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خشرم

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to groups of insects, particularly bees and wasps, and their dwellings. It also extends to descriptions of terrain, sounds, and physical features of the head.

Derived headwords

الخَشْرَمnoun
  1. 1.
    swarm of bees/waspsclassical

    A large group or swarm of bees and wasps. It is a collective noun with no singular form derived from the same root.

  2. 2.
    leader of beesclassical

    The leader or prince of the bees.

  3. 3.
    beehive/wasp nestclassical

    The dwelling or nest of wasps and bees, characterized by having many holes or cells.

خَشْرَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    individual beeclassical

    A single bee, used as the singular form for الخشرم (swarm of bees).

  2. 2.
    rocky terrainclassical

    A type of land characterized by loose, scattered stones that make walking difficult. It can be somewhat soft and may support vegetation.

  3. 3.
    pile of stonesclassical

    A heap or mound of stones, not tall or wide, but flat and level.

خَشَارِمnoun
  1. 1.
    thin membranesclassical

    The thin membranes or tissues found in the nasal passages of the head.

  2. 2.
    soundsclassical

    Noises or sounds.

  3. 3.
    rocky hillsclassical

    The lower parts of a mountain that are rough and elevated, forming hills.

خَشْرَمَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to make a sound while eatingclassical

    To make a noise while eating, specifically attributed to a hyena.

تَخَشْرِمُverb
  1. 1.
    to make a sound while eatingclassical

    The present tense form of the verb indicating the action of making a sound while eating.

خَشَارِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rocky hillsclassical

    Hills characterized by loose, gravelly stones.

خَشْرَمnoun
  1. 1.
    soft stones for gypsumclassical

    Soft stones from which gypsum is made.

خَشْرَمname
  1. 1.
    proper nameboth

    A proper name.

ابن خَشْرَمname
  1. 1.
    son of Khashramboth

    A person identified as the son of someone named Khashram.

خَشْخَشْبَرِمnoun
  1. 1.
    wildflowerclassical

    A type of wild plant or flower resembling 'marw' (a type of desert plant).

Parallel reading

وكأنها، خلف الطريدة، خشرم متبدد
And they were, behind the hunted prey, a scattered swarm.
الجماعة من النحل يقال لها الثول والخشرم
The group of bees is called 'al-thawl' and 'al-khashram'.
من أسماء النحل الخشرم، واحدتها خشرمة
Among the names for bees is 'al-khashram', its singular form is 'khashramah'.
والخشرم أيضا: أمير النحل
And 'al-khashram' also means: the leader of the bees.
والخشرم أيضا: مأوى الزنابير والنحل وبيتها ذو النخاريب
And 'al-khashram' also means: the dwelling of wasps and bees, and their house with many holes.
حتى لو سلكوا خشرم دبر لسلكتموه
Until if they entered the dwelling of the bees and wasps, you would enter it.
هو مأوى النحل والزنابير والدبر، قال: وقد يطلق عليها أنفسها؛ والدبر: النحل
It is the dwelling of bees and wasps and 'al-dabr', and 'al-dabr' refers to bees; and it may be used for the insects themselves.
يأوي إلى عظم الغريف، ونبله ... كسوام دبر الخشرم المتثور
He seeks refuge by the bone of the mound, and his arrows are like the swarms of the agitated bees of the dwelling.
خشارم الرأس: ما رق من السحاء الذي في خياشيمه، وهو ما فوق نخرته إلى قصبة أنفه
The 'khasharim' of the head: the thin membranes in its nostrils, which are above its snout to the bridge of its nose.
والخشارم، بالضم: الأصوات
And 'al-khasharim', with dammah: sounds.
وخشرمت الضبع: صوتت في أكلها
And the hyena 'khashramat': made a sound while eating.
الخشرمة أرض حجارتها رضراض كأنها نثرت على وجه الأرض نثرا، فلا تكاد تمشي فيها
'Al-khashramah' is land whose stones are scattered as if strewn upon the face of the earth, making it difficult to walk on.
وقيل: الخشرمة رضم من حجارة مركوم بعضه على بعض، والخشرمة لا تطول ولا تعرض، إنما هي رضمة وهي مستوية
And it is said: 'Al-khashramah' is a pile of stones, one stacked upon another, and 'al-khashramah' is neither tall nor wide, but rather a flat mound.
وإذا كانت الخشرمة مستوية مع الأرض فهي القفاف، وإنما قففها كثرة حجارتها
And if 'al-khashramah' is level with the ground, it is called 'al-qifaf', and its elevation is due to the abundance of its stones.
الخشرمة من أعظم القف
'Al-khashramah' is among the greatest of the elevated ground.
وقال بعضهم، الخشرم ما سفل من الجبل، وهي قف وغلظ، وهو جبل غير أنه متواضع، وجمعه الخشارم
And some said, 'al-khashram' is what is low on the mountain, and it is elevated and rough, a mountain that is humble, and its plural is 'al-khasharim'.
الخشارمة قفاف حجارتها رضراض، واحدتها خشرم وخشرمة
'Al-khashārimah' are elevated mounds whose stones are gravelly, its singular is 'khashram' and 'khashramah'.
ومسكا من خشرم ومدرا
And musk from soft stones and mud.
الخشسبرم: شبيه بالمرو، وهو من رياحين البر
'Al-khashkhashbiram': resembles 'al-marw', and it is among the wildflowers of the desert.