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خرمص

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of silence or being quiet. The derived forms describe someone who is silent or has fallen silent.

Derived headwords

اِخْرَمَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to be silentclassical

    This verb form denotes the act of becoming silent or remaining quiet.

اِخْرَمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be silentclassical

    This verb form, similar to اخرمص, signifies the state of being silent or having ceased speaking.

المُخَرْمَصnoun
  1. 1.
    the silent oneclassical

    This noun refers to a person who is silent or has fallen silent.

المُخَرْنَمسnoun
  1. 1.
    the silent oneclassical

    This noun is a variant of المُخَرْمَص, also denoting someone who is silent. The 'n' is considered a higher form.

Parallel reading

المخرنمص: الساكت
The silent one: the one who is silent.
عن كراع وثعلب
According to Kra' and Tha'lab.
كالمخرنمس، والسين أعلى
Like the mukharnamis, and the 'sin' is considered superior.
الفراء: اخرمس واخرمص سكت
Al-Farra' said: ikhramas and ikhramas means to be silent.