ختم

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root 'ختم' primarily relates to sealing, closing, and finishing something. It extends to concepts of marking, imprinting, and the finality or end of a matter. It also encompasses the physical act of sealing with clay or wax, and by extension, signifies completion, protection, and finality.

Derived headwords

ختمهverb

1.
to seal itboth
To close or secure something with a seal, stamp, or closure, preventing access or egress.
2.
to imprint itboth
To mark or impress something, often metaphorically, to signify ownership, finality, or a definitive characteristic.
3.
to conclude itboth
To bring something to an end or completion.

يختمهverb

1.
he seals itboth
The present tense form indicating the act of sealing, imprinting, or concluding.

ختماnoun

1.
sealingboth
The act or process of sealing, closing, or imprinting.
2.
conclusionboth
The end or final part of something.

ختاماnoun

1.
sealingboth
The act or process of sealing, often referring to the material used for sealing.
2.
conclusionboth
The end or final part of something.

مختومadjective

1.
sealedboth
Having been sealed or closed, often implying security or finality.
2.
imprintedboth
Marked or stamped, often with a divine or definitive mark.

مختمadjective

1.
sealed (intensive)classical
Intensively sealed, emphasizing the completeness of the sealing or closure.

الخاتمnoun

1.
the sealerboth
The one who seals or imprints.
2.
the sealboth
The instrument used for sealing, such as a stamp or signet ring.
3.
the خاتم (ring)both
A ring, especially one worn as a signet or for adornment.
4.
the final oneboth
The last in a series, particularly referring to the final prophet.

الختمnoun

1.
sealingboth
The act of sealing or closing.
2.
preventionboth
The act of preventing or stopping something from entering or leaving.
3.
protectionboth
The act of safeguarding something, often by sealing it.
4.
the sealboth
The mark or impression made by sealing.

الختامnoun

1.
the sealingboth
The act of sealing, often referring to the clay or material used for sealing.
2.
the conclusionboth
The end or final part of something.
3.
the end of a drinkboth
The final taste or aroma of a beverage.

الخاتمnoun

1.
the sealboth
The instrument used for sealing, like a stamp or signet.
2.
the ringboth
A piece of jewelry worn on the finger, often a signet ring.
3.
the final oneboth
The last in a series.

الخاتامnoun

1.
the sealclassical
The instrument used for sealing.
2.
the ringclassical
A ring, especially a signet ring.

الخيتامnoun

1.
the sealclassical
The instrument used for sealing.
2.
the ringclassical
A ring, especially a signet ring.

خواتمnoun

1.
ringsboth
Plural of خاتم (ring), referring to multiple rings.
2.
sealsboth
Plural of خاتم (seal), referring to multiple seals or signets.

خواتيمnoun

1.
endingsboth
Plural of خاتمة (ending), referring to the final parts or conclusions of things.
2.
ringsboth
Plural of خاتم (ring), used for rings.

تختم بهverb

1.
to wear it (a ring)both
To wear a ring, especially a signet ring.

ختم القرآنverb phrase

1.
to complete the Quranboth
To finish reciting the entire Quran.

خاتمةnoun

1.
endingboth
The final part or conclusion of something, such as a book, speech, or surah.
2.
conclusionboth
The final outcome or result.

اختتمverb

1.
to conclude itboth
To bring something to an end or completion.
2.
to finishboth
To complete an action or process.

ختامه مسكphrase

1.
its end is muskboth
Referring to the pleasant final aroma or taste of something, often a drink.

ختام الواديphrase

1.
the end of the valleyclassical
The furthest point or extremity of a valley.

ختام القومphrase

1.
the end of the peopleclassical
The last person in a group or gathering.

ختم زرعهverb phrase

1.
to water its cropclassical
To give the first watering to a planted crop.

مختمadjective

1.
covered (bee cells)classical
Referring to the covered cells of a beehive.
2.
having faint white markingsclassical
Describing a horse with subtle white markings on its legs.

