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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of whiteness overcoming blackness, particularly in hair. It also extends to the idea of giving a substantial amount of wealth and to the meaning of a leaf or foliage.

Derived headwords

الأَغْثَمadjective
  1. 1.
    White-hairedboth

    Describing hair where whiteness has overcome blackness.

غَثِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To become white-hairedboth

    To have hair where whiteness has overcome blackness.

غَثْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Whiteness of hairclassical

    The state or condition of hair where whiteness has overcome blackness.

الغُثْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Leafclassical

    A leaf, or something similar to a leaf.

الأَغْثَمadjective
  1. 1.
    Leafyclassical

    Having leaves or foliage, or resembling a leaf.

غَثَمَ لَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To give a good amount of moneyclassical

    To bestow a substantial portion or a good amount of wealth upon someone.

Parallel reading

الأغثم: الشعر الذي غلب بياضه سواده
Al-Aghtham: Hair in which whiteness has overcome blackness.
وقد غثم غثما
And he became white-haired, with whiteness overcoming blackness.
إما ترى شيبا علاني أغثمه
If you see the gray hair that has made me white-haired,
لهزم خدي به ملهزمه
It has made my cheeks a place of ruin.
والغثمة بالضم: الورقة
And Al-Ghummah (with dammah): A leaf.
والأغثم: الأورق (أو نحوها)
And Al-Aghtham: Leafy (or something similar).
وغثم له غثما: دفع له دفعة من المال جيدة
And he gave him a good amount of money (ghathama lahu ghathman): He gave him a good portion of wealth.
وزعم قوم أن ثاءه بدل من ذال
And a group claimed that its 'tha' is a substitute for 'dhal'.