خضم

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

The root خضم primarily relates to the act of eating, particularly with the full mouth or using the back teeth. It extends to concepts of abundance, fullness, and large quantities, often associated with water, wealth, or gatherings. It can also denote cutting or severing, especially with a sharp object.

Derived headwords

خَضَمَverb

1.
to eat heartilyboth
To eat with the full mouth, using the back teeth; to eat abundantly.
2.
to cutclassical
To cut or sever something, especially with a sharp object.

خَضْمnoun

1.
eating heartilyboth
The act of eating with the full mouth or using the back teeth; abundant eating.
2.
full mouthclassical
Filling the mouth with food.
3.
abundanceclassical
A large quantity or abundance, often referring to water or wealth.
4.
cuttingclassical
The act of cutting or severing.

الخَضْمnoun

1.
eating heartilyboth
The act of eating with the full mouth or using the back teeth; abundant eating.
2.
seaclassical
A vast, abundant sea, due to its large volume and resources.
3.
large gatheringclassical
A large gathering or multitude of people.
4.
sharp swordclassical
A sharp, cutting sword.
5.
elderly camelclassical
An old or aged camel.

خُضْمَةnoun

1.
eating heartilyclassical
Intense or excessive eating, often implying greed.
2.
thick part of boneclassical
The thick, substantial part of a bone, like the elbow or knee.
3.
middle partclassical
The middle or central part of something, or the most substantial portion.

خِضَامnoun

1.
food eaten heartilyclassical
Food that is eaten heartily, especially moist or tender food.

خَضِيمَةnoun

1.
tender green plantclassical
A tender, green, and moist plant.
2.
soft fertile landclassical
Soft, fertile land that is rich with vegetation.
3.
cooked wheat dishclassical
A dish made from cleaned, seasoned wheat cooked in water.

مُخْضَمadjective

1.
well-offclassical
Someone who is provided with ample wealth and ease in life.
2.
brackish waterclassical
Water that is not entirely salty but not fresh enough for humans, though animals can drink it.

خَضَمُونnoun

1.
generous leaderclassical
A noble, generous, and giving leader or chief, known for his bounty.

يَخْضِمُverb

1.
to eat heartilyboth
He eats with the full mouth or abundantly.

يُخْضَمُverb

1.
to be cutclassical
It is cut or severed.

اخْضَمَverb

1.
to cut throughclassical
To cut through or traverse, often used for a path or road.

يَخْتَضِمُverb

1.
to cut throughclassical
It cuts through, especially referring to a sword cutting through bone or armor.
2.
to traverseclassical
To traverse or cut through a path or land.

خَضِمَverb

1.
to eat heartilyboth
To eat heartily or abundantly.

قَضْمnoun

1.
nibblingboth
Eating by nibbling or taking small bites, often with the front teeth.

قَضَمَverb

1.
to nibbleboth
To eat by nibbling or taking small bites.

خَضْمَةُ الذِّرَاعnoun

1.
thick part of arm boneclassical
The thickest or most substantial part of the arm bone.

خَضْمname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A place name.
2.
name of a water sourceclassical
A name of a water source, specifically for the Banu Tamim tribe.

العَنْبَر بن عَمْرو بن تَمِيمname

1.
tribal nameclassical
A tribal name, also referred to as Al-Khadm, believed to be named for their abundant eating.

خَضَمَ بهاverb

1.
to pass windclassical
To pass wind or break wind.

خِضَمُ الفِراشnoun

1.
side of the bedclassical
The side or edge of a bed or mattress.

نَقِيعُ الخَضَمَاتname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A place name near Medina.

الخَضَمَانname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A place name.

Parallel reading

الأكل عامة، وقيل: هو ملء الفم بالمأكول

Eating in general, and it is said: it is filling the mouth with food.

الخضم الأكل بأقصى الأضراس والقضم بأدناها

Al-khadhm is eating with the back molars and al-qadhm with the front ones.

رجوا بالشقاق الأكل خضما، فقد رضوا، أخيرا من أكل الخضم، أن يأكلوا القضما

They hoped for eating by division, heartily; they were finally content, instead of eating heartily, to nibble.

