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Form 1كَرُمَ3 senses · 1 main
maṣdarكَرَمٌ

Core sense — it was highly esteemed, precious, or rare; his land became productivegenerated

1.1

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It (a thing) was, or became, highly esteemed, precious, valuable, or rare.

Followed by عَلَيْهِ: see 1 in art. فجع.

1.1.1his land yielded increase of its seed-produce, and its soil became good, being manured—كَرُمَتْ أَرْضُهُ

[Or it was, or became, generous, or good; that is, productive, or fertile.]

1.1.2I exceeded him in generosity, or nobleness—كَرُمْتُ عَلَيْهِ

In art. عز, under the word عَزٌّ.

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, inf. n. كَرَمٌ , It (a thing) was, or became, highly esteemed or prized or valued; excellent, precious, valuable, or rare: (Msb:) followed by عَلَيْهِ : see 1 in art. فجع . كَرُمَتْ أَرْضُهُ His land yielded increase of its seed-produce, (ISh, K,) and its soil became good, (ISh,) being manured; (ISh, K;) [or it was, or became, generous, or good; i. e., productive, or fertile]. كَرُمْتُ عَلَيْهِ , (S, K, art. عز ,) I exceeded him in generosity, or nobleness. (TK, voce عَزٌّ .)
Form 2كَرَّمَهُ عَلَىَّ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he honoured him; he preserved him from somethinggenerated

2.1

[He honoured him above me.] Qur 17:64.

2.1.1[he preserved him from such a thing]—كَرَّمَهُ عَنْ كَذَا

See an example in a verse cited in art. عل (form 3); and see forms 4 and 5 here.

2.1.2he highly regarded a horse or the like—كَرَّمَ
2.1.3

See تَكْرِمَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2
17:62
قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

He said: "Seest Thou? this is the one whom Thou hast honoured above me! If Thou wilt but respite me to the Day of Judgment, I will surely bring his descendants under my sway - all but a few!"

17:70
وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًا

We have honoured the sons of Adam; provided them with transport on land and sea; given them for sustenance things good and pure; and conferred on them special favours, above a great part of our creation.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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[He honoured him above me]. (Kur, xvii. 64). كَرَّمَهُ عَنْ كَذَا [He preserved him from such a thing]: see an ex. in a verse cited in art. عل (conj. 3): and see, here, 4 and 5. كَرَّمَ He highly regarded a horse or the like. See تَكْرِمَةٌ .
Form 4أَكْرَمَهُ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he treated him with honour, or courtesygenerated

4.1

He treated him with honour, or courtesy.

4.1.1he found a generous horse—أَكْرَمَ
he found a generous horse—اِسْتَكْرَمَ

A generous horse: فَرَسًا كَرِيمًا.

In art. ربط; see رَبَطَ.

4.1.2I preserved myself from it—أَكْرَمْتُ عَنْهُ عِرْضِى

In art. عرض; see also form 2.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4
12:21
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِى ٱشْتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصْرَ لِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكْرِمِى مَثْوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرِهِۦ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

The man in Egypt who bought him, said to his wife: "Make his stay (among us) honourable: may be he will bring us much good, or we shall adopt him as a son." Thus did We establish Joseph in the land, that We might teach him the interpretation of stories (and events). And Allah hath full power and control over His affairs; but most among mankind know it not.

89:15
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ

Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."

89:17
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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He treated him with honour, or courtesy. أَكْرَمَ , and اِسْتَكْرَمَ , He found a generous horse ( فَرَسًا كَرِيمًا ). (TA in art. ربط .) See رَبَطَ . أَكْرَمْتُ عَنْهُ عِرْضِى I preserved myself from it. (S in art. عرض . See also 2.)
Form 5تَكَرَّمَ عَنْهُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he shunned it, kept far from it; he forced himself to be generousgenerated

5.1he shunned it, avoided it, kept himself far from it, or preserved himself from it—تَكَارَمَ

For instance, from foul speech. In art. دقع.

