ت م ك

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something being tall, high, or elevated, particularly referring to the hump of a camel. It can also extend to concepts of being well-established, substantial, or possessing beauty and grandeur.

Derived headwords

تَمَكَverb

1.
to be tall and highboth
The hump of a camel was tall and elevated.
2.
to be gathered and substantialclassical
The hump of a camel was gathered and substantial, implying thickness and fullness.
3.
to be wavyclassical
The hump of a camel was wavy or undulating.

تَمْكnoun

1.
tallness and elevationclassical
The state of being tall and elevated, specifically referring to the hump of a camel.
2.
gathering and substantialityclassical
The quality of being gathered, substantial, and thick, as applied to a camel's hump.

تَمْكًاnoun

1.
tallness and elevationclassical
A masdar denoting the state of being tall and elevated, particularly of a camel's hump.

تَمُوكًاnoun

1.
tallness and elevationclassical
A masdar denoting the state of being tall and elevated, particularly of a camel's hump.

تَزْوَىverb

1.
to be gathered and substantialclassical
To be gathered, contracted, and substantial, often used to describe a well-formed hump.

اكْتَنَزَverb

1.
to be substantial and fullclassical
To be substantial, full, and well-developed, used to describe a prominent hump.

تَامِكadjective

1.
tall and elevatedboth
Describing something that is tall and elevated, especially a camel's hump.
2.
substantial and prominentboth
Describing something that is substantial, prominent, and well-formed.
3.
possessing beautyboth
Possessing beauty, grandeur, or magnificence.

تَامِكnoun

1.
camel's humpclassical
The hump of a camel, particularly when it is tall and well-formed.
2.
elevated partclassical
An elevated or high part of something.

تَوَامِكnoun

1.
large camel humpsclassical
The plural of 'tamik', referring to large or prominent camel humps.

أَتْمَكَverb

1.
to make fat/plumpclassical
To make something fat or plump, especially by providing abundant fodder, metaphorically applied to a camel's hump.

بِنَاءٌ تَامِكٌphrase

1.
tall structureboth
A structure that is tall and elevated.

تَمَكَّverb

1.
to be well-establishedboth
To be well-established or firm in a place or position.

تَامِكُ الْجَمَالِphrase

1.
possessing beautyboth
Describing someone or something that possesses great beauty or magnificence.

شَرَفُكَ تَامِكٌphrase

1.
your honor is loftyboth
An expression meaning 'your honor is lofty' or 'your honor is supreme'.

Parallel reading

تمك السنام يتمك ويتمك من حدى ضرب ونصر تمكا وتموكا فيه لف ونشر مرتب: طال وارتفع

The camel's hump was tall and elevated, described by the verbs 'yatamak' and 'yatamak', with the masdars 'tamkan' and 'tamukan', in a structured manner: it was long and high.

وقيل: تزوى واكتنز

And it was said: it was gathered and substantial.

وزاد في المحكم: وتر، فهو تامك

And Al-Muhkam added: and wavy, so it is 'tamik'.

وفي المحكم التامك: السنام ما كان، وقيل: هو المرتفع

And in Al-Muhkam, 'Al-tamik' refers to the hump of a camel as it was, and it was said: it is the elevated part.

وأنشد الصاغاني لذي الرمة: (درفس رمى روض القذافين متنه ... بأعرف ينبو بالحنيين تامك)

And Al-Saghani recited for Dhu al-Rummah: (A large camel threw the pasture of Al-Qadhdhafin its hump... with a prominent hump that rises with the two curves).

والتامك أيضا: الناقة العظيمة السنام عن ابن سيده، والجمع توامك

And 'Al-tamik' also refers to: a she-camel with a great hump, according to Ibn Sidah, and its plural is 'tuwamik'.

وقال ابن دريد: أتمكها الكلأ: إذا سمنها وهو مجاز

And Ibn Duraid said: 'Atmakaha al-kilu' means: if the fodder made it fat, and this is metaphorical.

وفي الأساس: أتمك الربيع سنامه

And in Al-Asas: the spring made its hump substantial.

بناء تامك، أي: مرتفع

A 'tamik' building, meaning: elevated.

وقد تمك فيه الحسن، وإنه لتامك الجمال

And beauty was well-established in it, and indeed it possessed magnificent beauty.

وتقول: شرفك تامك، وإقبالك سامك، وهو مجاز

And you say: your honor is lofty, and your approach is high, and this is metaphorical.