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مَرْيَمٌ

proper noun  ·  1 entry  ·  Qur'ānic frequency 34

This is Lane’s article on مَرْيَمٌ. In the printed Lexicon he files it under ريم — that is where it appears on the page, not the word’s root.

Lane’s articleمَرْيَمٌ1 sense
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A woman who loves the talk of men, but does not act immorally or commit adultery or fornication.

Also a [female] proper name.

AA says it is of the measure مَفْعَلٌ, from رَامَ; but some say that, as a proper name, it is arabicized, from مَارِيَة.

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A woman who loves the discourse of men, but does not act vitiously or immorally, or commit adultery or fornication. (K.) Also a [female] proper name. (K.) It is said by AA to be of the measure مَفْعَلٌ from رَامَ , aor. يَرِيمُ : (S, Sgh, Msb, TA:) but some say that, as a proper name, it is arabicized, from مَارِيَة . (TA.)