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Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of thickness, bulk, and possibly contraction or gathering. It is used to describe large phallic organs, thick plants, and a specific tribe, with a derived term for bows associated with that tribe. It also denotes a sense of inward folding or contraction.

Derived headwords

الجعثمnoun

1.
thick plantsclassical
Refers to the thick stalks or roots of certain plants, specifically mentioned as 'usul al-silyan'.

كزبرجother

1.
unexplained termclassical
An unexplained term mentioned alongside 'al-ju'thum', possibly related in meaning or usage.

الجعثنnoun

1.
thick plantsclassical
Similar to 'al-ju'thum', referring to the thick stalks or roots of certain plants.

الجعثومnoun

1.
large phallusclassical
A large, thick phallus or male organ.

جعثمةname

1.
tribe nameclassical
A proper name for a tribe, identified as being from the Hudhail, or from Azd al-Sirat, or from Azd Shanū'ah, or from Yemen.

الجعثميّاتnoun

1.
bowsclassical
Bows attributed to or associated with the tribe 'Ja'thama'.

التجعثمnoun

1.
contractionclassical
The act of something contracting, shrinking, or folding inward upon itself.

عمر بن جعثمname

1.
person's nameclassical
The name of a person, specifically a shaykh who was a student of Baqiyyah ibn al-Walid.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وقال الأزهري: (أصول الصليان) كالجعثن.

Al-Jawhari omitted it, and Al-Azharī said: (the thick stalks of al-silyan) like al-ju'than.

والجعثوم) ، بالضم: (الغرمول الضخم).

And al-ju'thūm, with the dammah: (the large phallus).

وقال أبو نصر: (حي من هذيل، أو) حي (من أزد السراة) ، قاله الأزهري.

And Abu Nasr said: (a tribe from Hudhail, or) a tribe (from Azd al-Sirat), Al-Azharī said.

وفي شرح الديوان من أزد شنوءة أو من اليمن.

And in the commentary of the Diwan, from Azd Shanū'ah or from Yemen.

والجعثميّات: القسي) المنسوبة إلى هذا الحي،

And al-Ja'thumiyyāt: the bows) attributed to this tribe,

كأن ارتجاز الجعثميات وسطهم ... نوائح يشفعن البكا بالأزامل

As if the chanting of the Ja'thumiyyāt among them... were mourners interceding with weeping over the Azamil.

قلت: ويروى الخثعميات.

I say: and it is narrated as al-Khath'amiyyāt.

والتجعثم: انقباض الشيء ودخول بعضه في بعض).

And al-taj'aththum: the contraction of a thing and its parts entering into each other).

عمر بن جعثم الحمصي، كقنفذ: شيخ لبقية بن الوليد، فرد، أورده ابن ماكولا.

Umar ibn Ja'tham al-Himṣī, like Qunfudh: a shaykh of Baqiyyah ibn al-Walid, unique, mentioned by Ibn Makula.