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Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of gathering, collecting, and bringing together disparate things. It extends to meanings of approaching, nearing, or intending something, and also encompasses notions of minor offenses, madness, and intense or severe conditions. The root also denotes specific grammatical particles and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

لَمَّverb

1.
to gatherboth
To collect and bring together scattered things or affairs.
2.
to approachclassical
To draw near to something or someone.

يَلُمُّverb

1.
he gathersboth
Present tense of the verb 'to gather', indicating the act of collecting or bringing together.
2.
he approachesclassical
Present tense of the verb 'to approach', indicating drawing near.

لَمًّاnoun

1.
gatheringclassical
The act of gathering or collecting.
2.
approachingclassical
The act of nearing or approaching.

لَمُومَةadjective

1.
gathering peopleclassical
A place or entity that gathers people and brings them together.

مُلِمٌّadjective

1.
approaching pubertyclassical
A boy who is nearing the age of puberty.
2.
gathering peopleclassical
A person who gathers people or is generous to his kin.
3.
near-bearingclassical
A fruit tree that is close to bearing fruit.

مُلِمّadjective

1.
intenseclassical
Strong or severe.

أَلَمَّverb

1.
to approach (a sin)both
To commit or approach a minor sin or offense.
2.
to approach (physically)both
To come down to, lodge, or approach a place or person.
3.
to approach pubertyclassical
A boy nearing puberty.
4.
to approach fruitingclassical
A date palm nearing the stage of producing ripe fruit.

اللَّمَمnoun

1.
minor sinsboth
Small sins, such as a glance or a kiss, that do not involve full commission of a major offense.
2.
madnessclassical
Insanity or a touch of madness.

مَلْمُومadjective

1.
gatheredclassical
Collected, brought together, or compact.
2.
madclassical
Possessed by madness or insane.

لِمَّةnoun

1.
hair reaching shouldersboth
Hair that reaches the shoulders, or hair that is somewhat unkempt.
2.
group of companionsclassical
A group of travelers or companions, often a small number.
3.
hardshipclassical
A severe trial or hardship.
4.
touch (of madness)classical
A slight touch or influence, particularly of madness.

لِمَمnoun

1.
hair (plural)classical
Plural of 'limmah', referring to hair.
2.
minor sins (plural)classical
Plural of 'limmah', referring to minor sins.

لَمَامnoun

1.
occasional visitsclassical
Infrequent or occasional visits.
2.
hair (plural)classical
Plural of 'limmah', referring to hair.

ذو اللِّمَّةname

1.
name of a horseclassical
The name of a horse belonging to 'Ukasha bin Muhsin Al-Asadi.

لَمَامًاadverb

1.
occasionallyclassical
From time to time, not regularly.

مُلَمْلَمadjective

1.
gathered and roundclassical
Collected, compact, and rounded.
2.
sturdyclassical
Strong, stout, and well-built.

المُلَمْلَمَةnoun

1.
elephant's trunkclassical
The trunk of an elephant.

يَلْمْلِمname

1.
miqat stationclassical
A miqat (station for assuming Ihram) for the people of Yemen, a mountain two stages from Mecca.

أَلْمْلِمname

1.
miqat stationclassical
An alternative name for the miqat station of Yemen.

لَمْparticle

1.
did not (past negation)both
A particle used to negate an action in the past, rendering the following verb jussive.

لَمَّاparticle

1.
not yet (past negation)both
A particle used to negate an action that has not yet occurred in the past, similar to 'lam' but often implying expectation.
2.
whenboth
A conjunction meaning 'when' or 'at the time that', introducing a clause.
3.
exceptclassical
Used in conjunction with 'inna' to mean 'except'.

أَلَمَّاparticle

1.
did not (interrogative)classical
An interrogative particle used to ask about past negation, derived from 'lam'.

أَلَمًّاparticle

1.
did not (interrogative)classical
An interrogative particle used to ask about past negation, derived from 'lam'.

اللُّمُومnoun

1.
groupclassical
A group of people who gather or seek each other.

أَلِمْverb

1.
come!classical
An imperative form, a dialectal variant of 'halam' (come!).

أَلَمْ يَفْعَلْverb

1.
he almost didclassical
He was about to do something; he nearly did it.

لِمَparticle

1.
why?classical
An interrogative particle used to ask 'why?', derived from 'lima'.

Parallel reading

لمه (جمعه.

He gathered it (collected it).

من المجاز: لم (الله تعالى شعثه) أي: (قارب بين شتيت أموره) وجمع متفرقه

Metaphorically: Allah gathered his disarray, meaning He brought together his scattered affairs and collected his dispersed ones.

