ب م م
Nouns and adjectives
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries-
بَمٌّ bass
[The bass in music; used in this sense in the present day: or particularly the bass notes of the lute: in this sense F seems to have understood the saying of ISd that] the بَمّ of the lute is well known: (M, K: [in the CK, البَمَّ مِنَ العُوْدِ او الوَتَرِ الخ is erroneously put for البَمُّ مِنَ العُودِ مٓ أَوِ الوَتَرُ الخ:]) or (so in the K) it is the thick [or bass] chord of the lute: (S, K:) the word is foreign: (M:) [in Persian بَمْ:] Az says that it is not Arabic. (TA.) -
بُمٌّ Open entry
i. q. بُومٌ, q. v. (K.)
Explore every root as you read
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.