خطم

1 خَطَمَهُ خطم خطمه خطمة , aor. خَطِمَ , (K,) inf. n. خَطْمٌ, (TA,) He struck his خَطْم, i. e. his nose. (K, * TA.) And He struck the very middle of his nose with a sword. (TA.) And خُطِمَ أَنْفُهُ His nose was broken. (Ham p. 528.) ― -b2- (assumed tropical:) He branded him [i. e. a camel] on his nose with the mark called خَطْمٌ [or خِطَامٌ]. (TA.) [Hence,] خَطَمَ أَنْفَهُ (tropical:) [ He branded him with disgrace; ] he made disgrace to cleave to him manifestly. (TA.) And خَطَمَهُ بِاللَّوْمِ (tropical:) [ He branded him with blame ]; and عَذَرَهُ [i. e. باللوم signifies the same]. (TA.) ― -b3- He attached the زِمَام [or خِطَام, q. v.,] to him; namely, a camel: (S:) or خَطَمَهُ بِالخِطَامِ, (K,) aor. and inf. n. as above, (TA,) he put the خِطَام upon his nose; as also بِهِ ↓ خطّمهُ: (K:) [but the latter verb seems to be more properly used in relation to a number of camels:] or the former, (K,) or simply خَطَمَهُ, and ↓ خطّمهُ, (TA,) he made a cut, or notch, in his nose, (حَزَّأَنْفَهُ, so in the K accord. to the TA,) not deep, (TA,) or he drew his nose [ down ], (جَرَّ أَنْفَهُ, so in my MS. copy of the K and in the CK,) in order to put upon it the خِطَام. (K, TA.) ― -b4- [Hence,] (assumed tropical:) He withheld him, or prevented him, from going forth [&c.]. (TA.) And خَطَمَهُ بِالكَلَامِ (tropical:) He overcame him, or subdued him, by speech, and prevented him from speaking, (K, TA,) and from answering, or replying. (TA.) ― -b5- خَطَمَ الكَلِمَةَ, inf. n. as above, (tropical:) He made the word, or saying, valid and strong; alluding to prudence and precaution as to what one utters. (TA.) ― -b6- خَطَمَ أُمُورًا (tropical:) He conducted, or managed, affairs. (TA.) ― -b7- خَطَمَ القَوْسَ بِالوَتَرِ, inf. n. خَطْمٌ and خِطَامٌ, (tropical:) He suspended the bow by the suspensory called وَتَرٌ and خِطَامٌ. (AHn, K, TA.) And خَطَمَ القَوْسَ بِخِطَامِهَا (assumed tropical:) He strung the bow with its string. (TA.) ― -b8- خَطَمَ الأَدِيمَ, (K,) inf. n. خَطْمٌ, (TA,) (tropical:) He sewed the edges of the skin, or hide. (Kr, K, TA.) ― -b9- خُطِمَ بِلِحْيَتِهِ, and خَطَمَتْهُ لِحْيَتُهُ, (tropical:) His beard grew upon his two cheeks. (TA.) ― -b10- خَطَمَ أَنْفَ الرَّمْلِ (tropical:) He passed over, or crossed, the extremity, or prominent portion, of the tract of sand: (As, TA:) or he faced it, crossing it. (TA.)