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ق ض ع م

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes extreme old age, specifically focusing on the deterioration and loss of teeth in elderly humans and animals.

Derived headwords

القُضَعَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Elderly manclassical

    An old man who has lost his teeth.

قُضَعَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Old camelclassical

    An aged female camel whose teeth have become broken or lost.

Parallel reading

وهو الشيخ المسن الذاهب الأسنان
And he is the elderly man who has lost his teeth.
الناقة الهرمة المتكسرة الأسنان
The aged female camel whose teeth have become broken or lost.