كتم

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كتم

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Compare Hebrew כְּתַם (katham, “to mark, to seal”).

noun كَتَم · katam · الْكَتَم · كَتَمٌ

  1. A species of boxwood, Buxus dioica, used in Yemen with henna to dye hair reddish
  2. mock privet, Phillyrea spp., used in Al-Andalus with henna to dye hair reddish والكتم قال أبو الخير هو ثلاثة أنواع منها ما له ورق عريض مثل ورق الآس الذي ينبت في الشعرى وهو يعلو كثيرا ويأخذ من التدويح وورقه مشرفة مثل تشريف المنشار ومنه نوع آخر له ورق دون الأول في العرض وتعظم شجرته أيضا وله حب في قدر حب الفلفل والريحان ويعتصر منه دهن يستصبح به ونوع آخر له ورق طويل دقيق مثل ورق ا

verb كَتَمَ · katama · يَكْتُمُ · كَتْم · كِتْمَان

  1. to conceal, to suppress, to repress, to hide, to restrain, to damp

verb كَتَّمَ · kattama · يُكَتِّمُ · تَكْتِيم · مُكَتِّم

  1. to conceal, to suppress, to repress, to hide, to restrain, to damp

noun كَتْم · katm · الْكَتْم · كَتْمٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of كَتَمَ (katama) (form I)

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كتم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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