ʿalqama Ealoqama عَلْقَمَ Bookmark Bookmarked Share 1., [verbal noun عَلْقَمَةٌ,] said of the colocynth, It attained its utmost degree of bitterness. (Ham p. 166.)2. -A2- عَلْقَمَ طَعَامَهُ, (TA,) verbal noun as above, (K, TA,) He made his food bitter; (TA;) or put something bitter into it. (K.)