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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the hump of a camel, specifically its fatty content. It describes the process of the hump accumulating fat or becoming fatty.

Derived headwords

كَعْرَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to accumulate fatclassical

    To become fatty, especially referring to the hump of a camel accumulating fat.

كَعْرَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    camel's humpclassical

    The hump of a camel, particularly when it contains fat.

  2. 2.
    fatty humpclassical

    A hump that has accumulated a significant amount of fat.

كَعْمَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to accumulate fatclassical

    An alternative form indicating the accumulation of fat, specifically in a camel's hump. This form is noted as being transmitted by Ibn al-Qatta'a.

Parallel reading

كعرم سنام البعير كعرمة
The camel's hump became fatty with fat.
صار فيه شحم
It became fatty.
وكذلك: كعمر
And similarly: it became fatty.
نقله ابن القطاع
Transmitted by Ibn al-Qatta'a.