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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of largeness, bulkiness, and robustness, often applied to animals like camels and lions, but also to elderly men and strong individuals. It can also refer to specific natural objects like mushrooms and the tough stems of plants.

Derived headwords

العرهومnoun

1.
Mushroomclassical
Refers to a mushroom, a type of fungus.
2.
Elderly manclassical
An old and venerable man, characterized by his stature and dignity.
3.
Strong personclassical
A robust and powerful individual.
4.
Fine camelclassical
A camel that is excellent in color and build.
5.
Fine horseclassical
A horse that is excellent and large.

العرجونnoun

1.
Date palm stemboth
The tough, fibrous stem or stalk of a date palm tree.

العراهمnoun

1.
Large camelclassical
A large, bulky, or stout camel.
2.
Lionclassical
A lion, referred to as such due to its large size and strength.
3.
Elderly menclassical
Plural of 'عرهوم', referring to elderly men.

عراهمةadjective

1.
Large (female)classical
Describing a female animal, particularly a camel, as large or stout.

العرهمnoun

1.
Lionclassical
A lion, similar to 'العراهم', denoting its large size.

عرهوماnoun

1.
Soft/fine materialclassical
Refers to the soft, fine, or tender part of something.

Parallel reading

بالضم: الفطر

With damma: the mushroom.

وأنشد الأزهري: (وقصبا عفاهما عرهوما ... )

And Al-Azharī narrated: (And two stalks of grass, their soft parts...)

كالعراهم كعلابط.

Like 'al-arāhim', similar to 'al-'alābiṭ'.

والعراهم بالضم: الضخم من الإبل، وهي بهاء

And 'al-arāhim', with damma: the large one among camels, and it implies magnificence.

يقال: جمل عراهم، مثل جراهم، وناقة عراهمة، أي: ضخمة

It is said: a large camel, like 'jarāhim', and a large female camel, meaning: stout.

قال: (فقربوا كل وأي عراهم ... ) (من الجمال الجلة العياهم ... )

He said: (So they brought forth every large camel... (among the great, bulky camels...))

وأنشد ابن بري لأبي وجزة: (وفارقت ذا لبد عراهما ... )

And Ibn Barrī narrated for Abū Wajzah: (And I parted from one with a thick mane, its large form...)

والعراهم: الأسد لضخامته، كالعرهم، كجعفر، وقرشب

And 'al-arāhim': the lion, due to its largeness, like 'al-'arham', like 'ja'far', and 'qarshab'.

العرهوم، بالضم: الشيخ العظيم، والجمع عراهم

'Al-'arhum', with damma: the great elder, and the plural is 'arāhim'.

قال أبو وجزة: (ويرجعون المرد والعراهما ... )

Abū Wajzah said: (And they bring back the young men and the large ones...)

" والهيم العراهيم " في قول ذي الرمة: هي الغلاظ من الإبل.

"And the camels, the large ones" in the saying of Dhu al-Rummah: they are the stout ones among the camels.

والعرهوم: الشديد، كالعلكوم.

And 'al-'arhum': the strong one, like 'al-'alkūm'.

وناقة عرهوم: حسنة اللون والجسم، قال أبو النجم: (أتلع في بهجته عرهوما ... )

And a 'arhum' female camel: good in color and body, Abū al-Najm said: (Tall in its splendor, a large one...)

والعرهوم من الخيل: الحسنة العظيمة.

And 'al-'arhum' from horses: the good, great one.