ق ط م

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root ق ط م (q-t-m) primarily relates to biting, cutting, or taking something with the front of the mouth. It extends to concepts of intense desire, particularly for food or mating, and is used metaphorically for sharp vision and strong personalities. It also appears in place names and personal names.

Derived headwords

قَطَمَ يَقْطِمُهُ قَطْمًاverb

1.
to biteboth
To bite something, as mentioned in Al-Sihah.
2.
to nibbleboth
To take something with the front of the teeth and taste it. It is said, 'Nibble this twig and see its taste.'
3.
to cutclassical
To cut something.

وإذا قطمتهم قطمت علاقما ... وقواضي الذيفان فيما تقطم — And if you bit them, you bit their bonds ... and the gnawings of the desert locusts in what you gnaw.

قَطِمَ كَفَرِحَverb

1.
to intensely desireboth
To intensely desire mating, intercourse, meat, or something else.

قَطِمٌ كَتَفِحٌadjective

1.
intensely desirousboth
Intensely desirous of mating, intercourse, meat, or something else. It is said of a stallion when it is aroused for mating.

القُطَامِيُّnoun

1.
falconboth
The falcon, or meat from it. This name has become predominant for it.
2.
sharp-sightedclassical
Sharp-sighted, referring to a person whose eyes are like those of a falcon.
3.
one who raises head to preyclassical
One who raises his head towards prey, by analogy with a falcon.
4.
potent wineclassical
Strong wine that the drinker dislikes and makes a face from.
5.
poetclassical
A poet from the Kalb tribe named Al-Husayn ibn Jamal, Abu Al-Sharqi.
6.
poetclassical
Another poet from the Taghlib tribe named Umayr ibn Shaiyim.

بعيني قطامي أغر شآمي — With the eyes of a sharp-sighted, noble, Syrian (falcon).

القُطَامُ كَسَحَابٍnoun

1.
falconboth
A falcon, or meat from it. It is said, 'A falcon, Qutam, and Qutami, meaning meat.'

المُقَطَّمُ كَمِنْبَرٍnoun

1.
talonclassical
The talon of a falcon. The plural is Al-Maqatim.

المُقَطَّمُ كَمُعَظَّمٍnoun

1.
mountain in Egyptboth
A mountain in Egypt overlooking Al-Qarafa. The common people say Al-Muqattab (with a 'b').

وكيف وقد أضحوا بسفح المقطم — And how, when they have become at the foot of Al-Muqattam.

ابْنُ أُمِّ قُطَامٍname

1.
king of Kindahclassical
Ibn Umm Qutam, a king of Kindah.

القُطَيْمُ كَإِرْدَبٍّnoun

1.
lustful stallionclassical
A lustful stallion that makes a roaring sound.

يسوق قرما قطما قطيما — Driving a lustful, roaring stallion.

قُطَامٌname

1.
woman's nameboth
A woman's name, indeclinable (fixed on kasra) for the people of Hijaz. The people of Najd treat it as a non-diptote.

قُطَامَةٌ كَثُمَامَةٍname

1.
man's nameboth
A man's name.

القُطَيْمَةُ كَسَفِينَةٍnoun

1.
changed milkboth
Milk whose taste has changed.
2.
crumbboth
A crumb of bread or other food.
3.
handful of foodboth
A handful of food.

القَطْمُ كَتَفِحٌnoun

1.
angerclassical
Anger.
2.
lustfulnessclassical
Intense arousal, especially of a stallion.

رَجُلٌ قُطَامِيٌّadjective

1.
recklessclassical
A person who rushes headlong into matters.

القُطَامَةُ بِالضَّمِّnoun

1.
discarded piececlassical
Something that has been bitten off and discarded.

قَطَمَ الشَّرَابَverb

1.
to taste and dislikeclassical
To taste a drink, dislike it, and make a face.

القَطْمِيَّاتُnoun

1.
place namesclassical
Place names.

أقفر من أهله ملحوب ... فالقطميات فالذنوب — Desolate of its people is Malhub ... then Al-Qatmiyyat, then Al-Dhunoob.

قُطْمَانُ بِالضَّمِّnoun

1.
mountain nameclassical
The name of a mountain.

ولما رأت قطمان من عن شمالها ... — And when she saw Qutman from her left...

Parallel reading

قطمه يقطمه قطما: (عضه) كما في الصحاح (أو تناوله بأطراف أسنانه فذاقه)

Qatama (he bit him) qatman: (he bit him) as in Al-Sihah (or he took it with the tips of his teeth and tasted it).

يقال: اقطم هذا العود فانظر ما طعمه

It is said: 'Nibble this twig and see its taste.'

وإذا قطمتهم قطمت علاقما ... وقواضي الذيفان فيما تقطم

And if you bit them, you bit their bonds ... and the gnawings of the desert locusts in what you gnaw.

