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الم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to being covered or built up, often with earth or flesh. It extends to describe a tall, fleshy creature and metaphorically to the rising of flames.

Derived headwords

أَطَمnoun
  1. 1.
    earthen moundclassical

    A mound or structure covered with earth.

مُؤَطَمnoun
  1. 1.
    earthen tombclassical

    A tomb or grave covered with earth.

الأَطُومnoun
  1. 1.
    giraffeclassical

    A giraffe, a tall animal.

أَطَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be coveredclassical

    To be covered or built up, especially with earth.

تَأَطَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    flames roseclassical

    The flames of a fire rose high.

Parallel reading

إذا سمعت أصوات لأم من الملا ... بكت جزعا من تحت قبر} مؤطم
When she heard the sounds of the people from the crowd... she wept in distress from beneath an earthen tomb.
والأطوم: الزرافة، عن ابن الأثير.
And al-aṭūm: the giraffe, according to Ibn al-Athir.
وكأمير: شحم ولحم يطبخ في قدر سد فمها.
And like amīr: fat and meat cooked in a pot whose mouth is sealed.
وتأطمت النار: ارتفع لهبها، وهو مجاز.
And the fire ta'aṭṭamat: its flame rose high, and this is metaphorical.