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ع ط م

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of something being puffed up or expanded, specifically in the context of wool. It also extends to meanings of destruction and the perished.

Derived headwords

العِطْمnoun
  1. 1.
    puffed woolclassical

    Refers to wool that has been fluffed up or carded.

عَطَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be puffedclassical

    This verb form is mentioned in relation to the meaning of puffed wool.

العُطُمnoun
  1. 1.
    the perishedclassical

    Refers to those who have perished or are destroyed.

عَطِيمadjective
  1. 1.
    perishedclassical

    Describes someone or something that has perished or been destroyed.

عائِطadjective
  1. 1.
    perishedclassical

    An alternative form describing someone or something that has perished or been destroyed.

Parallel reading

العطم - بالضم
Al-ʻiṭm - with dammah
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو الصوف المنفوش
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: It is the puffed wool.
وَعَطَمَ: ع
And 'aṭama: 'ayn.
ويروى بالظاء
And it is narrated with the letter Zha.
والعطم بضمتين: الهلكى
And al-ʻuṭum with two dammahs: the perished.
واحدهم عطيم وعاطم
Their singular is ʻaṭīm and ʻāʼiṭ.
عن ابن الأعرابي
From Ibn al-A'rabi.