قطم الفصيل النبت، إذا أخذه بمقدم فيه قبل أن يستحكم أكله.

The young camel nibbled the plant, meaning it took it with its front teeth before it was fully eaten.

وقطم الشيء قطما: قطعه كذا في المحكم.

And qatama the thing qatman: it cut it, as stated in Al-Muhkam.

Qatima, ka-faraha: he desired mating, intercourse, meat, or something else, so he is qatim, ka-katif.

يقال: الفحل إذا اهتاج للضراب.

It is said of a stallion when it is aroused for mating.

والقطامي، ويضم. الفتح لقيس، وسائر العرب يضمون: الصقر أو اللحم منه

And Al-Qutami, and it is pronounced with damma. Fath is for Qays, and the rest of the Arabs pronounce it with damma: the falcon or meat from it.

يقال: صقر قطام وقطامي أي: لحم.

It is said: 'A falcon, Qutam, and Qutami, meaning meat.'

القطامي: الحديد البصر

Al-Qutami: sharp-sighted.

ومننه قول أم خالد الخثعمية في جحوش العقيلي: (ليشرب منه جحوش ويشيمه ... بعيني قطامي أغر شآمي)

And from it is the saying of Umm Khalid Al-Khath'ami about the foals of Al-Uqayli: (So that the foals may drink from it and be seen... with the eyes of a sharp-sighted, noble, Syrian (falcon)).

القطامي: الرافع الرأس إلى الصيد تشبيها بالصقر.

Al-Qutami: One who raises his head towards prey, by analogy with a falcon.

القطامي: النبيذ الشديد الذي يكرهه الشارب، ويزوي وجهه منه.

Al-Qutami: The strong wine that the drinker dislikes and makes a face from.

المقطم، كمنبر: المخلب للبازي، نقله ابن سيده، والجمع: المقاطم.

Al-Muqattam, ka-minbar: The talon of the falcon, transmitted by Ibn Sidah, and the plural is Al-Maqatim.

المقطم، كمعظم: جبل بمصر كما في الصحاح مطل على القرافة

Al-Muqattam, ka-mu'azzam: A mountain in Egypt, as in Al-Sihah, overlooking Al-Qarafa.

والعامة تقول: المقطب بالباء.

And the common people say: Al-Muqattab (with a 'b').

وكيف وقد أضحوا بسفح المقطم

And how, when they have become at the foot of Al-Muqattam.

وابن أم قطام ملك لكندة

And Ibn Umm Qutam, a king of Kindah.

والقطيم، كإردب: الفحل الصؤول، نقله الأزهري، وأنشد:

And Al-Qutaym, ka-irdab: The roaring stallion, transmitted by Al-Azhari, who recited:

يسوق قرما قطما قطيما

Driving a lustful, roaring stallion.

وقطام: اسم امرأة مبنية على الكسر في كل حال عند أهل الحجاز.

And Qutam: a woman's name, indeclinable (fixed on kasra) for the people of Hijaz.

وأهل نجد يجرونها مجرى ما لا ينصرف

And the people of Najd treat it as a non-diptote.

وقطامة، كثمامة: اسم رجل.

And Qatama, ka-thumama: a man's name.

والقطيمة، كسفينة: اللبن المتغير الطعم

And Al-Qutaymah, ka-safinah: Milk whose taste has changed.

وأيضا الكسرة من الخبز وغيره.

And also: a crumb of bread or other food.

وأيضا الحفنة من الطعام.

And also: a handful of food.

القطم، ككتف: الغضبان.

Al-Qatm, ka-katif: Angry.

وفحل قطم صؤول، كقطم بالتحريك.

And a qatm stallion, roaring, ka-qatama (with harakah).

وقال الأزهري: هو شدة اغتلامه.

And Al-Azhari said: It is his intense arousal.

ورجل قطامي: يركب رأسه في الأمور.

And a qutami man: one who rushes headlong into matters.

والقطامة، بالضم: ما قطم ثم ألقي.

And Al-Qatamah, with damma: something that has been bitten off and discarded.

وقطم الشراب: ذاق الشراب فكرهه وزوى وجهه وقطب.

And qatama the drink: he tasted the drink, disliked it, made a face, and frowned.

والقطميات: مواضع، قال عبيد:

And Al-Qatmiyyat: place names, 'Ubayd said:

أقفر من أهله ملحوب ... فالقطميات فالذنوب

Desolate of its people is Malhub ... then Al-Qatmiyyat, then Al-Dhunoob.

ويروى: القطبيات بالموحدة، وقد ذكره المصنف هناك.

And it is narrated: Al-Qutbiyyat (with a 'b'), and the author mentioned it there.

وقطمان، بالضم: اسم جبل، قال المخبل السعدي:

And Qutman, with damma: the name of a mountain, Al-Mukhbil Al-Sa'di said:

ولما رأت قطمان من عن شمالها ...

And when she saw Qutman from her left...