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حمى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 حَمَاهُ حامي حم حماه حماة حمى حمة , (S, Mgh, K,) aor. حَمِىَ , (K,) inf. n. حِمَايَةٌ (S, Mgh, K [but said in the Msb to be a simple subst., though afterwards there mentioned as an inf. n.,]) and حَمْىٌ and مَحْمِيَةٌ, (K,) He prohibited it, or interdicted it; or he protected it, defended it, or guarded it, from, or against, encroachment, invasion, or attack. (S, * Mgh, K, * TA.) You say, حَمَى الكَلَأَ, inf. n. حَمْىٌ and حَمِيَّةٌ and حِمَايَةٌ and حَمْوَةٌ, [the last irreg.,] He prohibited, or interdicted, &c., the herbage, or pasture. (K, * TA.) And حَمَى المَكَانَ مِنَ النَّاسِ, aor. حَمِىَ , inf. n. حَمْىٌ and حِمْيَةٌ [and حِمَايَةٌ, though here, in the Msb, said to be a simple subst.], He prohibited, or interdicted, the place; or he protected, defended, or guarded, it; from the people [ in general ]: (Msb:) and, accord. to IB, ↓ احماهُ signifies the same as حَمَاهُ: (TA:) or المكان ↓ احمى signifies he made the place to be what is termed حِمًى, (S, Msb, K,) not to be approached (Msb, K) nor ventured upon, or attempted: (Msb:) or it signifies, (K,) or signifies also, (Msb,) he found it to be what is termed حِمًى: (Msb, K:) or الحِمَى ↓ احمى signifies he made the حمى to be refrained from by people, and to be acknowledged as a حمى: and حَمَاهُ, he prohibited, or interdicted, it; or he protected it, defended it, or guarded it, from, or against, encroachment, invasion, or attack: (AZ:) accord. to Suh, in the R, ↓ احماهُ is of weak authority; but both these verbs are chaste. (TA.) [Hence,] حَمَى ظَهْرَهُ [ He prohibited, or interdicted, his back to be used for bearing a rider or any burden], said of a stallion-camel when he is termed حَامٍ, q. v. (Fr, S, K.) You say also, حَمَاهُ مِنَ الشَّىْءِ and حَمَاهُ الشَّىْءَ [ He protected, defended, or guarded, him from the thing ]. (TA.) And عَنْهُ ↓ حَامَيْتُ, inf. n. مُحَامَاةٌ and حِمَاآءٌ, (S, K,) I protected, defended, or guarded, him. (K.) One says, عَنْ وَلَدِهَا ↓ الضَّرُوسُ تُحَامِى [ The biting she-camel defends her offspring ]. (S.) And فُلَانٌ عِرْضَهُ ↓ احمى [ Such a one defended his honour, or reputation ]. (TA.) And حَمَيْتُ القَوْمَ, inf. n. حِمَايَةٌ, I aided [ and defended ] the people, or party. (Msb.) And حَمَيْتُ المَرِيضَ (S, Msb, K) الطَّعَامَ, (S,) or مَا يَضُرُّهُ, (K,) inf. n. حِمْيَةٌ (S, Msb) and حِمْوَةٌ, (S, TA,) [the latter irreg.,] I prohibited, or interdicted, the sick man, (K,) or ordered him to abstain, (PS,) from the food, (PS,) or from what would injure him. (K.) -A2- حَمِىَ, said of the day, and of an oven, (S,) and حَمِيَتْ, said of the sun, and of fire, aor. حَمَىَ , (K,) inf. n. حَمْىٌ (S, K) and حُمِىٌّ (K) and حُمُوٌّ [originally حُمُوىٌ], (Lh, K,) It was, or became, vehemently hot. (S, K.) And حَمِىَ المِسْمَارُ, inf. n. حَمْىٌ and حُمُوٌّ, The iron nail was, or became, hot. (K.) And حَمِيَتِ الحَدِيدَةُ The piece of iron was, or became, vehemently hot by means of fire. (Msb.) ― -b2- حَمِىَ الوَطِيسُ [lit. The oven became vehemently hot; ] means (assumed tropical:) the war, or fight, became vehement; (S and K in art. وطس;) and is used as a prov., relating to a severe case or event. (As, TA in that art.) ― -b3- حَمِىَ الفَرَسُ, inf. n. حِمًى [and app., accord. to the TA, حَمْىٌ also], The horse was, or became, hot, and sweated. (K.) ― -b4- حَمِيتُ فِى الغَضَبِ [ I was, or became, hot in anger ], inf. n. حَمِىٌّ. (Lh, TA.) And غَضَبًا ↓ احتمى [ He became hot by reason of anger ]. (A in art. لغد.) And حَمِيتُ عَلَيْهِ, accord. to El-Umawee, [حَمِئْتُ,] with hemz, I was, or became, angry with him. (S, TA.) And حَمِىَ أَنْفُهُ He became vehemently angry, or enraged. (IAth, TA in art. انف.) And حَمِىَ عَنْهُ, (S,) or مِنْهُ, (K,) or both, (TA,) aor. حَمَىَ , (K,) inf. n. حَمِيَّةٌ (S, Mgh, * Msb, * K) and مَحْمِيَةٌ, (S, Mgh, * K,) i. q. أَنِفَ [ He disdained it; scorned it; &c.]; (S, Mgh, * Msb, * K;) he was ashamed, and he disdained, or scorned, to do it. (S, TA.) And حَمِىَ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ أَنْفًا He was seized, or affected, thereat, or by reason of that, with disdain, scorn, or indignation. (TA, from a trad.) And حَمِىَ also signifies He refused to bear, endure, or tolerate, wrongful treatment. (TA.) -A3- See also 4.

Derived headwords

حَمَاهُverb
  1. 1.
حَمَى الكَلَأَ
حَمَى المَكَانَ مِنَ النَّاسِ
حَمَى ظَهْرَهُ
حَمَاهُ مِنَ الشَّىْءِ
حَمَاهُ الشَّىْءَ
عَنْ وَلَدِهَا
فُلَانٌ عِرْضَهُ
حَمَيْتُ القَوْمَ
حَمَيْتُ المَرِيضَ
مَا يَضُرُّهُ
حَمِىَ المِسْمَارُ
حَمِيَتِ الحَدِيدَةُ
حَمِىَ الوَطِيسُ
حَمِىَ الفَرَسُ
حَمِيتُ فِى الغَضَبِ
حَمِىَ أَنْفُهُ
حَمِىَ عَنْهُ
حَمِىَ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ أَنْفًا