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فحم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 فَحُمَ ذ , aor. فَحُمَ , inf. n. فُحُومٌ (K, TA) and فُحُومَةٌ, (K, * TA,) said of anything, (TA,) It was, or became, black [app. like فَحْم i. e. charcoal ]. (K, TA.) [See also فَاحِمٌ.] ― -b2- See also فَحْمٌ, last sentence. -A2- فَحَمَ, (Ks, S, Msb, K,) aor. فَحَمَ , (Ks, S, Msb, TA,) accord. to the K فَحُمَ , which is wrong; (TA;) and فَحِمَ; and فُحِمَ; (K;) He (a boy, or child,) wept until his voice became stopped; (Ks, S, Msb;) or until his breath became stopped; as also ↓ أُفْحِمَ. (K.) ― -b2- And, said of a ram, (K,) or thus فَحَمَ and فَحِمَ, like مَنَعَ and عَلِمَ, (TA,) He uttered a cry, or cries. (K, TA.) And (TA) one says of a ram, ثَغَا حَتَّى فَحَمَ He bleated until he became hoarse. (S, TA.) ― -b3- فَحَمَ, aor. فَحَمَ , said of a man, He was unable to answer, (K, TA,) when one had spoken to him. (TA.) ― -b4- And فَحَمَتِ القَلِيبُ, aor. فَحُمَ , inf. n. فُحُومٌ, (tropical:) [ The well, or old well, ] ceased to have a flow of water. (K, TA.)

Derived headwords

فَحُمَverb
  1. 1.
ثَغَا حَتَّى فَحَمَ
فَحَمَتِ القَلِيبُ