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Root entry · 43 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of being unmarried or widowed for women, and unmarried for men. It also extends to concepts of loss, deficiency, and specific geographical or zoological terms.

Derived headwords

الأَيِّمُnoun

1.
unmarried womanboth
A woman who has no husband, whether she is a virgin or has been married before.
2.
unmarried manboth
A man who has no wife.
3.
freeborn womanclassical
A freeborn woman, as opposed to a slave.
4.
kinshipclassical
Refers to close relatives such as a daughter or sister.

أَيِّمٌadjective

1.
unmarriedboth
Describing a man or woman who is not married.

أَيَايِمُnoun

1.
unmarried womenclassical
The plural of 'ayyim' referring to women without husbands.

أَيَامَىnoun

1.
unmarried peopleboth
Plural referring to men and women without spouses.

آَمَتِverb

1.
became widowedboth
A woman whose husband died or was killed and she remained unmarried.

تَئِيمُverb

1.
became widowedboth
A woman whose husband died or was killed and she remained unmarried.

أَيْمًاnoun

1.
widowhoodclassical
The state of a woman whose husband has died or been killed and she remains unmarried.

أَيُّومًاnoun

1.
widowhoodclassical
The state of a woman whose husband has died or been killed and she remains unmarried.

أَيِمَةٌnoun

1.
widowhoodclassical
The state of a woman whose husband has died or been killed and she remains unmarried.
2.
long period of being singleclassical
A prolonged state of being unmarried or without a spouse.

إِمَةٌnoun

1.
widowhoodclassical
The state of a woman whose husband has died or been killed and she remains unmarried.
2.
long period of being singleclassical
A prolonged state of being unmarried or without a spouse.

إِمَتُهُnoun

1.
widowhoodclassical
The state of a woman whose husband has died or been killed and she remains unmarried.

إِمَةًnoun

1.
widowhoodclassical
The state of a woman whose husband has died or been killed and she remains unmarried.

إِمْتُهُnoun

1.
widowhoodclassical
The state of a woman whose husband has died or been killed and she remains unmarried.

إِمْتُverb

1.
became widowedboth
A woman whose husband died or was killed and she remained unmarried.

أَأَمَتُهَاverb

1.
married herclassical
To marry a woman.

أَيَّمَهَاverb

1.
married herclassical
To marry a woman.

أَئِيمُهَاverb

1.
married herclassical
To marry a woman.

أَعِيمُهَاverb

1.
married herclassical
To marry a woman.

أَيْمَانُadjective

1.
woman diedclassical
Describing a man whose wife has died.

عَيْمَانُadjective

1.
thirsty for milkclassical
Describing a man who is thirsty for milk.

أَيْمَىadjective

1.
woman diedclassical
Describing a woman whose husband has died.

عَيْمَىadjective

1.
thirsty for milkclassical
Describing a woman who is thirsty for milk.

مَأْيَمَةٌnoun

1.
cause of widowhoodclassical
Something that causes women to become widows, typically war that kills men.

تَأَيَّمَverb

1.
remained unmarriedboth
A man or woman who stayed unmarried for a long time.

تَأَيِّيماًnoun

1.
causing widowhoodclassical
The act of causing someone to become a widow or widower.

آمَverb

1.
smokedboth
To produce smoke, often used in the context of smoking bees to harvest honey.

يَئِيمُverb

1.
smokedboth
To produce smoke, often used in the context of smoking bees to harvest honey.

إِيَامًاnoun

1.
smokingboth
The act of producing smoke, especially for smoking bees.

إِيَامٌnoun

1.
smokeboth
The visible vapor produced by burning.
2.
incense stickclassical
A stick used to produce smoke, often for smoking bees.

أَيَّمٌnoun

1.
snakeclassical
A white, slender snake.

أَيِّمٌnoun

1.
snakeclassical
A white, slender snake.

أَيُومٌnoun

1.
snakesclassical
Plural of 'ayyim', referring to snakes.

الآَمَةُnoun

1.
flawclassical
A defect or blemish.
2.
deficiencyclassical
A lack or shortage.

بَنُو إِيَامٍname

1.
Banu Iyamclassical
A tribe or clan.

المُؤَيِّمَةُadjective

1.
wealthy and unmarriedclassical
A woman who is wealthy and has no husband.

الأَيَّامُnoun

1.
camel diseaseclassical
A disease affecting camels.

الإِيَامُnoun

1.
smokeboth
The visible vapor produced by burning.

الإِيَامِيَّانِname

1.
Al-Iyamiyanclassical
A term referring to two individuals from the Iyam tribe.

آيَتَأَمَتِverb

1.
became widowedclassical
A woman whose husband died or was killed and she remained unmarried.

التَّأَيُّمُnoun

1.
widowhoodclassical
The state of being a widow or widower.

أَيْمٌnoun

1.
snakeclassical
A white, slender snake.

أَيْمٌnoun

1.
what is itclassical
An interrogative phrase meaning 'what is it?'.

الآَمَةُnoun

1.
bachelorsclassical
Plural of 'a'im', referring to unmarried men.