دارنا لمومة أي: تجمع الناس وتربهم

Our house is a 'lamumah' (gathering place), meaning it gathers people and nurtures them.

وأحبني حب الصبي ولمني لم الهدي إلى الكريم الماجد

And he loved me with the love of a child, and he gathered me like the guidance of the noble generous one.

وغلام ملم، بضم أوله: قارب البلوغ

And a boy 'mulimm', with the first letter having damma: nearing puberty.

ورجل ملم، كمجن يجمع القوم

And a man 'mulimm', like 'majunn', gathers the people.

أو أهل بيته وعشيرته

Or his household and his kin.

فابسط علينا كنفي ملم

So spread upon us your protective shelter, O one who gathers.

والملم أيضاً: الشديد من كل شيء

And 'al-mulimm' is also: the intense of everything.

وألم الرجل: باشر اللمم أو قاربه

And a man 'allamma': he committed minor sins or approached them.

وإن كنت ألممت بذنب فاستغفري الله

And if you have committed a sin, then seek forgiveness from Allah.

ألم به: نزل كلم والتم

He 'allamma' by it: he lodged or approached it.

ألم الغلام: قارب البلوغ

A boy 'allamma': he neared puberty.

ألمت النخلة: قاربت الإرطاب

A date palm 'allammat': it neared ripeness.

واللمم، محركة: الجنون

And 'al-lamam', with vowel movement: madness.

يلم بالإنسان ويعتريه

It touches a person and befalls him.

فشكت إليه لمماً بابنتها

She complained to him about madness in her daughter.

كأنهم جنة أو مسهم لمم

As if they were possessed by jinn or touched by madness.

واللمم: صغار الذنوب

And 'al-limam': minor sins.

نحو القبلة والنظرة وما أشبهها

Like a kiss, a glance, and what resembles them.

الذين يجتنبون كبائر الإثم والفواحش إلا اللمم

Those who shun the major sins and indecencies, except for minor offenses.

ما يزورنا إلا لماما

He visits us only occasionally.

ضربته ما لمم القتل

I struck him with blows approaching killing.

ألم يفعل كذا في معنى كاد يفعل

Did he not do such-and-such, meaning he almost did it.

والملموم: المجنون

And 'al-malmum': the madman.

وأصابته من الجن لمة أي: مس

And a 'lammah' from the jinn afflicted him, meaning: a touch.

إلا كلمة حالم بخيال

Except for the word of a dreamer with an illusion.

والعين اللامة: المصيبة بسوء

And the 'al-laamah' eye: the one that strikes with evil.

أعيذه من كل هامة ولامة، ومن شر كل سامة

I seek refuge for him from every pest and evil eye, and from the evil of every venomous creature.

أعيذه من حادثات اللمة

I seek refuge for him from the calamities of hardship.

تديلنا اللمة من لماتها

Hardship gives us turns from its hardships.

لا تسافروا حتى تصيبوا لمة

Do not travel until you find a companion.

أنها خرجت في لمة من نسائها

That she went out with a group of her women.

ألا وإن معاوية قد قاد لمة من الغواة

Indeed, Mu'awiyah has led a group of the misguided.

وأشعث في الدار ذي لمة

And a disheveled one in the house with unkempt hair.

ما رأيت ذا لمة أحسن من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

I have not seen one with 'limmah' (long hair) more handsome than the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

في وجوه مع اللمام الجعاد

On faces with the curly, gathered hair.

لما لقيتهم واهتزت اللمم

When I met them and the hair swayed.

وهو يزورنا لماما، بالكسر أي: غبا

And he visits us 'lamaman', with kasr, meaning: occasionally.

جمل ملموم وململم: مجتمع

A camel 'malmum' and 'malmalim': collected.

ملمومة لما كظهر الجنبل

Rounded like the back of a camel's hump.

فأتاه رجل بناقة ململمة، فأبى أن يأخذها

A man came to him with a 'malmalamah' she-camel, and he refused to take it.

يلملم أو ألملم أو يرمرم

Yalmalim or Almalim or Yarmaram.

لم يفعل ذلك

He did not do that.

بل لما يذوقوا عذاب

Rather, they have not yet tasted the punishment.

إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ

Indeed, every soul has with it a guardian.

وإن كل لما جميع لدينا محضرون

And indeed, all of them, all will be brought before Us.

سألتك لما فعلت أي: إلا فعلت

I asked you, 'Lamma' you did it, meaning: 'Except' you did it.

يلتمون

They seek each other.

ألم يفعل كذا

He almost did such-and-such.

لم ذهبت؟

Why did you go?

لم أذنت لهم

Why did you permit them?