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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes qualities of being strong, harsh, severe, and large. It extends to physical attributes like a thick neck and also refers to specific objects like a type of stick or a long, slow-moving penis.

Derived headwords

العَرْدَمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Harsh, rough personclassical

    Describes a person who is severe, rough, or uncouth.

  2. 2.
    Thick-necked personclassical

    Refers to someone with a thick or stout neck.

العَرْدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, stout personclassical

    Describes a person who is large, stout, and somewhat lean.

  2. 2.
    Strong, severe thingclassical

    Denotes something that is strong or severe of its kind.

  3. 3.
    Thick neckclassical

    Refers to a strong or thick neck.

  4. 4.
    Long, slow penisclassical

    A term for a long and slow-moving penis.

العَرْدَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Severity, hardnessclassical

    Denotes severity, hardness, or robustness.

  2. 2.
    Thick neckclassical

    Refers to a thick or stout neck.

العَرْدَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Stick with spathesclassical

    A type of stick or rod that has spathes or clusters on it.

Parallel reading

العَرْدَمَان، بالضم: الشديد الجافي، أو الغليظ الرقبة
Al-ardamān (with damma): the severe, rough one, or the thick-necked one.
والعردم، كجعفر: الضخم التار الغليظ القليل اللحم
And al-ʿardam, like jaʿfar: the large, stout, thick, and lean one.
والعردم: الشديد من كل شيء
And al-ʿardam: the severe of everything.
يقال: إنه لعردم القصرة، أي شديدها
It is said: 'He is ʿardam of the hair-tuft,' meaning its most severe part.
والعردم: العنق الشديد
And al-ʿardam: the strong neck.
ويعتلي الرأس القمد عردمه
And it (the head) is topped by the high crest, its thick neck.
نحمي حمياها بعرد عردم
We protect its sanctity with a strong, severe neck.
فإذا قلت للعرد: عردم فهو أشد من العرد، كما يقال للبليد: بلدم، فهو أبلد وأشد
And if you say to al-ʿarrad (the rough one): ʿardam, it is stronger than al-ʿarrad, just as if you say to al-balīd (the dull one): baldam, he is duller and more intense.
والعردمة: الشدة والصلابة
And al-ʿardamah: severity and hardness.
والعردام، بالكسر: العود الذي يكون فيه الشماريخ
And al-ʿardām (with kasra): the stick which has spathes on it.
العردم: لغة في العردام
Al-ʿardam: a variant pronunciation for al-ʿardām.
والعردم: الغرمول الطويل المتمهل
And al-ʿardam: the long, slow-moving penis.