Parallel reading

الأيم، ككيس) من النساء: (من لا زوج لها بكرا أو ثيبا، و) من الرجال: (من لا امرأة له)

The 'ayyim' (like 'kayyis') among women: she who has no husband, whether a virgin or previously married, and among men: he who has no wife.

قال ابن سيده: أما أيايم فعلى بابه وهو الأصل، قلبت الياء وجعلت بعد الميم.

Ibn Sidah said: As for 'ayayim', it is on its pattern and is the origin, the ya' was inverted and placed after the mim.

وأما أيامى فقيل: هو من باب الوضع، وضع على هذه الصيغة

As for 'ayami', it is said to be from the pattern of 'wada', placed in this form.

وقال الفارسي: هو مقلوب موضع العين إلى اللام

Al-Farisi said: It is an inversion where the 'ayn' is moved to the 'lam'.

في الصحاح: {الأيامى: الذين لا أزواج لهم من الرجال والنساء، وأصلها} أيايم فقلبت لأن الواحد رجل {أيم سواء كان تزوج من قبل أو لم يتزوج، وامرأة أيم أيضا بكرا كانت أو ثيبا

In Al-Sihah: 'Al-ayami': those who have no spouses among men and women, and their origin is 'ayayim' which was inverted because the singular is 'ayyim', whether he was married before or not, and a woman is also 'ayyim', whether she was a virgin or previously married.

وقول النبي - صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلم -: " الأيم أحق بنفسها " فهذه الثيب لا غير

And the Prophet's saying - may God Almighty bless him and grant him peace -: 'The 'ayyim' has more right over herself' - this refers to a previously married woman and no other.

وقد} آمت) المرأة من زوجها ( {تئيم} أيما {وأيوما) ، بالضم (} وأيمة {وإيمة) ، بالفتح والكسر: إذا مات عنها زوجها أو قتل وأقامت لا تتزوج

And the woman 'aamat' from her husband 'ta'im', 'ayman' and 'ayuman' (with damma), and 'ayimah' and 'imah' (with fatha and kasra): if her husband died or was killed and she remained without marrying.

وفي الحديث: أنه " كان يتعوذ من} الإيمة " وهي طول العزبة

And in the hadith: that he 'used to seek refuge from 'al-imah', which is a long period of being unmarried.

لقد {إمت حتى لامني كل صاحب ... رجاء بسلمى أن} تئيم كما {إمت)

I have 'imta' until every companion blamed me... hoping for Salma that she would 'ta'im' as I 'imta'.

كل امرىء} ستئيم منه ... العرس أو منها {يئيم)

Every man will 'tata'im' from him... the wedding or from her 'ya'im'.

نجوت بقوف نفسك غير أني ... إخال بأن سييتم أو} تئيم)

I escaped with the remainder of yourself, except that I think that he will be 'sayu'im' or 'ta'im'.

وكذلك الرجل آم {يئيم، وهو بين} الأيمة

And likewise the man 'aama' 'ya'im', and he is between 'al-ayimah'.

(وأأمتها) كأعمتها: (تزوجتها {أيما) فأنا} أئيمها كأعيمها.

And 'a'amtuha' (like 'a'amtuha'): 'I married her' 'ayman', so I am 'a'imuhā' like 'a'imuhā'.

ورجل {أيمان عيمان،} فأيمان إلى النساء) : قد هلكت امرأته، (وعيمان إلى اللبن

And a man 'ayman 'ayman', so 'ayman' towards women: his wife has died, and 'ayman' towards milk.

وامرأة {أيمى عيمى)

And a woman 'ayma 'ayma'.

الحرب} مأيمة للنساء) أي: تقتل الرجال فتدع النساء بلا أزواج! فيئمن.

War is 'ma'imah' for women, meaning: it kills men and leaves women without husbands! So they become widows.

وتأيم) الرجل (مكث زمانا لم يتزوج) ، وكذلك المرأة

And the man 'ta'ayyam' (remained unmarried for a time), and likewise the woman.

فإن تنكحي أنكح وإن} تتأيمي ... يد الدهر ما لم تنكحي {أتأيم)

If you marry, I will marry, and if you 'tata'ayymi'... for the rest of time, unless you marry, I will 'ata'ayyam'.

وأيمه الله - تعالى - {تأييما)

And God Almighty 'ayyamahu' 'ta'yiman'.

مغايرا أو يرهب} التأييما ... )

Differing or fearing 'al-ta'yima'...

فأيمت نسوانا وأيتمت إلدة ... وعدت كما أبدأت والليل أليل)

So I made women widows and orphaned the young... and returned as you began, and the night is dark.

ما له} آم وعام، أي: هلكت امرأته وماشيته حتى {يئيم ويعيم)

He has no 'aam wa 'aam', meaning: his wife and his livestock have perished until he 'ya'im' and 'ya'im'.

والأيم، ككيس: الحرة) ، والجمع الأيامى، وبه فسر بعض قول الله - تعالى - {وأنكحوا {الأيامى منكم}

And 'al-ayyim', like 'kayyis': the freeborn woman, and the plural is 'al-ayami', and with this some interpreted God Almighty's saying: 'And marry off the freeborn among you'.

