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Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of support, propping up, or reinforcing. It extends to physical structures like pillars, metaphorical support like leadership, and even intimate relations. It also encompasses related terms for craftsmen and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

دَعَمَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to prop up, supportboth

    To make something stand upright, especially when it is leaning or about to fall. This can apply to physical objects like vines or a person who is stumbling.

فمال حتى كاد ينجفل [فأتيته] فدعمته — He leaned so much he almost fell, so I came and supported him.
دَعَمَ المَرْأَةَverb
  1. 1.
    to have intercourse withclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman, described as thrusting forcefully or fully inserting.

دَعْمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    support, reinforcementboth

    The act of supporting or propping up; reinforcement.

  2. 2.
    intercourseclassical

    Sexual intercourse.

الدِّعَمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    pillar, supportboth

    A pillar or support for a house, typically a wooden beam.

  2. 2.
    support for trellisesclassical

    A wooden post set up for trellising vines or similar plants.

الدَّعَامَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    pillar, supportboth

    A pillar or support for a house, typically a wooden beam.

  2. 2.
    support for trellisesclassical

    A wooden post set up for trellising vines or similar plants.

  3. 3.
    leader, pillar of the communityboth

    A respected leader or a person who is a strong support for their community.

  4. 4.
    part of a pulleyclassical

    Two wooden pieces of a pulley.

  5. 5.
    condition, stipulationclassical

    A condition or stipulation.

الدِّعَامُnoun
  1. 1.
    pillar, supportboth

    A pillar or support for a house, typically a wooden beam.

  2. 2.
    support for trellisesclassical

    A wooden post set up for trellising vines or similar plants.

دُعِمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    pillarsboth

    Plural of 'du'amah' or 'du'amah', referring to pillars or supports.

دَعَائِمُnoun
  1. 1.
    pillarsboth

    Plural of 'du'amah' or 'du'amah', referring to pillars or supports.

الدُّعَامِيُّadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, sturdyclassical

    Describing something as strong or sturdy.

ادَّعَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to lean on, to rely onboth

    To lean on something, such as a staff or stick, for support.

يدعم على عصا له — He leans on his staff.
الدُّعْمِيُّnoun
  1. 1.
    carpenterclassical

    A carpenter.

  2. 2.
    middle of the roadclassical

    The middle or main part of a road.

  3. 3.
    strong thingclassical

    A strong or sturdy thing.

  4. 4.
    horse with white chestclassical

    A horse with a white marking on its chest or breast.

الأَدْعَمُadjective
  1. 1.
    horse with white chestclassical

    A horse with a white marking on its chest or breast.

دُعْمِيُّ بْنُ جَدِيلَةَname
  1. 1.
    ancestor of a tribe

    The name of an ancestor of a famous tribe.

دُعَامَةُ بْنُ غَزِيَّةَname
  1. 1.
    companion (erroneously)

    A person mistakenly identified as a companion (Sahabi).

قَتَادَةُ بْنُ دُعَامَةَname
  1. 1.
    famous scholar

    A renowned scholar and transmitter of Hadith, a Tabi'i.

دُعَامٌnoun
  1. 1.
    large Arab tribe

    A large and prominent Arab tribe.

دُعَامٌname
  1. 1.
    given name

    A given name.

دُعْمَانٌname
  1. 1.
    place name

    The name of a place.

دُعْمَةٌname
  1. 1.
    water source

    The name of a water source.

المُدَعَّمُnoun
  1. 1.
    refuge, shelterclassical

    A place of refuge or shelter.

Parallel reading

دعمه، كمنعه
He supported it, like preventing it.
مال فأقامه
It leaned, so he made it stand.
كما تدعم عروش الكرم ونحوه
As one supports the trellises of vines and the like.
فمال حتى كاد ينجفل [فأتيته] فدعمته
He leaned so much he almost fell, so I came and supported him.
أي: أسندته
Meaning: I supported him.
جامعها
He had intercourse with her.
طعن فيها بإزعاج
He thrust into her with force.
أو أولجه أجمع
Or inserted himself completely.
وهو مجاز
And this is a metaphorical usage.
الدعمة والدعامة والدعام بكسرهن: عماد البيت
The du'amah, du'amah, and du'am (with their kasras): the pillar of the house.
وهي الخشبة التي يدعم بها أي: يسند
And it is the wooden beam by which it is supported, meaning: propped up.
هي الخشب المنصوب للتعريش
It is the wood set up for trellising.
ج: دعم ودعائم
Plural: du'am and da'a'im.
الدعامة: السيد
The du'amah: the leader.
هو دعامة القوم أي: سيدهم وسندهم
He is the du'amah of the people, meaning: their leader and their support.
وهم دعائم قومهم
And they are the du'a'im of their people.
دعامة الضعيف
The support of the weak.
الدعمتان والدعامتان: خشتا البكرة
The du'amtan and du'ammatan: the two wooden parts of the pulley.
إذا كانت زرانيق البئر من خشب فهي دعم
If the well's wooden supports are made of wood, they are du'am.
وادعم على العصا كافتعل: اتكأ عليها
And 'idda'ama' on the staff, like 'ifta'ala': he leaned on it.
يدعم على عصا له
He leans on his staff.
الدعمي بالضم: النجار
The du'mi (with dammah): the carpenter.
الدعمي من الطريق: معظمه أو وسطه
The du'mi of the road: its main part or its middle.
تركب من دعميها دعميا
Riding from their middle, a du'mi (a well-trodden path).
الدعمي الشيء الشديد
The du'mi: the strong thing.
إنه لدعمي
It is du'mi (strong).
الفرس في صدره أو لبته بياض كالأدعم
The horse has a white marking on its chest or breast like the ad'am.
إذا كان في صدر الفرس بياض فهو الأدعم
If there is a white marking on the horse's chest, it is ad'am.
دعامة: الشرط
Du'amah: the condition.
وهو مجاز، كما في الأساس
And this is a metaphorical usage, as in Al-Asas.
المدعم على مفتعل: الملجأ
Al-mudda'am on the 'muf'tal' pattern: the refuge.