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ب ظ ر م

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific type of foolishness associated with wearing a ring. It is primarily used to denote a foolish person who is ostentatious with their ring, using it as a symbol while speaking or gesturing.

Derived headwords

البِظْرَمnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    A foolish or simple-minded person, particularly one who is ostentatious.

تبظرمverb
  1. 1.
    to be foolish and ostentatiousclassical

    To act foolishly, especially by wearing a ring and using it ostentatiously while speaking or gesturing towards people.

Parallel reading

البِظْرَم، كجعفر
Al-biẓram, like Ja'far (a pattern for a noun).
أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو الخاتم
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: It is the ring.
ومنه يقال: قد تبظرم الرجل
And from it, it is said: The man has become biẓram (foolish).
إذا كان أحمق وعليه خاتم فيتكلم ويشير به في وجوه الناس
If he is foolish and has a ring on, and he speaks and gestures with it towards people's faces.
كذا في العباب
Thus, in Al-'Ubab.
والعامة تسمي هذا الرجل البظرميت
And the common people call this man al-biẓramiyy.