وقيل:} الأيم: (القرابة نحو البنت والأخت والخالة) ، والجمع {الأيامى.

And it was said: 'Al-ayyim': kinship, like daughter, sister, and aunt, and the plural is 'al-ayami'.

الأيم: جبل بحمى ضرية مقابل الأكوام

'Al-ayyim': a mountain in Hima Dhariyah, opposite Al-Akawam.

وبطن} أيم وقواما عسلجا ... )

And the belly of an 'ayyim' and a body like a young acacia tree...

يسري على الأيم والحيات محتفيا ... لله درك من سار على ساق)

He travels on the 'ayyim' and the snakes, barefoot... May God reward you, O traveler on foot!

الأيم والأين: الثعبان والذكران من الحيات، وهي التي لا تضر أحدا

'Al-ayyim' and 'al-ayn': the snake and the male of snakes, and they are those that do not harm anyone.

إلا عواسر كالمراط معيدة ... بالليل مورد {أيم متغضف)

Except for difficult ones like flowing hair, repeating... at night, a source of a 'ayyim' that is bent.

كل حية} أيم ذكرا كان أو أنثى

Every snake is an 'ayyim', whether male or female.

ج) } الأيم: ( {أيوم) ، وأصله التثقيل فكسر على لفظه كما قالوا: قيول جمع قيل، وأصله فيعل

Plural: 'Al-ayyim': 'ayum', and its origin is doubling, so it was broken according to its form, as they said: 'quyul' is the plural of 'qayl', and its origin is 'fay'al'.

كأنما الخطو من ملقى أزمتها ... مسرى} الأيوم إذا لم يعفها ظلف)

As if the step from its reins' place... is the journey of 'al-ayum' if its hoof does not spare it.

والآمة) ، بالمد: (العيب)

And 'al-ammah' (with madd): the flaw.

في ذلك {آمة علينا، أي نقص وغضاضة.

In that is 'ammah' upon us, meaning deficiency and disgrace.

وبنو} إيام، ككذاب: بطن

And Banu Iyam, like 'kadhdhab': a clan.

والمؤيمة، كمحسنة) : هي (الموسرة ولا زوج لها)

And 'al-mu'ayyimah', like 'muhsinah': she is the wealthy one who has no husband.

والأيام، كغراب وكتاب) وكذلك الهيام والهيام: (داء في الإبل)

And 'al-ayyam', like 'ghurab' and 'kitab', and likewise 'al-hiyam' and 'al-huyam': a disease in camels.

والإيام، ككتاب فقط: (الدخان)

And 'al-iyyam', only like 'kitab': the smoke.

فلما اجتلاها} بالإيام تحيزت ... ثبات عليها ذلها واكتئابها)

So when she saw it with the smoke, she moved away... remaining under its humiliation and depression.

والعلاء بن عبد الكريم: الإياميان) منسوبان إلى! الإيام، بالكسر، ويقال أيضا: يام بحذف الألف واللام وهي قبيلة من همدان

And Al-'Ala' ibn 'Abd al-Karim: 'Al-Iyamiyan', attributed to 'Al-Iyam' (with kasra), and it is also said: 'Yam' by omitting the alif and lam, and it is a tribe from Hamdan.

آم) الدخان (يئيم إياما: دخن)

The smoke 'aama' 'ta'im' 'iyaman': it smoked.

وآم الرجل إياما: إذا دخن (على النحل ليشتار العسل)

And the man 'aama' 'iyaman': if he smoked (over the bees to extract honey).

الإيام: عود يجعل في رأسه نار ثم يدخن به على النحل.

'Al-Iyam': a stick on which fire is placed, then it is used to smoke the bees.

وإيام، الياء فيه منقلبة عن الواو

And 'iyam', the ya' in it is inverted from the waw.

ايتأمت المرأة مثل} تأيمت.

The woman 'ayt'aamat' is like 'ta'ayyamat'.

والتأيم: الأيمة.

And 'al-ta'ayyum': 'al-ayyimah'.

ورجل {أيم ورجلان} أيمان، ورجال {أيمون، ونساء} أيمات.

And a man 'ayyim', and two men 'ayman', and men 'ayyimun', and women 'ayyimāt'.

والآمة بالمد: العزاب جمع آم، أراد} أيم فقلب

And 'al-ammah' with madd: the bachelors, plural of 'aam', meaning 'ayyim' which was inverted.

أمهرن أرماحا وهن {بآمة ... أعجلنهن مظنة الإعذار)

They presented their spears, and they were in 'bi'ammah'... they hastened them, suspecting an excuse.

وقولهم:} أيم هو يا فلان [أصله] أي ما هو، أي: أي شيء هو، فخفف " الياء " وحذف ألف " ما ".

And their saying: 'Ayyim huwa ya fulan' [its origin is] 'ay ma huwa', meaning: 'what is it?', so the 'ya' was lightened and the alif of 'ma' was deleted.

وقولهم: أيم تقول؟ يعني: أي شيء تقول؟ .

And their saying: 'Ayyim taqul?' means: 'What are you saying?'.