ك س ع م

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a specific type of donkey, possibly with a dialectal origin. It also touches upon the concept of turning one's back or fleeing.

Derived headwords

الْكَسْعُومnoun

1.
Donkeyclassical
A donkey, specifically mentioned as a term used in the Himyaritic dialect.
2.
Wasp/Hornetclassical
Mentioned as a comparison or alternative meaning, possibly related to the sound or appearance.

كَسَعَverb

1.
To turn one's backclassical
To turn away or flee from behind, implying a rearward movement or departure.

كَسْعِيّadjective

1.
Related to the donkeyclassical
An adjective derived from the term for donkey, possibly referring to something belonging to or characteristic of a donkey.

كَسَاعِيمnoun

1.
Donkeysclassical
The plural form of 'al-kas'um', referring to donkeys.

كَسْعَةnoun

1.
Origin/Rootclassical
The original form or root from which 'al-kas'um' is derived, before the addition of the 'mim'.

كَسْعَمnoun

1.
Variant of al-kas'umclassical
A variant pronunciation or spelling of 'al-kas'um', with the same meaning.

كَسْعَمَverb

1.
To fleeclassical
To turn and flee, to run away, specifically mentioned as a verb form.

Parallel reading

هو (الحمار، بالحميرية)

It is (the donkey, in Himyaritic).

جمعه: كساعيم

Its plural is: kasā'īm.

والأصل فيه الكسعة، (والميم زائدة)

And the origin is al-kas'ah, (and the mim is extra).

سمي لأنه يكسع من خلفه

It is named so because it kicks from behind.

ويقال هل هو مقلوب الكعسوم

And it is said, is it an inversion of al-ka'sūm?

والأصل فيه الكعس

And the origin is al-ka's.

الكسعم، بالفتح: لغة في الكسعوم

Al-kas'am, with the fatha: is a dialectal variant of al-kas'ūm.

وكسعم الرجل: أدبر هاربا

And kas'ama the man: he turned and fled.