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وط م

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of lowering, obscuring, or holding back. It is associated with actions like lowering curtains, holding back excrement, and potentially a form of pressing or treading.

Derived headwords

الوَطْمnoun
  1. 1.
    loweringclassical

    The act of lowering something, possibly curtains or a veil.

وَطَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to lowerclassical

    To lower something, such as a curtain or veil.

  2. 2.
    to hold backclassical

    To hold back or retain one's excrement.

وَطْمnoun
  1. 1.
    holding backclassical

    The act of holding back or retaining excrement.

أَطَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to lowerclassical

    To lower one's curtains or veil.

أَطْمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    loweringclassical

    The act of lowering curtains or a veil.

Parallel reading

الوطم، كالوعد
Al-watm, like al-wa'd.
وهو (الوطء،
And it is (al-wat'u,
وطم الستر: أرخاه
Watama the curtain: he lowered it.
أطم على البيت: أرخى ستوره
Atama upon the house: he lowered its curtains.
وكأن الواو مبدلة من الهمزة
And it is as if the waw is a substitute for the hamza.
وطم الرجل وطما، ووطم، كعنى: احتبس نجوه
Watama the man watman, and watama, as in 'ana: he held back his excrement.