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Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of thorny shrub or tree with red fruit, often compared to human fingers or lips. It also extends to related concepts like the fruit itself, parts of plants, and metaphorically to facial features and even a type of lizard.

Derived headwords

العَنَمnoun

1.
A thorny shrubboth
A thorny shrub native to the Hijaz region, known for its red fruit, which is sometimes compared to dyed fingertips.
2.
Red branchesclassical
Tender, red branches that grow from the base of thorny trees, distinct from their other branches, appearing in winter and summer.
3.
Hawthornclassical
Identified as the hawthorn tree.
4.
Carob tipsclassical
The tips of the Syrian carob tree.
5.
Christ's thorn fruitclassical
The fruit of the Christ's thorn bush, which is red when young and turns black when ripe.
6.
Grapevine tendrilsclassical
Threads by which grapevines attach to their trellises.
7.
Acacia thornsclassical
Thorns of the acacia tree.

أعْنَمَverb

1.
To graze on red shrubsclassical
To graze on the red shrubs that bear red fruit resembling nabk (jujube).

العَنَمَةnoun

1.
A single red shrubboth
A single unit of the 'anam shrub.
2.
A type of lizardclassical
A species of lizard, described as whiter and more beautiful than the 'adhaya (a type of lizard).

عَنَمَةname

1.
Male nameboth
A male given name, derived from the name of the shrub.

العَنَمَةnoun

1.
Lip cleftclassical
A cleft or split in a human lip.

العَنَمِيّadjective

1.
Beautiful red faceclassical
Describing a handsome face with a reddish complexion.

العَيْنُومnoun

1.
Male frogclassical
The male frog.

عَيْنَمname

1.
Place nameclassical
A place name, similar in pattern to 'Haydar'.

مُعَنَّمadjective

1.
Dyed fingertipsclassical
Describing fingertips that are dyed, particularly with henna.

Parallel reading

العَنَمُ: شجرة حجازية لها ثمرة حمراء يشبه بها البنان المخضوب

Al-'anam: A Hijazi tree with a red fruit, by which dyed fingertips are likened.

العَنَمُ: أغصان تنبت في سوق العضاه رطبة لا تشبه سائر أغصانه، أحمر اللون، تتفرق أعالي نوره بأربع فرق، كأنه فنن من أراكة

Al-'anam: Branches that grow from the base of thorny trees, tender and unlike their other branches, red in color, with the tops of their blossoms separating into four parts, like a branch of an Arak tree.

شجر لين الأغصان يشبه به بنان الجواري

A tree with soft branches, by which the fingers of young women are likened.

شجرة صغيرة تنبت في جوف السمرة لها ثمر أحمر

A small tree that grows within the acacia, having red fruit.

العَنَمُ الزعرور، أو أطراف الخروب الشامي

Al-'anam is the hawthorn, or the tips of the Syrian carob.

فلم أسمع بمرضعة أمالت ... لهاة الطفل بالعَنَمِ المسوك

I have never heard of a wet nurse who made the child's uvula droop with the seasoned 'anam.

بمخضب رخص كأن بنانه ... عَنَمٌ على أغصانه لم يعقد

With a soft, dyed [hand], as if its fingertips were 'anam on its branches, not yet formed.

وقيل العَنَمُ: ثمر العوسج، يكون أحمر ثم يسود إذا نضج وعقد

And it is said that al-'anam is the fruit of the Christ's thorn bush, which is red then turns black when it ripens and forms.

أعْنَمَ إذا رعاه، وهو شجر أحمر يحمل ثمرا أحمر مثل العناب

He grazed on it ('a'nama) if he fed upon it, which is a red tree bearing red fruit like nabk.

العَنَمُ: خيوط يتعلق بها الكرم في تعاريشه

Al-'anam: Tendrils by which the vine attaches to its trellises.

العَنَمُ: شوك الطلح

Al-'anam: Thorns of the acacia.

وأخلف الخزامي وأينعت العَنَمَة

The lavender has grown and the 'anam (shrub/fruit) has ripened.

العَنَمَةُ: ضرب من الوزغ

Al-'anamah: A type of lizard.

العَنَمَةُ: الشقة في شفة الإنسان

Al-'anamah: A cleft in a human lip.

الوَجْهُ الحَسَنُ الحَسَنُ الأَحْمَرُ المشرَبُ حُمْرَةً

The beautiful, handsome face, tinged with redness.

وبنان مُعَنَّمٌ كمُعَظَّمٍ: مَخْضُوبٌ

And fingers mu'annam (dyed) like mu'azzam (magnified): dyed.