وقيل: الخضم أكل الشيء الرطب خاصة كالقثاء ونحوه

And it is said: Al-khadhm is eating moist things specifically, like cucumbers and the like.

وكل أكل في سعة ورغد خضم

And every eating in ease and abundance is khadhm.

خضم يخضم خضما

He eats heartily, eating heartily, heartily.

والخضام: ما خضم

And Al-khidham: what is eaten heartily.

اخضموا فسنقضم

Eat heartily, and we will eat heartily.

هو الأكل بجميع الفم

It is eating with the entire mouth.

فَقامَ إليه بنو أمية يَخْضِمُونَ مالَ اللهِ خَضْمَ الإبِلِ نَبْتَةَ الرَّبيعِ

So the Umayyads rose against him, devouring the wealth of God like camels consuming spring vegetation.

تأكلون خضما ونأكل قضما

You eat heartily and we eat by nibbling.

بئس، لعمر الله، زوج المرأة المسلمة خضمة حطمة

By God, what a bad husband for a Muslim woman is a khadhm, hatm - one who eats greedily and destructively.

الخضيمة النبت إذا كان رطبا أخضر

Al-khadheema is the plant when it is moist and green.

والخضيمة من الأرض: مثل الخضلة، وهي الناعمة المنبات

And Al-khadheema from the land: like Al-khadhlah, which is soft and fertile.

ورجل مخضم: موسع عليه من الدنيا

And a man mukhadhm: one who has been granted abundance in life.

والخضم، على وزن الهجف: السيد الحمول الجواد المعطاء الكثير المعروف والعطية

And Al-khadhm, on the pattern of 'hajaf': the noble, generous, giving leader, abundant in known deeds and gifts.

والخضم: البحر لكثرة مائه وخيره

And Al-khadhm: the sea, due to its abundance of water and goodness.

فاجتمع الخضم والخضم

So the multitude and the multitude gathered.

خضمه يخضمه خضما: قطعه

He cut it, cutting it, cutting it: he severed it.

والسيف يختضم العظم إذا قطعه

And the sword cuts through bone when it severs it.

واختضم الطريق إذا قطعه

And he traversed the road when he cut through it.

وسيف خضم: قاطع

And a khadhm sword: a sharp, cutting one.

على خضم، يسقى الماء، عجاج

Upon a sharp object, watered, making a din.

شبهها بسهم موقع قد ماجت الأصابع في سنه على حجر خضم يأكل الحديد

He likened it to a well-aimed arrow whose shaft was handled by fingers on a sharp stone that eats iron.

الخضمة، بالضم وتشديد الميم، عظمة الذراع وهي مستغلظها

Al-khudhmah, with dammah and shaddah on the mim, is the thick part of the arm bone.

وطعن في خضمته أي في وسطه

And he stabbed in its thickest part, meaning in its middle.

وفلان في خضمة قومه أي أوساطهم

And so-and-so is in the midst of his people, meaning their center.

ويقال: إن الخضمة معظم كل أمر

And it is said: Al-khudhmah is the most substantial part of every matter.

والمخضم: الماء الذي لا يبلغ أن يكون أجاجا يشربه المال ولا يشربه الناس

And Al-makhdham: water that is not salty enough to be undrinkable by humans, but animals can drink it.

حولي أسيد والهجيم ومازن، ... وإذا حللت فحول بيتي خضم

Around me are Asid, Al-Hujaym, and Mazin... And when I settle, the strong men of my household are a multitude.

فاجتمع الخضم والخضم، ... فخطموا أمرهم وزموا

So the multitude and the multitude gathered... and they sealed their affair and restrained it.

لولا الإله ما سكنا خضما، ... ولا ظللنا بالمشائي قيما

Were it not for God, we would not have settled in Khadhm, nor would we have stayed in Al-Mashaa' for a long time.

إن قابل العرس تشكى وخضم

Indeed, the groom's father complains and breaks wind.

الدنانير السبعة نسيتها في خضم الفراش أي جانبه

The seven dinars, I forgot them in the side of the bed, meaning its edge.

ونقيع يقال له نقيع الخضمات

And a watering place called Naqi' Al-Khadhamat.