عرمرم

Arabic

Etymology

Formally from the root ع ر م ر م (ʕ-r-m-r-m), from ع ر م (ʕ-r-m) with the last two radicals reduplicated.

Adjective

عَرَمْرَم • (ʕaramram) (Classical Arabic)

1. numerous, countless, irresistible
   • 6th century CE, ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād al-ʿAbsī, from Mu'allaqat:

     طَوْرًا يُجَرَّدُ لِلطَّعَانِ وَتَارَةً // يَأْوِي إِلَى حَصِدِ القِسِيِّ عَرَمْرَمِ

     ṭawran yujarradu li-ṭ-ṭaʿāni watāratan // yaʾwī ʾilā ḥaṣidi l-qisiyyi ʿaramrami

     Sometimes he departs against a spearman, and at turns
     He finds his abode among countless archers with tight bows

Declension

Declension of adjective عَرَمْرَم (ʕaramram)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَرَمْرَم ʕaramram	الْعَرَمْرَم al-ʕaramram	عَرَمْرَمَة ʕaramrama	الْعَرَمْرَمَة al-ʕaramrama
Nominative	عَرَمْرَمٌ ʕaramramun	الْعَرَمْرَمُ al-ʕaramramu	عَرَمْرَمَةٌ ʕaramramatun	الْعَرَمْرَمَةُ al-ʕaramramatu
Accusative	عَرَمْرَمًا ʕaramraman	الْعَرَمْرَمَ al-ʕaramrama	عَرَمْرَمَةً ʕaramramatan	الْعَرَمْرَمَةَ al-ʕaramramata
Genitive	عَرَمْرَمٍ ʕaramramin	الْعَرَمْرَمِ al-ʕaramrami	عَرَمْرَمَةٍ ʕaramramatin	الْعَرَمْرَمَةِ al-ʕaramramati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَرَمْرَمَيْن ʕaramramayn	الْعَرَمْرَمَيْن al-ʕaramramayn	عَرَمْرَمَتَيْن ʕaramramatayn	الْعَرَمْرَمَتَيْن al-ʕaramramatayn
Nominative	عَرَمْرَمَانِ ʕaramramāni	الْعَرَمْرَمَانِ al-ʕaramramāni	عَرَمْرَمَتَانِ ʕaramramatāni	الْعَرَمْرَمَتَانِ al-ʕaramramatāni
Accusative	عَرَمْرَمَيْنِ ʕaramramayni	الْعَرَمْرَمَيْنِ al-ʕaramramayni	عَرَمْرَمَتَيْنِ ʕaramramatayni	الْعَرَمْرَمَتَيْنِ al-ʕaramramatayni
Genitive	عَرَمْرَمَيْنِ ʕaramramayni	الْعَرَمْرَمَيْنِ al-ʕaramramayni	عَرَمْرَمَتَيْنِ ʕaramramatayni	الْعَرَمْرَمَتَيْنِ al-ʕaramramatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	عَرَمْرَمَات ʕaramramāt	الْعَرَمْرَمَات al-ʕaramramāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	عَرَمْرَمَاتٌ ʕaramramātun	الْعَرَمْرَمَاتُ al-ʕaramramātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	عَرَمْرَمَاتٍ ʕaramramātin	الْعَرَمْرَمَاتِ al-ʕaramramāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	عَرَمْرَمَاتٍ ʕaramramātin	الْعَرَمْرَمَاتِ al-ʕaramramāti