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ت وم

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to round, pearl-like objects, often precious. It extends to describe specific types of jewelry, natural formations like ostrich eggs, and place names. Some derived terms also refer to people or things associated with these concepts.

Derived headwords

التُّؤْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Pearlclassical

    A pearl, especially a large one.

  2. 2.
    Earringclassical

    An earring, particularly one with a large bead or pearl.

  3. 3.
    Ostrich eggclassical

    An ostrich egg, used metaphorically.

تُؤْمnoun
  1. 1.
    Pearlsclassical

    Plural of 'tu'mah', referring to pearls or pearl-like objects.

  2. 2.
    Jewelry beadsclassical

    Beads made of silver, resembling pearls, used in jewelry.

  3. 3.
    Gravelclassical

    Referring to the gravel or stones of the river Kawthar.

تُؤَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrich eggclassical

    An ostrich egg, used metaphorically.

أمُّ تُؤْمَةname
  1. 1.
    Oyster shellclassical

    A proper name referring to an oyster shell.

تُؤْمَاءname
  1. 1.
    Damascus neighborhoodclassical

    A place name, a neighborhood in Damascus.

تُؤْمَىname
  1. 1.
    Discipleclassical

    One of the disciples (Hawariyyin), also associated with wisdom.

تُؤْمَىname
  1. 1.
    Place in Al-Jaziraclassical

    A place name located in Al-Jazira.

تُؤْمname
  1. 1.
    Place in Antiochclassical

    A place name in Antioch.

تَوْمname
  1. 1.
    Place in Al-Yamamaclassical

    A place name in Al-Yamama.

تُؤَيْمَةname
  1. 1.
    Water sourceclassical

    A water source belonging to the Banu Sulaym tribe.

المُتَؤَّمadjective
  1. 1.
    Wearing earringsclassical

    One who is wearing earrings, especially with two large pearls.

Parallel reading

التُّؤْمَة، بالضم: اللؤلؤة
Al-tu'mah, with damma, is a pearl.
وحف كأن الندى والشمس ماتعة ... إذا توقد في أفنانه التُّؤْم
And it is lush, as if dew and the sun are shining... when the tu'm flares on its branches.
أتعجز إحداكن أن تتخذ تُؤْمَتَيْن من فضة ثم تلطخهما بعنبر
Is one of you incapable of taking two tu'mah of silver and then smearing them with amber?
التُّؤْمَة: القرط، فيه حبة كبيرة
Al-tu'mah: the earring, containing a large bead.
التُّؤْمَة واحد التُّوم وهي حبة تعمل من الفضة كالدرة
Al-tu'mah is the singular of al-tu'm, which is a bead made of silver like a pearl.
من قال: الدرة تُؤْمَة شبهها بما يسوى من الفضة كاللؤلؤة المستديرة تجعلها الجارية في آذانها
Whoever says 'al-durrah' is a 'tu'mah' likens it to what is made of silver like a round pearl that a young girl places in her ears.
ورضراضه التُّؤْم
And its gravel is tu'm.
التُّؤْمَة: بيضة النعام
Al-tu'mah: the ostrich egg.
وحتى أتى يوم يكاد من اللظى ... به التُّؤْم في أفحوصه يتصيح
Until a day came when the tu'm, from the heat, almost cried out in its nest.
أمُّ تُؤْمَة: الصدف
Umm tu'mah: the oyster shell.
صبحن تُؤْمَاء والناقوس يضربه ... قس النصارى حراجيجا بنا تجف
They arrived at Tu'ma' while the bell was struck by a Christian priest, calling us to prayer.
تُؤْمَى، كأربى: ع، بالجزيرة
Tu'ma, like 'arba': a place in Al-Jazira.
تُؤْم كنوح: ة، بأنطاكية
Tu'm, like Nuh: a place in Antioch.
تَوْم بالتحريك: ة، باليمامة
Tawm, with harakat: a place in Al-Yamama.
تُؤَيْمَة كجهينة: ماء لبني سليم
Tu'aymah, like Juhaynah: a water source for Banu Sulaym.
المُتَؤَّم: المقلد
Al-mutu'am: the one wearing a necklace.
صبي مُتَؤَّم: مقرط بدرتين
A boy 'mutu'am': wearing earrings with two pearls.