات فلان. فتقول: لما ولم يمت.

A man says: So-and-so has died. You say: Not yet, and he has not died.

أتيتك ولما أصل إليك، أي ولم أصل إليك.

I came to you and had not yet arrived, meaning and I had not arrived to you.

ضربته لما ذهب ولما لم يذهب.

I struck him when he left and when he did not leave.

قاربت المكان ولما، تريد ولما أدخله.

I neared the place and not yet, meaning and not yet entered it.

لم ذهبت؟

Why did you go?

عفا الله عنك لم أذنت لهم

May Allah forgive you! Why did you give them permission?

ولك أن تدخل عليها الهاء في الوقف فتقول لمه.

And you may add the haa' to it in pause, saying 'limmah'.

يا عجبا والدهر جم عجبه من عنزي سبنى لم أضربه

Oh, wonder! And time is full of its wonders, from an Anazi who insulted me, I did not strike him.