5.1.1he made himself act generously, forcing himself to it—تَكَرَّمَ
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, and تَكَارَمَ , He shunned it; avoided it; kept, or removed, himself far from it; or preserved himself from it; (K;) for in stance, from foul speech. (TA in art. دقع .) تَكَرَّمَ He affected, or constrained himself, to be generous. (S.)
Form 6تَكَاْرَمَ1 sense

Core sense — he shunned it; he forced himself to be generousgenerated

6.1

See form 5.

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see 5.
Form 10اِسْتَكْرَمَ الشَّىْءَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he sought out what is choice, or excellent, of the thinggenerated

10.1

See form 10 in art. فره.

10.1.1

See also form 4.

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: see 10 in art. فره . See also 4.

Derived nouns 12

Nounإِبْنُ الكَرْمِ1 sense

Core sense — the grape, or bunch of grapesgenerated

1the grape, or bunch of grapes—قِطْف

In art. بنى.

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The قِطْف [i. e. grape, or bunch of grapes]. (T in art. بنى .)
Nounكَرَمٌ1 sense

Core sense — generosity; generous quality, said of a horsegenerated

1

Generous quality, said of a horse and the like.

See حَسَبٌ, كَرِيمٌ, مَكْرُمَةٌ, and شَرِيفٌ.

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in a horse, &c., generous quality. See حَسَبٌ ; and see كَرِيمٌ , and مَكْرُمَةٌ , and شَرِيفٌ .
Nounذُو الجَلَالِ وَالإِكْرَامِ1 sense

Core sense — possessed of majesty and bountygenerated

1

Qur 55:27: Possessed of majesty, or greatness, and bounty; or of absolute independence and universal bounty.

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(Kur, lv. 27) Possessed of majesty, or greatness, and bounty: (Jel:) or, of absolute independence and universal bounty. (Bd.)
Nounالكُرْكُمُ الصَّغِيرُ1 sense

Core sense — the lesser kind of turmeric, or saffrongenerated

1

See العُرُوقُ الصُّفْرُ.

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: see العُرُوقُ الصُّفْرُ .
Nounكَرِيمٌ7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — generous, noble, high-born; highly esteemed, preciousgenerated

1

Generous, liberal, honourable; noble, high-born; the opposite of لَئِيمٌ.

1.1

[A generous, noble, high-bred, well-born, or excellent horse and the like; of generous, high, or good breed or quality.]

1.2

A thing highly esteemed, precious, valuable, or rare.

1.3productive land—أَرْضٌ كَرِيمَةٌ

See كَرُمَتْ أَرْضُهُ.

1.4[a camel held in high estimation by his owner]—بَعِيرٌ كَرِيمٌ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ

In art. دفع.

1.5the glorious face of God—وَجْهُ ٱللّٰهِ الكَرِيمُ

See an example under سُبْحَةٌ.

1.6the choice, or best, of cattle or other possessions—كَراَئِمُ المَالِ
the choice, or best, of cattle or other possessions—الأَمْوَالِ

on this sense Such as are held in high estimation, precious, or excellent.

Qur’ānic occurrences كَرِيم 5 shown of 30
26:58
وَكُنُوزٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ

Treasures, and every kind of honourable position;

44:26
وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ

And corn-fields and noble buildings,

56:44
لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ

Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please:

80:16
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

Honourable and Pious and Just.

82:11
كِرَامًا كَـٰتِبِينَ

Kind and honourable,- Writing down (your deeds):

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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Generous; liberal; honourable: noble; high-born; contr. of لَئِيمٌ . (K, &c.) [A generous, a noble, a high-bred, a well-born, or an excellent, horse, &c.; of generous, high, or good, breed or quality.] A thing highly esteemed or prized or valued; excellent, precious, valuable, or rare. (Msb.) [ أَرْضٌ كَرِيمَةٌ Productive land. See كَرُمَتْ أَرْضُهُ .] بَعِيرٌ كَرِيمٌ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ [A camel held in high estimation by his owner]. (TA in art. دفع .) [ وَجْهُ ٱللّٰهِ الكَرِيمُ means The glorious face of God: see an ex. voce سُبْحَةٌ .] كَراَئِمُ المَالِ (TA) or الأَمْوَالِ (Mgh, Msb) Such as are held in high estimation, precious, or excellent, of cattle or other possessions; (Mgh, Msb, TA;) the choice, or best, thereof. (Mgh, Msb.)
Nounحُبًّا وَكَرَامَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — with love and honour; gladly and willinglygenerated

1

See حُبٌّ.

