ع ي م

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns intense desire, particularly for milk, but extends to thirst, scarcity, and choosing the best of something. It also touches upon concepts of loss, prolonged celibacy, and specific locations or times.

Derived headwords

العِيْمَةnoun

1.
intense craving for milkclassical
A strong, almost unbearable desire for milk, as described in classical texts.
2.
thirstclassical
The state of being thirsty, or specifically, intense thirst.
3.
choice of wealthclassical
The best or choicest part of one's wealth or possessions.
4.
fortificationclassical
A specific castle or fortification located in Yemen.

عامَverb

1.
to crave intenselyclassical
To desire something, especially milk, with extreme intensity.
2.
to become scarceclassical
To have little milk, typically due to the death or loss of livestock.

يَعِيمُverb

1.
to crave intenselyclassical
Present tense of 'عام', indicating an ongoing intense desire for something, particularly milk.

يُعَامُverb

1.
to crave intenselyclassical
Another form of the present tense for 'عام', signifying intense craving.

عَيْمًاnoun

1.
intense cravingclassical
The masdar (verbal noun) for 'عام', denoting extreme desire, especially for milk.

عِيمَةnoun

1.
intense cravingclassical
A variant masdar for 'عام', signifying intense desire.

عَيْمَانadjective

1.
intensely cravingclassical
Describes someone who is intensely craving something, particularly milk.
2.
bereft of livestockclassical
Describes a situation where one's livestock has perished, leading to a lack of milk.

عَيْمَىadjective

1.
intensely cravingclassical
Feminine form of 'عيمان', indicating intense craving, especially for milk.
2.
widowed and poorclassical
Describes a woman who is widowed and lacks financial resources.

أَعَامَهُ اللهُverb

1.
to leave without milkclassical
God leaving someone or something without milk, implying scarcity or loss.

فَأَعَامَverb

1.
to be left without milkclassical
To experience a lack of milk, often due to external factors like drought or loss of animals.

عِيمnoun

1.
choicest partclassical
The best or most select portion of something.

اعْتَامَverb

1.
to chooseclassical
To select or pick out the best of something.
2.
to aim forclassical
To target or intend to reach something.

يَعْتَامُverb

1.
to chooseclassical
Present tense of 'اعتام', meaning to be choosing or selecting.
2.
to aim forclassical
Present tense of 'اعتام', meaning to be aiming for or targeting.

اعْتِيَامًاnoun

1.
choosingclassical
The masdar of 'اعتام', signifying the act of choosing or selecting.
2.
aimingclassical
The masdar of 'اعتام', signifying the act of aiming or targeting.

العَيَامnoun

1.
daytimeclassical
The period of daylight.

عَيْمَانَ أَيْمَنَadjective phrase

1.
bereft and widowedclassical
Describes a man whose camels have died and whose wife has passed away.

مُعِيمadjective

1.
tallclassical
Describes someone or something as being tall.
2.
intensely cravingclassical
Describes someone with a strong craving, particularly for milk.

أَعَامُواverb

1.
their milk became scarceclassical
A group of people whose milk supply has diminished, usually due to livestock loss.

عَيَّامnoun

1.
thirsty peopleclassical
A plural form referring to people who are thirsty.
2.
craving milkclassical
People who are intensely craving milk.

عَيَّامَىnoun

1.
thirsty peopleclassical
A plural form, similar to 'عيام', denoting thirsty individuals.

اعْتِمَامnoun

1.
selectionclassical
The act of choosing or selecting.

اعْتَمَاهُverb

1.
to aim for itclassical
To target or intend to reach a specific thing.

Parallel reading

إذا اشتهى الرجل اللبن قيل: قد اشتهى اللبن، فإذا أفرطت شهوته جدا قيل: قد {عام إلى اللبن

If a man craves milk, it is said he craves milk, but if his craving becomes extreme, it is said he has craved milk intensely.

وكذلك القرم إلى اللحم والوحم.

And likewise, 'qirm' is for meat and 'wahm' (cravings during pregnancy).

وقيل: شدته، قال أبو محمد الحذلمي: (تشفى بها العيمة من سقامها ... )

And it is said: its intensity. Abu Muhammad al-Hudhalmi said: 'The intense thirst is quenched from its sickness...

وقد {عام) إلى اللبن (} يعيم {ويعام} عيما) - بالتحريك ضبطه الليث - ( {وعيمة: فهو} عيمان وهي {عيمى) : اشتهاه شديدا

And he craved milk intensely, craving and craving with intense craving - as Al-Layth vocalized it - so he is 'ayman' and she is 'ayma': he desired it intensely.

يقال: عمت عيمة وعيما شديدا

It is said: 'She experienced intense craving and intense craving.'

وفي الحديث: " أنه كان يتعوذ من {العيمة والغيمة والأيمة

And in the Hadith: 'He used to seek refuge from intense craving for milk, intense thirst, and prolonged bachelorhood.'

