د ءم

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of covering, overlaying, or accumulating. It extends to actions of supporting or reinforcing, and metaphorically to overwhelming situations or overwhelming sexual acts. It also denotes a large body of water.

Derived headwords

دأمverb

1.
to raiseboth
To raise something, like a wall, all at once.
2.
to coverclassical
To cover something, like a wall, with a single action.

تدأمverb

1.
to be submergedboth
Water submerges something, or accumulates upon it.
2.
to mountboth
A male animal mounts a female.
3.
to accumulateboth
A matter or situation accumulates and presses down, with parts breaking over others.
4.
to accumulateboth
Evils, worries, or waves accumulate upon someone.

تدأماverb

1.
to be submergedboth
Water submerges something, or accumulates upon it.

تحت ظلال الموج إذ تدأما — under the shadows of the waves as it was submerged

تداءمهverb

1.
to accumulateboth
A matter or situation accumulates and presses down, with parts breaking over others.

تداءمتverb

1.
to accumulateboth
Evils, worries, or waves accumulate upon someone.

الدأماءnoun

1.
seaclassical
A large body of water, the sea.

والليل كالدأماء مستشعر — and the night, like the sea, is apprehensive

المتأدمadjective

1.
effeminateclassical
A person who is effeminate or receptive to homosexual anal intercourse.

الدأمnoun

1.
coveringboth
That which covers you, of something.

مدأمadjective

1.
overwhelmingboth
An army that rides over or overwhelms everything.

Parallel reading

دأم الحائط، كمنع: رفعه

He raised the wall, like 'man'a': he raised it.

وتدأم الماء الشيء: غمره

And the water submerged the thing: it covered it.

كما هوى فرعون إذ تغمغما ... تحت ظلال الموج إذ تدأما

As Pharaoh fell when he was overwhelmed... under the shadows of the waves as it was submerged.

وتدأم الفحل الناقة: تجللها

And the stallion mounted the she-camel: he covered her.

وتداءمه الأمر كتفاعله: تراكم عليه وتزاحم

And the matter accumulated upon him, like 'tafa'ala': it piled up on him and crowded him.

والدأماء: البحر

And Al-Da'maa': the sea.

والليل كالدأماء مستشعر

And the night, like the sea, is apprehensive.

والمتأدم بفتح الهمزة المشددة: المأبون

And Al-Mutadam, with the fathah on the shaddah of the hamzah: the effeminate one.

تدأمت الرجل تدأما إذا وثبت عليه فركبته

You say 'tadā'amta the man' 'tadāman' if you jump on him and ride him.

والدأم: ما غطاك من شيء

And Al-Da'm: that which covers you, of something.

وجيش مدأم، كمنبر: يركب كل شيء

And an army 'midā'am', like 'minbar': it rides over everything.

إذا رفعت حائطا فدأمته بمرة واحدة على شيء في وهدة تقول: دأمته عليه.

If you raised a wall and then 'daamta' it all at once onto something in a hollow, you say: 'daamtuhu 'alayhi'.

وتداءمت عليه الأهوال والهموم والأمواج: تراكمت عليه

And horrors, worries, and waves accumulated upon him: they piled up on him.

وهذه معداة بغير حرف.

And this is transitive without a preposition.