ك ث م

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of gathering, concealing, and approaching. It extends to meanings of filling, becoming full, and also to specific geographical and personal names.

Derived headwords

كَثَمَverb

1.
to crushboth
To crush something, like melons or similar produce, by putting it in one's mouth and breaking it.
2.
to untieboth
To untie or loosen a quiver (كنانة).
3.
to trackboth
To track or follow the traces of something.
4.
to turn awayboth
To turn someone away from a matter.
5.
to gatherboth
To gather or collect something.
6.
to approachboth
To approach or draw near.
7.
to be slowclassical
To be slow or delayed.

قَثَمَهُverb

1.
to crushboth
To crush something, like melons or similar produce, by putting it in one's mouth and breaking it.

أَكْثَمَكَverb

1.
to approachboth
To approach or draw near to you (in the context of hunting game).

أَكْثَمَverb

1.
to fillboth
To fill a waterskin.
2.
to hideboth
To hide or conceal oneself in a house.

الأَكْثَمadjective

1.
wide-belliedboth
Having a wide or large belly.
2.
satiatedboth
Full from eating; satiated.
3.
wide roadclassical
A wide road or path.
4.
large mountclassical
A large or stout animal, referring to its private parts.

أكثم بن الجونname

1.
a companionclassical
A companion (Sahabi) of the Prophet Muhammad.

أكثم بن صيفيname

1.
a judgeclassical
One of the famous judges and wise men.

يحيى بن أكثمname

1.
a judgeclassical
A renowned judge and scholar.

تَكَتَّمَverb

1.
to hesitateboth
To hesitate or pause.
2.
to be confusedboth
To be confused or bewildered.
3.
to bendboth
To bend or yield.
4.
to hideboth
To hide or conceal oneself in a place.

انْكَثَمَverb

1.
to grieveboth
To grieve or become sad.

كَاتَمَهُverb

1.
to approachboth
To approach and associate with someone.

الكُثْمَةnoun

1.
womanclassical
A woman who is very drunk or has consumed a lot.
2.
mudclassical
Mud or mire (corrected from 'kum'ah').

كُثْمَةnoun

1.
coarseclassical
Coarse or rough.

عن كُثْمprepositional phrase

1.
from close byboth
From a close distance, with power and control.

وَطَبٌ أَكْثَمnoun phrase

1.
full containerclassical
A container that is full.

كُثُمَ الطَّرِيقnoun phrase

1.
road's faceclassical
The face or apparent surface of a road.

انْكَثَمُواverb

1.
turned awayclassical
They turned away from something.

Parallel reading

كثم القثاء ونحوه: أدخله في فيه فكسره

To crush melons and the like: to put them in one's mouth and break them.

وكثم كنانته: نكثها

And to untie his quiver: to loosen it.

وكثم الأثر: اقتصه

And to track the trace: to follow it.

وكثمه عن الأمر: صرفه عنه

And to turn him away from the matter: to divert him from it.

وكثم الشيء: جمعه

And to gather the thing: to collect it.

وأكثمك الصيد: قاربك

And 'akthamak the game: it approached you.

وأكثم القربة: ملأها

And to fill the waterskin: to make it full.

وأكثم في بيته: توارى فيه وتغيب

And to hide in his house: to be concealed and absent within it.

يقال: رجل أكثم، إذا امتلأ بطنه من الشبع

It is said: a man is 'aktham, if his belly is full from satiety.

فبات يسوي بركها وسنامها ... كأن لم يجع من قبلها وهو أكثم

So he spent the night straightening its humps and its camel's hump... as if he had not been hungry before, and he was full-bellied.

وكثم كعلم: دنا

And 'kathama' as in 'alim: to approach.

وتكتم الرجل، إذا توقف

And the man 'takattama', if he hesitated.

وتكتم في منزله: توارى وتغيب

And to hide in his house: to be concealed and absent.

وانكثم: حزن

And 'inkathama': to grieve.

وكاثمه: قاربه وخالطه

And to 'kathimahu': to approach him and associate with him.

ورماه عن كثم، محركة أي: عن كثب

And he shot him from 'kuthm', with vowel marks, meaning: from close by.

وطب أكثم: مملوء

An 'aktham' container: is full.

وكثم الطريق، محركة: وجهه وظاهره

And 'kuthm' of the road, with vowel marks: its face and its exterior.

وانكثموا عن وجه كذا: انصرفوا عنه

And they 'inkathamu' from the direction of such-and-such: they turned away from it.