تختم عن الشيءverb phrase

1.
to feign ignoranceclassical
To pretend not to know or notice something; to remain silent.

المختمnoun

1.
nut for rubbingclassical
A nut used for rubbing to achieve smoothness, possibly a cosmetic or medicinal preparation.

متختماadjective

1.
wearing a turbanclassical
Wearing a turban or head covering.

Parallel reading

ختمه يختمه ختما وختاما

He sealed it, he seals it, a sealing and a conclusion.

طبعه، فهو مختوم ومختم

He imprinted it, so it is sealed and intensively sealed.

والختم على القلب: أن لا يفهم شيئا ولا يخرج منه شيء كأنه طبع.

And sealing upon the heart means not understanding anything and nothing exiting from it, as if it were imprinted.

ختم الله على قلوبهم

Allah has sealed upon their hearts.

طبع الله على قلوبهم

Allah has imprinted upon their hearts.

أم على قلوب أقفالها

Or are there locks on their hearts?

كلا بل ران على قلوبهم

Nay, but on their hearts is the stain of [their evil deeds].

فإن يشإ الله يختم على قلبك

And if Allah wills, He will seal over your heart.

والخاتم: ما يوضع على الطينة، وهو اسم مثل العالم.

And the khātam is what is placed on the clay, and it is a noun like 'ālam.

وعليها ختم أي عليها طينة مختومة

And upon it is a seal, meaning upon it is sealed clay.

والختم: المنع.

And al-khatm: prevention.

والختم أيضا: حفظ ما في الكتاب بتعليم الطينة.

And al-khatm also: safeguarding what is in the document by marking the clay.

آمين خاتم رب العالمين على عباده المؤمنين

Amen, a seal of the Lord of the worlds upon His believing servants.

يا هند ذات الجورب المنشق، ... أخذت خيتامي بغير حق

O Hind, owner of the torn stocking, ... you took my khitām unjustly.

أتوعدنا بخيتام الأمير

Do you threaten us with the prince's khitām?

لئن كان ما حدثته اليوم صادقا، ... وأعر من الخاتام صغرى شماليا

If what you told me today is true, ... I will offer my khitām, the smallest, to the north.

والجمع خواتم وخواتيم.

And the plural is khawātim and khawātīm.

ونهى النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، عن التختم بالذهب.

And the Prophet, peace be upon him, forbade wearing gold rings.

التختم بالياقوت ينفي الفقر

Wearing a ruby ring dispels poverty.

أنه نهى عن لبس الخاتم إلا لذي سلطان

That he forbade wearing a ring except for one in authority.

ما لي أرى عليك حلية أهل النار؟

Why do I see on you the adornment of the people of the Fire?

فلان ختم عليك بابه أعرض عنك.

So-and-so sealed his door to you, meaning he turned away from you.

ختم فلان لك بابه إذا آثرك على غيرك.

So-and-so sealed his door for you, meaning he preferred you over others.

ختم فلان القرآن إذا قرأه إلى آخره.

So-and-so completed the Quran when he read it to its end.

ختم الشيء يختمه ختما بلغ آخره

To seal something means to reach its end.

ختم الله له بخير.

Allah concluded for him with good.

خاتم كل شيء وخاتمته: عاقبته وآخره.

The khātam and khātamah of everything: its consequence and its end.

اختتمت الشيء: نقيض افتتحته.

I concluded a thing: the opposite of I began it.

خاتمة السورة: آخرها

The khātimah of a surah: its end.

إن الخليفة، إن الله سربله ... سربال ملك، به ترجى الخواتيم

Indeed, the Caliph, Allah has clothed him ... with the garment of kingship, by which the endings are hoped for.

ختامه مسك

Its end is musk.

أي خلطه مسك، ألم تر إلى المرأة تقول للطيب خلطه مسك خلطه كذا؟

Meaning its mixture is musk. Have you not seen a woman say to the perfume, 'Mix it with musk, mix it with such-and-such'?

