طمع

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of desire, greed, and covetousness. It extends to the act of hoping for something, the state of being eager, and the provision or sustenance that fuels such desires, particularly for soldiers.

Derived headwords

طَمِعَverb

1.
to covetboth
To have a strong desire for something, often with greed.
2.
to be eagerboth
To be keen or enthusiastic about obtaining something.

طَمَعٌnoun

1.
greedboth
An intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth or power.
2.
covetousnessboth
A strong desire to possess something belonging to someone else.
3.
eagernessboth
A keen or enthusiastic desire.

الطمع فقر — Greed is poverty

طَمَعًاnoun

1.
greed (masdar)both
The state or quality of being greedy; covetousness.

طَمَاعَةٌnoun

1.
greedinessboth
The quality of being excessively desirous of something.

طَمَعِيَّةٌnoun

1.
greediness (variant)both
A variant form for the noun meaning greediness.

طَمَّاعٌadjective

1.
greedyboth
Having or showing an intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth or power.
2.
covetousboth
Having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else.

طَمُوعٌadjective

1.
very greedyboth
Extremely desirous of something; excessively covetous.

طَامِعٌadjective

1.
covetousboth
Having a strong desire for something.
2.
hopefulboth
Having a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.

طَمِعٌadjective

1.
greedyboth
Characterized by a strong desire for more than one needs or deserves.

طَمِعٌnoun

1.
greedy peopleclassical
A collective noun referring to people who are greedy.

طَمْعَاءُnoun

1.
greedy peopleclassical
A plural form referring to greedy individuals.

طَمْعَىnoun

1.
greedy peopleclassical
A plural form for greedy people.

أَطْمَاعٌnoun

1.
desiresboth
Strong wishes or hopes for something.
2.
provisions (for soldiers)classical
The stipends or provisions allocated to soldiers.
3.
times of receiving provisionsclassical
The specific periods when soldiers receive their stipends or provisions.

إنما أذل أعناق الرجال الأطماع — Indeed, greed subjugates the necks of men.

أخذ الجند أطماعهم — The soldiers took their provisions.

أَطْمَعَverb

1.
to make someone covetousboth
To cause someone to desire something strongly.
2.
to make someone hopefulboth
To instill hope in someone.

مُطْمَعٌadjective

1.
covetedboth
Strongly desired by many.
2.
temptingboth
Appealing or attractive, often in a way that incites desire.

مُطْمَعٌnoun

1.
object of desireboth
Something that is strongly desired or coveted.
2.
bait (for birds)classical
An object or creature used to lure birds into a trap.

ونكف شح نفوسنا في المطمع — And we restrain the stinginess of our souls in pursuit of desire.

الطير يصاد بالمطامع — Birds are hunted with decoys.

مَطَامِعُnoun

1.
objects of desireboth
Plural of 'مطمع', referring to things that are strongly desired.

تقطع أعناق الرجال المطامع — The pursuit of desires breaks men's necks.

مَطْمَعَةٌnoun

1.
thing to be desiredboth
Something that one desires or covets.
2.
temptationboth
A thing that tempts or is tempting.

ولرب مطمعة تعود ذباحا — And perhaps a coveted thing returns as a killer.

إن قول المخاضعة من المرأة لمطمعة في الفساد — Indeed, the suggestive talk of a woman is a temptation to corruption.

مِطْمَاعٌadjective

1.
tempting (woman)both
A woman who is alluring and desirable but not easily accessible.

تَطْمِيعٌnoun

1.
making someone covetousboth
The act of causing someone to desire something.
2.
initial rainclassical
The first, light rain of a season, which gives hope for more.

كأن حديثها تطميع قطر — As if her talk is like the initial rain.

تَطْمَعُverb

1.
to become covetousboth
To start desiring something.

Parallel reading

طمع فيه، وبه، وعلى الأول اقتصر الجوهري

He coveted it, and because of it; Jawhari limited himself to the first meaning.

الطمع فقر، واليأس غنى

Greed is poverty, and despair is richness.

الطمع: نزوع النفس إلى الشيء، شهوة له

Greed: is the soul's inclination towards a thing, a desire for it.

فهو طامع، وطمع كخجل، وطمع مثل رجل

So he is a coveter, and he is greedy like someone shy, and greedy like a man.

يقال: إنما أذل أعناق الرجال الأطماع

It is said: Indeed, the greed of men subjugates their necks.

يقال في التعجب: طمع الرجل فلان، ككرم

It is said in expressing wonder: So-and-so became greatly desirous, like 'karuma' (to be generous).

وأطمعه غيره: أوقعه فيه

And others made him covetous: they caused him to fall into it.

ظلت تراصدني وتنظر حولها ... ويريبها رمق وأني مطمع

She kept watching me and looking around her... and a dying breath made her suspicious, and I was one whose death was hoped for.

ومن المجاز: الطمع، محركة: رزق الجند

And from metaphors: Al-tama', with vowelization: the provisions of the soldiers.

يقال: أخذ الجند) أطماعهم، أي أرزاقهم

It is said: The soldiers took their provisions, meaning their stipends.

امرأة مطماع: تطمع ولا تمكن من نفسها

A tempting woman: she is desired but does not make herself available.

المطمع، كمقعد: ما يطمع فيه

Al-matma', like 'maq'ad': that which is coveted.

إنا نعف ولا نريب حليفنا ... ونكف شح نفوسنا في المطمع

We abstain and do not wrong our ally... and we restrain the stinginess of our souls in pursuit of desire.

والجمع: المطامع، قال البعيث: (طمعت بليلى أن تريع وإنما ... تقطع أعناق الرجال المطامع)

And the plural: Al-matami', Al-Bu'ayth said: (I hoped for Laila to return, but indeed... the pursuit of desires breaks men's necks).

المطمعة، بهاء: ما طمعت من أجله

Al-matma'ah, with ta' marbuta: that which is desired for.

ولرب مطمعة تعود ذباحا

And perhaps a coveted thing returns as a killer.

إن قول المخاضعة من المرأة لمطمعة في الفساد

Indeed, the suggestive talk of a woman is a temptation to corruption.

بنت عشر: مطمعة للناظرين

A ten-year-old girl: a temptation to beholders.

طمعت الرجل تطميعا، كأطمعته فطمع

I made the man covetous through 'tatmee'an', like I made him covetous, so he became covetous.

ورجل طماع، وطموع

And a greedy man, and a very greedy man.

وتطميع القطر: حين يبدأ فيجيء منه شيء قليل، سمي بذلك لأنه يطمع بما هو أكثر منه

And the 'tatmee' of rain: is when it begins and a little comes from it, named so because it makes one hopeful for more than that.

كأن حديثها تطميع قطر يجاد به لأصداء شحاح الأصداء هنا: الأبدان

As if her talk is like the initial rain, which is generously given for the bodies of those who are stingy with their echoes here: bodies.

من المجاز: الطير يصاد بالمطامع، جمع مطمع

From metaphor: Birds are hunted with decoys, the plural of 'matma''.

الطمع ضيع ما جمع

Greed lost what was gathered.