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خمص

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 خَمِصَتِ القَدَمُ خمصت القدم , aor. خَمَصَ , inf. n. خَمَصٌ, The man's foot rose from the ground, [or was hollow in the middle of the sole, ] so that it did not touch it. (Msb.) ― -b2- خَمَصَ البَطْنُ, (A, K,) aor. خَمُصَ ; (TK;) and خَمِصَ, aor. خَمَصَ ; and خَمُصَ, aor. خَمُصَ ; (A, K, TK;) inf. n. خمص [i. e. خَمْصٌ or خُمْصٌ or probably both] and خُمُوصٌ and مَخْمَصَةٌ; (TK;) The belly was, or became, empty; (A, K, TK;) i. e., hungry: (TK:) [and lank: see خَمِيصٌ.] And خَمُصَ الشَّىْءُ, aor. خَمُصَ , (Msb,) inf. n. خُمْصٌ (Msb, TA) and خَمْصٌ (A, TA) and مَخَمَصَةٌ, (S, A, Msb, * K,) the last an inf. n. like مَغْبَضَةٌ and مَعْتَبَةٌ, (S,) [but in art. عتب in the S, مَعْتَبَةٌ is said to be a subst.,] The thing was, or became, hungry. (S, * A, * Msb, K. *) -A2- خَمَصَهُ الجُوعُ, (S, K,) aor. خَمُصَ , (TK,) inf. n. خَمْصٌ and مَخْمَصَةٌ (S, K) and خُمُوصٌ, (TK, [but this last I think doubtful,]) Hunger rendered him lank in the belly. (TK.)

Derived headwords

خَمِصَتِ القَدَمُverb
  1. 1.
خَمَصَ البَطْنُ
خَمُصَ الشَّىْءُ