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ع ق م

Root entry · 41 derived lemmas

The root ع ق م primarily relates to barrenness, infertility, and the inability to produce or bear fruit. It extends to concepts of dryness, sterility, and a lack of effect or benefit. Metaphorically, it signifies things that are unproductive, useless, or lead to destruction.

Derived headwords

العُقْمnoun
  1. 1.
    infertilityboth

    A condition of barrenness, particularly referring to the womb's inability to conceive or bear children.

  2. 2.
    drynessclassical

    A state of dryness that prevents something from accepting or producing an effect or trace.

عَقِمَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to be infertileboth

    The womb or a woman became barren and unable to conceive.

  2. 2.
    to be dryclassical

    To become dry and unable to produce an effect.

عَقَمَها اللهُverb
  1. 1.
    God made her infertileboth

    God caused a woman or womb to become barren.

أَعْقَمَهاverb
  1. 1.
    to make infertileboth

    To cause something or someone to become infertile or barren.

عَقِيمadjective
  1. 1.
    infertileboth

    Describing a woman or womb that does not bear children.

  2. 2.
    barrenboth

    Figuratively, something that yields no offspring or results.

  3. 3.
    destructiveclassical

    Describing a wind or storm that brings destruction rather than life or rain.

  4. 4.
    uselessclassical

    Describing something that is unproductive or yields no benefit.

عَقِيمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    infertileboth

    A woman or womb that is barren and does not give birth.

  2. 2.
    barrenclassical

    Figuratively, something that is unproductive or yields no results.

عَقائِمnoun
  1. 1.
    infertile womenboth

    Plural of 'عقيم', referring to women who are unable to bear children.

عُقْمnoun
  1. 1.
    infertilityboth

    The state of being infertile or barren.

  2. 2.
    drynessclassical

    A lack of moisture or productivity.

عُقْمnoun
  1. 1.
    red clothclassical

    A red garment, or any red clothing.

عُقْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    red clothclassical

    A red garment, or any red clothing.

  2. 2.
    embroideryclassical

    A type of embroidery or patterned fabric.

عُقْمِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    obscureclassical

    Describing speech or language that is obscure, difficult to understand, or archaic.

  2. 2.
    ancientclassical

    Referring to something old, particularly ancient language or customs.

عَقِيمadjective
  1. 1.
    barren (king)classical

    A king or ruler who is unproductive or from whom no good comes, or whose reign is marked by destruction.

عَقِيمadjective
  1. 1.
    destructive (wind)classical

    A wind that brings destruction, does not carry rain, or does not fertilize.

عَقِيمadjective
  1. 1.
    severe (war)classical

    A war that is intense, destructive, and causes much killing.

عَقِيمadjective
  1. 1.
    severe (day)classical

    A day that is harsh or severe, possibly referring to extreme cold or hardship.

عَقَّامadjective
  1. 1.
    bad-temperedclassical

    Describing a person, male or female, with a bad disposition or unpleasant character.

عَقَّامadjective
  1. 1.
    severe (war)classical

    A war that is intense and destructive.

عَقَّامadjective
  1. 1.
    severe (day)classical

    A day that is harsh or severe.

عَقَّامnoun
  1. 1.
    fishclassical

    A type of fish.

  2. 2.
    sea snakeclassical

    A type of snake that lives in the sea.

عَقَّامadjective
  1. 1.
    incurable (disease)both

    A disease from which there is no hope of recovery.

عُقْمَىadjective
  1. 1.
    infertile (man)both

    Describing a man who cannot have children.

عُقَمَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    infertile menboth

    Plural of 'عقيم', referring to men who are unable to have children.

عَقَمَهاverb
  1. 1.
    to make infertileboth

    To cause a woman or womb to become infertile.

عَقَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be infertileboth

    The womb or a woman became barren.

عَقَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be silentclassical

    A man became silent.

عَقَّمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to silenceclassical

    To cause someone to become silent.

