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ب ع م

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very obscure, with its primary derived forms referring to an idol, a wooden statue, a painted doll, and a poet who cannot compose verse. It also includes a proper name.

Derived headwords

البَعِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    idolclassical

    A name for an idol, as mentioned by Al-Kharazangi.

  2. 2.
    wooden statueclassical

    A statue or figure made of wood.

  3. 3.
    doll from paintclassical

    A doll or effigy made from paint, though the text suggests the correct reading is 'gum'.

  4. 4.
    mute poetclassical

    Someone who is unable to compose poetry.

البَعْمname
  1. 1.
    nicknameclassical

    A nickname of the grandfather of the jurist Najm al-Din 'Amr ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال الخارزنجي: هو اسم (صنم)
Al-Kharazangi said: It is the name of an idol.
وقال: (و) أيضا: (التمثال من الخشب)
He said: And also: a statue made of wood.
قال: (و) أيضا (الدمية من الصبغ) كذا في النسخ، والصواب من الصمغ
He said: And also: a doll from paint, as it is in the manuscripts, and the correct reading is from gum.
قال: (و) أيضا: (المفحم الذي لا يقول الشعر)
He said: And also: the mute one who does not compose poetry.
البَعم بالكسر: لقب جد والد الفقيه نجم الدين عمرو بن محمد بن علي أحد شيوخ البرهان العلوي الزبيدي
Al-Ba'm with kasra: is the nickname of the grandfather of the jurist Najm al-Din 'Amr ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali, one of the sheikhs of Al-Burhan Al-Alawi Al-Zubaidi.