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همذ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes intensity, speed, and severity, particularly in motion, weather, and effort. It describes rapid movement, strong rain, and intense heat.

Derived headwords

الهماذيnoun
  1. 1.
    speed in runningboth

    Refers to swiftness or rapidity in the act of running or moving quickly.

  2. 2.
    intense rainboth

    Describes the intensity or severity of rainfall.

  3. 3.
    intensity of heatclassical

    Denotes a period of intense heat, often in a day.

  4. 4.
    periods of intensityclassical

    Refers to intense phases or surges that occur in rain, insults, or running, characterized by alternating intensity and lulls.

إنه لذو هماذي في جريه — He is indeed possessed of speed in his running.
هماذي المطر: شدته — The intensity of the rain: its severity.
يوم ذو هماذي وحماذي أي شدة حر — A day of intense heat.
هماذيnoun
  1. 1.
    swift camelclassical

    A male camel that is fast-moving.

  2. 2.
    swift she-camelclassical

    A female camel that is fast-moving.

والهماذي: البعير السريع، وكذلك الناقة بلا هاء — And al-humādhi: the swift camel, and likewise the she-camel without the feminine suffix.
هماذيnoun
  1. 1.
    intensity in rainclassical

    A strong or intense phase within rainfall.

  2. 2.
    intensity in insultsclassical

    A severe or intense bout of insults.

  3. 3.
    intensity in runningclassical

    A rapid or intense burst of speed in running.

منه هماذي إذا حرت وحر وحر هماذي — From it are intense surges when you are hot and heat, and intense heat.
هماذيnoun
  1. 1.
    intense dayclassical

    A day characterized by extreme heat.

ويوم ذو هماذي وحماذي أي شدة حر — And a day of intense heat.
هماذيnoun
  1. 1.
    alternating intensityclassical

    A pattern of alternating intensity and lulls, seen in rain, insults, or running.

فيها هماذي إلى هماذي — In it are surges upon surges.
حماذيnoun
  1. 1.
    intense heatclassical

    Extreme heat, often referring to a day's intense temperature.

يوم ذو هماذي وحماذي أي شدة حر — A day of intense heat.

Parallel reading

إنه لذو هماذي في جريه
He is indeed possessed of speed in his running.
وقيل: هي ضرب من السير غير أنه أومأ بها إلى السريعة.
And it was said: it is a type of gait, except that he indicated by it the swift one.
وقال شمر: الهماذي الجد في السير.
And Shamir said: Al-humādhi is seriousness or earnestness in travel.
والهماذي: البعير السريع، وكذلك الناقة بلا هاء.
And al-humādhi: the swift camel, and likewise the she-camel without the feminine suffix.
وهماذي المطر: شدته.
And the intensity of the rain: its severity.
والهماذي: تارات شداد تكون في المطر والسباب والجري، مرة يشتد ومرة يسكن؛
And al-humādhi: intense periods that occur in rain, insults, and running, one time it intensifies and one time it subsides;
منه هماذي إذا حرت وحر وحر هماذي؛
From it are intense surges when you are hot and heat, and intense heat;
وأنشد الأصمعي: يربع شذاذا إلى شذاذ، ... فيها هماذي إلى هماذي
And Al-Asma'i recited: It arrives scattered to scattered, ... in it are surges upon surges.
ويوم ذو هماذي وحماذي أي شدة حر؛
And a day of intense heat;
قطعت ويوم ذي هماذي تلتظي ... به القور، من وهج اللظى، وفراهنه
I traversed, and a day of intense heat that the plains burn with it, from the blaze of the fire, and its vapors.