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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a wide mouth or cheek, extending to describe a lion, a type of man, and a specific horse or camel. It also encompasses terms for eloquence and a specific lineage.

Derived headwords

الشِّدْقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A lion, characterized by its wide mouth or cheeks.

  2. 2.
    Wide-mouthed manboth

    A man with a wide mouth or large cheeks, often implying eloquence.

  3. 3.
    A specific stallionclassical

    The name of a stallion belonging to Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir, a king of the Arabs.

شَدْقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Wide-mouthedboth

    Describing someone with a wide mouth or large cheeks.

شَدْقَمِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Wide-mouthedboth

    Describing something or someone with wide mouths or cheeks.

غريرية الأنساب أو شدقمية ... يصلن إلى البيد الفدافد فدفدا — Of noble lineage or wide-mouthed, they reach the desolate plains, plain after plain.
الشَّدْقَمِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    Eloquent speakerboth

    A person described as eloquent, articulate, and fluent in speech.

فقال: من الشدقم — He said: 'From the eloquent speaker.'
بَنُو شَدْقَمname
  1. 1.
    Banu Shidqamclassical

    A clan or lineage descended from Alawiyyin (descendants of Ali) residing in Medina.

Parallel reading

الشدقم كجعفر وعلابط: الأسد
Al-shidqam, like Ja'far and 'alābiṭ, means lion.
الواسع الشدق من الرجال
The one with wide cheeks or mouth among men.
وهو من الحروف التي زادت العرب فيها الميم مثل زرقم وستهم وفسحم
It is among the letters where the Arabs added the 'mim' like in zarqam, sat'ham, and fasham.
شدقم كجعفر: فحل كان للنعمان بن المنذر ملك العرب
Shidqam, like Ja'far, was a stallion belonging to Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir, king of the Arabs.
ومنه الشدقميات من الإبل
And from it are the 'shidqamiyyat' of camels.
غريرية الأنساب أو شدقمية ... يصلن إلى البيد الفدافد فدفدا
Of noble lineage or wide-mouthed, they reach the desolate plains, plain after plain.
الشدقمي: هو الواسع الشدق
Al-shidqami: he is the one with wide cheeks.
والشدقم يوصف به البليغ المفوه المنطيق
And al-shidqam is used to describe the eloquent, fluent, and articulate speaker.
فقال: ممن سمعت هذا؟ فقال: من ابن عباس. قال: من الشدقم
He said: 'From whom did you hear this?' He replied: 'From Ibn Abbas.' He said: 'From the eloquent speaker.'
وبنو شدقم: بطن من العلويين بالمدينة
And Banu Shidqam: a clan from the Alawiyyin in Medina.