1.1no, nor a jar-cover—لَا وَلَا كَرَامَةً

That is: no — I will not give you, or will not do, what you ask — nor anything else. See حُبٌّ and تَكْرِمَة.

1.2the kind of miracle so called—كَراَمَةٌ

Plural كَرَامَاتٌ, like the term as used by St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 12:9; it may well be rendered thaumaturgy.

a worker of miracles, a thaumaturgist—صاَحِبُ كَراَمَاتٍ

See مُعْجِزَهٌ and قَرَاسَةٌ.

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, see حُبٌّ . لَا وَلَا كَرَامَةً No; nor a jar-cover: i. e., No: (I will not give thee, or I will not do, what thou requirest,) nor anything else. See حُبٌّ ; and see تَكْرِمَة . كَراَمَةٌ , the kind of miracle so called: pl. كَرَامَاتٌ ; like the term as used by St. Paul in 1 Cor. xii. 9: it may be well rendered thaumaturgy: and صاَحِبُ كَراَمَاتٍ a thaumaturgus, or thaumaturgist: see مُعْجِزَهٌ , and قَرَاسَةٌ .
Nounأَكْرَمُ1 sense

Core sense — more, or most, generous, or noblegenerated

1

Used in the sense of كَرِيمٌ, as in أَكْرَمُهُمْ أَبًا; see بَيَاضٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences أَكْرَم 1 shown of 2
96:3
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-

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in the sense of كَرِيمٌ , as in أَكْرَمُهُمْ أَبًا : see بَيَاضٌ .
Nounتَكْرِمَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the honouring of someone, showing honourgenerated

1

Synonymous with تَكْرِيمٌ; a substantive from كَرَّمْتُهُ, as also كَرَامَةٌ.

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, syn. with تَكْرِيمٌ ; (Mgh;) subst. from كَرَّمْتُهُ ; as also كَرَامَةٌ . (Msb.)
Nounمَكْرَمَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a means, or cause, of attaining honourgenerated

1

A means, or cause, of attaining honour.

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A means. or cause, of attaining honour. (Mgh, Msb.)
Nounمَكْرُمٌ1 sense

Core sense — a generous, or honourable, quality or actiongenerated

1

See أَلُوكٌ and يُسْرٌ.

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: see أَلُوكٌ and يُسْرٌ .
Nounمَكْرُمَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a generous, or honourable, quality or actiongenerated

1

A generous, or honourable, quality or action.

1.1he became eminent in generous, or honourable, actions and qualities—عَلِىَ فِى المَكَارِمِ

In art. علو.

1.2excellencies—مَكَارِمُ

This is often the best rendering.

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A generous, or honourable, quality or action. (Msb, &c.) عَلِىَ فِى المَكَارِمِ [He became eminent in generous, or honourable, actions or practices or qualities or dispositions]. (Msb in art. علو .) مَكَارِمُ may often be rendered Excellencies.
Nounأَرْضٌ مَكْرُمَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — good, fertile land; land producing good herbagegenerated

1figurative · مجازgenerous, good land; good and fertile land—كَرَمٌ

Or: dunged and tilled land.

land producing good herbage or plants—أَرْضٌ مَكْرُمَةٌ لِلنَّبَاثِ

In some copies, good for herbage or plants.

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and كَرَمٌ Generous, good, land: (K, TA:) [good and fertile land:] or dunged and tilled land. (TA.) And أَرْضٌ مَكْرُمَةٌ لِلنَّبَاثِ Land producing good herbage or plants. (S, TA. [In some copies of the S, good for herbage or plants.])