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ع-ص-م

The Arabic root ع-ص-م (a-s-m)

Form I verb عَصَمَ: to save

9 words in the dictionary are built from ع-ص-م, including verbs in Forms I, VIII, X. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.

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Noun
capital city

Verbs and the nouns that come from them

عَصَمَ · present يَعْصِمُ
Form I · The plain action

to save; to protect

عَصْم
Verbal noun
عِصْمَة
Verbal noun
defense
عَاصِم
Active participle
protector
مَعْصُوم
Passive participle
infallible
اِعْتَصَمَ · present يَعْتَصِمُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic

to hold fast; to hold on tightly

اِعْتِصَام
Verbal noun
مُعْتَصِم
Active participle
مُعْتَصَم
Passive participle
اِسْتَعْصَمَ · present يَسْتَعْصِمُ
Form X · Seeking or considering

to adhere, to keep; to resort to, to take refuge in; to maintain, to preserve

اِسْتِعْصَام
Verbal noun
مُسْتَعْصِم
Active participle
مُسْتَعْصَم
Passive participle

Other nouns and adjectives

Noun
capital city
مَعْصُومِيَّة
Noun
infallibility
عِصَامِيّ
Adjective
self-made

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