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Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of unpleasant smells, particularly those associated with decay, rancidity, or staleness. It extends to describe things that have become spoiled, dirty, or affected by dampness and dust, leading to a foul odor.

Derived headwords

القِنَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Foul smell of oilsclassical

    A foul or rancid smell, specifically of oils like olive oil and similar substances.

قَنِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To become dirtyclassical

    To become dirty or soiled, often implying a foul smell.

قَنِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To become stale/rancidmodern

    To become stale, rancid, or putrid, especially referring to liquids or food.

قَنِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To become spoiledclassical

    To become spoiled or corrupted, used for fruits like walnuts.

قَنِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To be affected by dampness and dustclassical

    To be affected by dampness and dust, causing it to become dirty and smell bad, used for horses and camels.

قَنِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To become foul-smellingmodern

    To become foul-smelling or changed in odor, used for food, meat, and other items.

وقد قنمت من صرها واحتلابها ... أنامل كفيها وللوطب أقنم — And her hands' fingertips became foul-smelling from her bleating and milking... and for the milk-curd, it became foul-smelling.
قَنِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To become stale (water skin)classical

    When a water skin becomes stale, emitting a foul odor.

قَانِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Stale, rancidmodern

    Describing something that has become stale, rancid, or putrid.

قَانِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Spoiledclassical

    Describing fruit, such as walnuts, that has become spoiled.

قَانِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Affected by dampness and dustclassical

    Describing horses, camels, or other animals whose hair has been affected by dampness and dust, making it dirty.

الأَقْنُومnoun
  1. 1.
    Root, originclassical

    The root, origin, or foundation of something.

أَقَانِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    Roots, origins (plural)classical

    Plural of أقنوم, referring to roots or origins.

قَنِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Foul-smellingmodern

    Describing food, meat, or milk-curd that has become foul-smelling or changed in odor.

وبقرة قنمة: متغيرة الرائحة — And a cow that is قنمة: changed in smell.
أَقْنَمَverb
  1. 1.
    To become foul-smellingmodern

    To become spoiled and have a changed smell, used for food and other items.

Parallel reading

القنمة، محركة: خبث ريح الأدهان، مثل الزيت ونحوه
Al-qinamah, harakah: the foul smell of oils, like olive oil and the like.
قال سيبويه: جعلوه اسما للرائحة
Sibawayh said: They made it a noun for the smell.
يده منه قنمة
His hand has a foul smell from it.
وقد قنمت: اتسخت
And he became dirty: he became soiled.
وقنم سقاؤه، كفرح قنما فهو قانم: إذا تمه
And his water skin became stale, as in فرح, qanaman, so it is qānim: when it became putrid.
أي: أروح وأنتن، وكذلك نمق
Meaning: it became smelly and putrid, and likewise namuq.
وقنم الجوز فهو قانم: إذا فسد
And walnuts became qānim: when they spoiled.
والقنم في الخيل والإبل وغيره
And al-qanam in horses and camels and others.
أن يصيب الشعر الندى فركبه الغبار فاتسخ
That the hair is affected by dampness, and dust settles on it, making it dirty.
والأقنوم، بالضم: الأصل
And al-uqnum, with dammah: the origin.
قال الجوهري: وأحسبها رومية
Al-Jawhari said: And I think it is Roman.
قنم الطعام واللحم والثريد والرطب قنما فهو قنم
Food, meat, thareed, and dates became qanaman, so it is qanim.
وأقنم: فسد وتغيرت رائحته
And aqnama: it spoiled and its smell changed.
وبقرة قنمة: متغيرة الرائحة
And a cow that is qanimah: changed in smell.