خدم

2 خدّمهُ خِدْمَةً خدمه خدمه خدمه خدمة He occupied, or busied, him with service. (TA.) ― -b2- خَدَّمَهَا He gave her several, or many, female servants. (Msb.) -A2- [خدّم البَعِيرَ He attached a خَدَمَة, meaning the thong thus called, upon the pastern of the camel. ― -b2- Hence,] تَخْدِيمٌ, [as inf. n. of خُدِّمَ,] in a horse, (assumed tropical:) The having a whiteness (S, Mgh, TA) such as is termed تَحْجِيل (S, TA) surrounding the pastern of each kind foot, (S, Mgh, TA,) above the أَشَاعِر [or extremities next the hoof ], and stopping short of the shank; (S, TA;) but not in the fore foot. (S, Mgh, TA.) [See also خَاتَمٌ, last sentence.] When it is in one hind leg, the horse is termed أَرْجَلُ. (S, TA.) ― -b3- [Hence, also,] خَدَّمَهَا زَوْجُهَا (assumed tropical:) Her husband attired her with the خَدَمَة [or anklet ]. (TA.)