د ر ق م

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very obscure, with limited attestations. The primary meaning relates to something falling or being cast down, and it is also cited as a name, possibly for the Antichrist or a male individual.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْقَمnoun

1.
The fallen oneclassical
A term referring to something that has fallen or been cast down.
2.
Antichristclassical
A name or epithet for the Antichrist, though this is noted as a potential scribal error for 'men'.
3.
Male nameclassical
A name for a male individual, cited as an example by Sibawayh and explained by Al-Sirafi.

كزبرجnoun

1.
Obscure termclassical
An obscure term, mentioned alongside 'al-darqam', whose meaning is not clearly defined in this context.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري

Al-Jawhari omitted it.

وفي المحكم: هو (الساقط، و) أيضا: (اسم للدجال:، هكذا في النسخ، وصوابه للرجال.

And in Al-Muḥkam: it is (the fallen one), and also: (a name for the Antichrist: this is how it is in the manuscripts, and the correction is 'for men').

وقيل هو من أسماء الرجال، مثل به سيبويه، وفسره السيرافي، وهكذا هو في تهذيب التهذيب للأموي.

And it was said that it is from the names of men, Sibawayh used it as an example, and Al-Sirafi explained it, and thus it is in Tahdhib al-Tahdhib by Al-Umaywi.