عَقَمَ مَفاصلُهُverb
  1. 1.
    his joints became stiffboth

    The joints of a person became stiff and immobile, as if bound.

عاقَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to quarrel withclassical

    To dispute with someone or contend against them.

المُعاقِمnoun
  1. 1.
    joints (of a horse)both

    The joints of a horse, particularly the fetlock, knee, and hock.

المُعَقَّمverb
  1. 1.
    to dig a wellclassical

    To dig a well, especially by excavating a smaller well within it to test the water's taste.

عُقْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    valley nameclassical

    The name of a valley.

عُقْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    moon's returnclassical

    The return or phase of the moon.

عَقَّامَةname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name.

أبو عُقَامَةname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A kunya (patronymic name) of a jurist.

العَقِيمname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A name of a companion (Tabi'i).

المُعَقَّمnoun
  1. 1.
    knot in strawclassical

    A knot or twist in straw.

العُقْمِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    obscure speechclassical

    Obscure or difficult-to-understand speech.

العَقِيمَةname
  1. 1.
    village nameclassical

    The name of a village.

التَّعَاقُمnoun
  1. 1.
    repeated comingclassical

    Coming or returning multiple times.

الاعْتِقَامnoun
  1. 1.
    digging a wellclassical

    The act of digging a well, especially a test well.

  2. 2.
    enteringclassical

    Entering into a matter or affair.

تَعَقَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to digclassical

    To dig, especially in the context of excavating a well.

  2. 2.
    to repeatclassical

    To come or go repeatedly.

Parallel reading

العقم، بالضم: هزمة تقع في الرحم فلا تقبل الولد
Al-uqum, with damma: a blockage that occurs in the womb, so it does not accept offspring.
أصل العقم: اليبس المانع من قبول الأثر
The origin of al-uqum: dryness that prevents the acceptance of a trace or effect.
عقمت الرحم
The womb became infertile.
وعقمها الله تعالى يعقمها
And God, the Exalted, made her infertile.
الفصيح عقم الله رحمها
The eloquent usage is: God made her womb infertile.
ورحم عقيم وعقيمة: معقومة
And an infertile womb and a barren womb: one that is made infertile.
قال الكسائي: رحم معقومة، أي مسدودة لا تلد
Al-Kisa'i said: a barren womb, meaning blocked and does not give birth.
امرأة عقيم: لا تلد
An infertile woman: she does not give birth.
سوداء ولود خير من حسناء عقيم
A black woman who gives birth is better than a beautiful infertile woman.
ورجل عقيم، كأمير وسحاب: لا يولد له
And an infertile man, like amir and sahabi: no children are born to him.
الملك عقيم، أي لا ينفع فيه نسب
Kingship is barren, meaning lineage is of no benefit in it.
ريح عقيم: غير لاقح
A destructive wind: not fertilizing.
حرب عقيم وعقام: شديدة
A barren war and a destructive war: severe.
رجل عقام، كسحاب: سيئ الخلق
A bad-tempered man, like sahabi: ill-mannered.
داء عقام: لا يبرأ منه
An incurable disease: from which there is no recovery.
تعقم أصلاب المنافقين أو المشركين، ولا يسجدون
The backs of the hypocrites or polytheists become stiff, and they do not prostrate.
عقمه تعقيما: أسكته
He silenced him: he made him quiet.
عاقمه: خاصمه وشاده
He contended with him: he quarreled with him and challenged him.
الدنيا عقيم، أي لا ترد على صاحبها خيرا
The world is barren, meaning it does not return good to its owner.
اليمين الفاجرة تعقم الرحم، أي تقطع الصلة
A wicked oath makes the womb barren, meaning it severs the connection.
الاعتقام: الدخول في الأمر
Al-i'tiqam: entering into the matter.
تعقم: تردد
Ta'aqqama: to repeat, to come and go.
المعقم: عقدة في التبن
Al-mu'aqqam: a knot in straw.
كلام عقمي: عويص
Uqmi speech: difficult, obscure.