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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a specific plant and its fruit, known as 'al-buṭm'. It also extends to a geographical location and medicinal properties associated with the plant.

Derived headwords

البُطْمnoun

1.
green beanclassical
The green fruit or bean of the buṭm tree, as described by scholars of the 'Āliyah region.
2.
treeclassical
The buṭm tree itself, identified by Abu Hanifa. Its presence in the Arabian Peninsula is noted as rare.

بِضمتينother

1.
with two dammahclassical
An alternative pronunciation for the word 'buṭm', indicating two dammah vowels, as permitted by Ibn al-A'rabi.

ثمرُهُnoun

1.
its fruitmodern
Refers to the fruit of the buṭm tree, with noted medicinal properties.

ورقهُnoun

1.
its leavesmodern
Refers to the leaves of the buṭm tree, which have purported benefits when dried and sifted.

البُطَيْمَةname

1.
a known placeclassical
A specific, well-known geographical location mentioned in classical poetry.

Parallel reading

أجاز ابن الأعرابي فيه التثقيل أي: (بضمتين: الحبة الخضراء) عند أهل العالية

Ibn al-A'rabi permitted the doubling of the vowel in it, meaning: (with two dammah: the green bean) according to the people of al-'Āliyah.

أو شجرها، كما قاله أبو حنيفة

Or its tree, as Abu Hanifa said.

وما أخبرني أحد أنه ينبت بأرض العرب إلا أنهم زعموا أن الضرو قريب الشبه منه.

And no one informed me that it grows in the land of the Arabs, except that they claimed the ḍarw is similar to it.

ثمره مسخن مدر باهي نافع للسعال واللقوة والكلية

Its fruit is warming, diuretic, aphrodisiac, beneficial for cough, facial paralysis, and the kidney.

وتغليف الشعر بورقه الجاف المنخول ينبته ويحسنه

And covering the hair with its dried, sifted leaves promotes its growth and improves it.

البطيمة، كجهينة: بقعة معروفة

Al-Buṭaymah, like Juḥaynah: a known place.

وعون يباكرن البطيمة موقعا ... جزأن فما يشربن إلا النقائعا

And companions arrive early at al-Buṭaymah, a location... they are satisfied and drink only the clear water.