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ط ل خ م

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to darkness, heaviness, and imposing size, often applied to the night, clouds, or large creatures. It also extends to concepts of severity and arrogance.

Derived headwords

طَلْخُومnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessclassical

    Refers to darkness, particularly of the night or clouds.

اِطْرَخْمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become dark and heavyclassical

    Used to describe the night or clouds becoming dark, heavy, and accumulated.

اِطْرِخْمَامnoun
  1. 1.
    darkness and accumulationclassical

    The state of being dark, heavy, and accumulated, as in the night or clouds.

طَلْخَامnoun
  1. 1.
    elephantclassical

    A term for an elephant.

طَلْخَامname
  1. 1.
    name of a valleyclassical

    A proper noun referring to a valley, mentioned in poetry.

مُطْلَخِمadjective
  1. 1.
    arrogantclassical

    Describes someone who is arrogant, haughty, and self-important.

مُطْلَخِمَاتadjective
  1. 1.
    severeclassical

    Describes difficult or severe matters or situations.

طَلْخَمnoun
  1. 1.
    large of buildclassical

    Refers to someone or something that is large in physical build or stature.

Parallel reading

كالطلخوم، بالخاء المعجمة.
Like al-talghum, with the letter kha' (خ) pointed.
واطلخم الليل والسحاب كافعلل
And the night and clouds became dark and heavy, like 'af'alalla.
مثل: اطرخم، أي: أظلم وتراكم.
Like: iṭrakhamma, meaning: it became dark and accumulated.
وفي الصحاح: اسحنكك.
And in Al-Sihah: ishanakkaka (meaning dark/obscure).
والطلخام، بالكسر: الفيلة
And al-talgham, with kasra: elephants.
قال لبيد: (فصوائق إن أيمنت فمظنة ... منها وحاف القهر أو طلخامها)
Labeed said: (So those that strike if you turn right, then the likely place... is from them the edge of the mountain or its Talgham).
وهي لغة في الطلحام بالحاء المهملة، كما حكاه ثعلب.
And it is a variant pronunciation for al-talham, with the letter ha' (ح) unpointed, as narrated by Tha'lab.
أمور مطلخمات، أي: شداد.
Muttalkhimat matters, meaning: severe.
والمطلخم: المتكبر المتعظم، عن الأصمعي.
And al-muttalkhim: the arrogant, the haughty, from Al-Asma'i.
والطلخوم، بالضم: العظيم الخلق.
And al-tulkhum, with damma: large of build.