عاقبته طعم المسك

Its consequence is the taste of musk.

قرأ علي، عليه السلام، خاتمه مسك؛ وقال: أما رأيت المرأة تقول للعطار اجعل لي خاتمه مسكا، تريد آخره؟

Ali, peace be upon him, recited: 'its khātam is musk'; and he said: 'Have you not seen a woman say to the perfumer, 'Make its khātam musk for me,' meaning its end?'

فبتن جنابتي مصرعات، ... وبت أفض أغلاق الختام

And I spent my nights in a state of ritual impurity, ... and I spent the night opening the seals of the khitām.

هو كريم الطابع والطباع

He is noble in his seal and his disposition.

وتفسيره أن أحدهم إذا شرب وجد آخر كأسه ريح المسك.

And its interpretation is that when one of them drinks, he finds the end of his cup with the scent of musk.

ختام الوادي: أقصاه.

The khitām of the valley: its furthest point.

ختام القوم وخاتمهم وخاتمهم: آخرهم

The khitām of the people, and their khātam, and their khātam: their last one.

محمد، صلى الله عليه وسلم، خاتم الأنبياء

Muhammad, peace be upon him, is the seal of the prophets.

ما كان محمد أبا أحد من رجالكم ولكن رسول الله وخاتم النبيين

Muhammad was not the father of any of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets.

مبارك للأنبياء خاتم

A blessed seal for the prophets.

وأعطاني ختمي أي حسبي

And He gave me my khatmi, meaning my sufficiency.

وإني دعوت الله، لما كفرتني، ... دعاء فأعطاني على ماقط ختمي

And I called upon Allah, when you disbelieved in me, ... a prayer, and He gave me my khatmi.

ختم زرعه يختمه ختما وختم عليه: سقاه أول سقية، وهو الختم، والختام اسم له

He sealed his crop, he seals it, a sealing, and he sealed it: he watered it the first watering, and it is the khatm, and the khitām is a name for it.

وقد ختموا على زروعهم أي سقوها وهي كراب بعد

And they have sealed their crops, meaning they watered them when they were still young seedlings.

الختام أن تثار الأرض بالبذر حتى يصير البذر تحتها ثم يسقونها، يقولون ختموا عليه

Al-khitām is to till the earth with the seed until the seed becomes beneath it, then they water it; they say they have sealed it.

وأصل الختم التغطية، وختم البذر تغطيته، ولذلك قيل للزراع كافر لأنه يغطي البذر بالتراب.

And the origin of khatm is covering. And sealing the seed is covering it. Therefore, the farmer is called a kāfir because he covers the seed with soil.

والختم: أفواه خلايا النحل.

And al-khatm: the mouths of beehives.

والختم: أن تجمع النحل من الشمع شيئا رقيقا أرق من شمع القرص فتطليه به

And al-khatm: that the bees gather from the wax something thin, thinner than the honeycomb wax, and coat it with it.

والخاتم أقل وضح القوائم.

And the khātam is the least whiteness of the legs.

وفرس مختم: بأشاعره بياض خفي كاللمع دون التخديم.

And a mukhtam horse: with faint white in its hair, like gleams without being fully white.

وخاتم الفرس الأنثى: الحلقة الدنيا من ظبيتها

And the khātam of the mare: the lower ring of its fetlock.

الختم فصوص مفاصل الخيل، واحدها ختام وختام.

Al-khatm: the joints of the horses' legs, the singular of which is khitām and khitām.

وتختم عن الشيء: تغافل وسكت.

And to takhattama from something: to feign ignorance and remain silent.

والمختم: الجوزة التي تدلك لتملاس فينقد بها، تسمى التير بالفارسية.

And al-mukhtam: the nut that is rubbed to become smooth and then used for appraisal, called 'tīr' in Persian.

وجاء متختما أي متعمما وما أحسن تختمه

And he came mutakhattiman, meaning wearing a turban, and how beautiful is his takhattum.