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وَرَم
swelling /ˈwa.ram/
nounB1#2082 most common
Also: tumor, edema
Example sentences
عِنْدِي وَرَم فِي يَدِي.
I have a swelling in my hand.
ظَهَرَ وَرَم صَغِير عَلَى وَجْهِهِ.
A small swelling appeared on his face.
قَالَ الطَّبِيبُ إِنَّ الوَرَمَ لَيْسَ خَطِيرًا.
The doctor said the swelling is not dangerous.
بَعْدَ الحَادِثِ، أُصِيبَتْ رُكْبَتُهُ بِوَرَمٍ كَبِيرٍ.
After the accident, his knee developed a large swelling.
أَظْهَرَتِ الفُحُوصَاتُ وَرَمًا خَبِيثًا يَتَطَلَّبُ عِلَاجًا فَوْرِيًّا.
The tests revealed a malignant tumor requiring immediate treatment.
لَمْ يَكُنِ الوَرَمُ سِوَى انْعِكَاسٍ لِالْتِهَابٍ مُزْمِنٍ تَجَاهَلَهُ الرَّجُلُ سَنَوَاتٍ.
The tumor was only a sign of a chronic inflammation the man had ignored for years.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وَرَمٌ | أَوْرَامٌ |
| Genitive | وَرَمٍ | أَوْرَامٍ |
| Accusative | وَرَمًا | أَوْرَامًا |
| Vocative | يَا وَرَمُ | يَا أَوْرَامُ |
Word family
وَرِمَto swell
تَوَرَّمَto become swollen
مُتَوَرِّمswollen
تَوَرُّمswelling (process)
أَوْرَامtumors, swellings
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root و-ر-م (w-r-m), which carries the sense of swelling or rising up. It is the verbal noun of the verb وَرِمَ, meaning "to swell." In modern usage it covers both a simple swelling and a medical tumor.
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