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ع ك س م

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses terms for a donkey, with variations and etymological debates. It explores different possible origins and phonetic shifts for these words.

Derived headwords

العَكْسُومnoun
  1. 1.
    Donkeyclassical

    A male donkey. This term is attributed to the Himyaritic dialect.

الكَعْسُومnoun
  1. 1.
    Donkeyclassical

    A term for a donkey, considered synonymous with العكسوم.

الكَعْمُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Donkeyclassical

    Another term for a donkey, also considered synonymous with العكسوم.

Parallel reading

العَكْسُوم، بالضم: الحمار، حميرية، كما في اللسان
Al-'aksūm, with dammah, means donkey, a Himyaritic term, as found in Al-Lisān.
وكذلك الكَعْسُوم والكَعْمُوس
And likewise is Al-Ka'sūm and Al-Ka'mūs.
واختلف فيه فقيل: إنه من الكعس والميم زائدة
And they differed regarding it, so it was said: it is from the root 'k' 's' with the letter 'm' being extra.
والعَكْسُوم مقلوبة
And Al-'aksūm is an inversion (of letters).
وقيل: أصله الكعم والسين زائدة
And it was said: its origin is 'k' 'm' with the letter 's' being extra.
وقد تقدم شيء من ذلك في السين، ويأتي أيضا في " ك ع س م " توضيح ذلك
And some of that has preceded in the section on 's', and clarification of this will also come in the entry for 'k' 's' 'm'.