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وكم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sadness, grief, and distress. It can also describe land that has been depleted of its vegetation.

Derived headwords

الموكومnoun
  1. 1.
    grief-strickenclassical

    One who is afflicted with intense sadness or grief.

الموقومnoun
  1. 1.
    grief-strickenclassical

    One who is afflicted with intense sadness or grief.

وكمهverb
  1. 1.
    grieved himclassical

    The matter or event caused him great sadness or distress.

وكمتverb
  1. 1.
    was depletedclassical

    The land became depleted of its vegetation, likely due to overgrazing or drought.

Parallel reading

الموكوم مثل الموقوم.
The grief-stricken is like the one afflicted with grief.
وقد وكمه الأمر: حزنه.
And the matter grieved him: it saddened him.
ووكمت الأرض، إذا وظئت وأكل نباتها.
And the land was depleted, if it was grazed upon and its vegetation eaten.