فالعيمة: شدة الشهوة إلى اللبن حتى لا يصبر عنه، والغيمة: شدة العطش، والأيمة: طول العزبة.

So, 'al-'aymah' is the intensity of craving for milk until one cannot be patient with it, 'al-ghaymah' is intense thirst, and 'al-aymah' is prolonged bachelorhood.

(} وأعامه الله تعالى: تركه بغير لبن) ، نقله الجوهري

'And Allah left him without milk': This is narrated by Al-Jauhari.

يقال: أعامنا بنو فلان، أي: أخذوا حلابنا، وأصابتنا سنة أعامتنا.

It is said: 'So-and-so's tribe left us without milk,' meaning: they took our milk supply, and a year befell us that left us without milk.

(} والعيمة بالكسر: خيار المال) ، نقله الجوهري

'And al-'aymah (with kasra) is the choicest of wealth': This is narrated by Al-Jauhari.

وقال الأزهري: {عيمة كل شيء: خياره، والجمع} عيم.

Al-Azhari said: 'The 'aymah' of everything is its choicest part, and its plural is 'eem'.

( {واعتام) } يعتام {اعتياما: (أخذها) ، كما في الصحاح. وفي التهذيب: اختارها.

'And he chose' - 'he chooses' - 'choosing': (he took it), as in Al-Sihah. In Al-Tahdhib: 'he selected it'.

( {والعيام، كسحاب: النهار) ، نقل الأزهري عن المؤرج، يقال: طاب {العيام، أي: طاب النهار، وطاب الشرق، أي: الشمس، وطاب الهويم، أي: الليل.

'And al-'iyyam (like 'suhab'): the daytime', narrated by Al-Azhari from Al-Mu'arrij. It is said: 'The daytime is pleasant, the sun is pleasant, and the night is pleasant'.

(ورجل} عيمان أيمان: ذهبت إبله، وماتت امرأته،) كذا في الصحاح.

'And a man 'ayman ayaman': his camels perished, and his wife died,' as stated in Al-Sihah.

قال ابن بري: وحكى أبو زيد عن الطفيل بن يزيد: امرأة {عيمى أيمى، وهذا يقضي بأن المرأة التي مات زوجها ولا مال لها عيمى أيمى.

Ibn Al-Bari said: Abu Zayd narrated from Al-Tufayl bin Yazid: 'A woman 'ayma ayma', and this implies that a woman whose husband has died and has no wealth is 'ayma ayma'.

(} وعام {معيم: طويل) ، وقيل: شديد} العيمة، عن اللحياني.

'And a tall man 'mu'im': tall, or it is said: intensely craving, according to Al-Lihyani.

( {وأعاموا: قل لبنهم) ، وذلك إذا هلكت إبلهم.

'And they had little milk': their milk became scarce, which is when their camels perished.

يقال في الدعاء على الإنسان: ماله آم} وعام، فمعنى آم: هلكت امرأته، {وعام: هلكت ماشيته، فاشتاق إلى اللبن.

It is said in a curse upon a person: 'His wealth is gone and perished,' meaning 'aam': his wife perished, and 'aam': his livestock perished, so he craved milk.

وهم {عيام} وعيامى: كعطاش وعطاشى، وأنشد ابن بري للجعدي: (كذلك يضرب الثور المعنى ... ليشرب وارد البقر {العيام)

And they are 'iyyam' and 'iyyama': like 'attash' and 'attasha' (thirsty people). Ibn Al-Bari recited for Al-Ja'di: 'Thus the bull is struck to be slaughtered... so that the thirsty cattle may drink'.

وقال أبو المثلم الهذلي: (فهم شعث رؤوسهم} عيام ... ) أراد أنهم {عيام إلى شرب اللبن.

Abu Al-Muthallim Al-Hudhali said: 'So their heads are unkempt, thirsty...' He meant that they were thirsty for drinking milk.

والاعتيام: الاختيار، ومنه حديث علي رضي الله تعالى عنه: " بلغني أنك تنفق مال الله فيمن {تعتام من عشيرتك "

And 'al-i'tiyam': is selection. And from it is the Hadith of Ali, may God bless him: 'It reached me that you spend God's wealth on whomever you choose from your kin.'

وحديثه الآخر: " رسوله المجتبى من خلائقه،} والمعتام لشرع حقائقه ".

And his other Hadith: 'His chosen messenger from His creation, and the one who selects for the law of His realities.'

وقال طرفه: (أرى الموت يعتام الكرام ويصطفي ... عقيلة مال الفاحش المتشدد)

And Tarfa said: 'I see death targeting the noble and selecting... the choicest wealth of the immodest, the stern.'

{واعتامه} اعتياما: قصده، {كاعتماه.

'And he aimed for it' - 'aiming': he intended it, 'like 'i'timah'.