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زهم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 زَهِمَ ذ , inf. n. زُهُومَةٌ and زَهَمٌ, It stank: [in which sense زَهُمَ, inf. n. زُهُومَةٌ, is mentioned by Freytag on the authority of the Deewán el-Hudhaleeyeen:] said of flesh-meat. (MA. [See also زُهُومَةٌ and زَهَمٌ below.]) And زَهِمَتْ يَدُهُ (S, MA, K,) aor. زَهَمَ , (K,) inf. n. زَهَمٌ, (S, K,) His hand was, or became, greasy, (S, MA, K,) مِنَ الشَّحْمِ from the fat: (MA:) or had in it the odour of fat. (TA) ― -b2- زَهِمَ; also signifies He suffered from indigestion, or heaviness of the stomach arising from food which it was too weak to digest: (JK, K:) said of a man. (JK.) ― -b3- زَهَمَ, (K,) aor. زَهُمَ , inf. n. زَهْمٌ, (TK,) It (a bone) was, or became, marrowy; had, or contained, marrow; as also ↓ ازهم. (K, TA.)

Derived headwords

زَهِمَverb
  1. 1.
زَهِمَتْ يَدُهُ
مِنَ الشَّحْمِ