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حزم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 حَزَمَهُ حزام حزم حزمه حزمة , (S, Msb, K,) aor. حَزِمَ , (K,) inf. n. حَزْمٌ, (S,) He bound it, or tied it; (S, K;) namely, a thing: (S:) or he made it a حُزْمَة [q. v.]. (Msb.) ― -b2- حَزَمَ الدَّابَّةَ (S, Msb) or الفَرَسَ, (K,) aor. as above, (Msb,) and so the inf. n., (Mgh, Msb,) He bound the beast [or horse ] with the حِزَام [or girth ]; (T, * S, * Mgh, * Msb;) and with a rope; (T, TA;) or he bound the حِزَام of the [ beast or] horse. (K.) ― -b3- [And hence,] حَزَمَ رَأْيَهُ, [aor. and] inf. n. as above, (assumed tropical:) He made his judgment, opinion, or counsel, firm, or sound. (Msb.) It is said in a prov., قَدْ أَحْزِمُ لَوْ أَعْزِمُ [ Certainly I make firm my determination if I determine upon doing a thing]; meaning I know الحَزْم [i. e. prudence, or discretion, and precaution ], though I do not practise it. (IB, TA. [See also Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 262.]) -A2- [Hence, also,] حَزُمَ, (S, K,) aor. حَزُمَ , (K,) inf. n. حَزَامَةٌ (S, K *) and حُزُومَةٌ, (K, * TK,) but this latter is not of established authority, (TA,) and حَزْمٌ, (CK, * TK, [or this is probably a simple subst. in relation to حَزُمَ,]) He possessed the quality of حَزْم [explained below, as meaning prudence, or discretion, &c.]. (S, K.) -A3- حَزِمَ, aor. حَزَمَ , inf. n. حَزَمٌ, (S, K,) He was, or became, choked, (K,) or he had what resembled a choking, (S,) in his chest. (S, K.)

Derived headwords

حَزَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
حَزَمَ الدَّابَّةَ
قَدْ أَحْزِمُ لَوْ أَعْزِمُ