خطم

Root entry · 32 derived lemmas

The root 'khaṭama' (خطم) primarily relates to the snout, nose, or beak of an animal or bird. It extends to concepts of leading, controlling, marking, and even specific objects like ropes or plants associated with these actions or parts.

Derived headwords

الخَطْمnoun

1.
beakboth
The beak of any bird.
2.
snout/noseboth
The front part of the nose and mouth of any animal, like a dog or camel.
3.
leading ropeclassical
A rope used to lead a camel.
4.
mountain spurclassical
A rocky outcrop or spur of a mountain.
5.
first part of the nightclassical
The beginning of the night, similar to 'the nose of the night'.

الخطم من كل طائر: منقاره — The beak of any bird is its minqar.

والخطم من كل دابة: مقدم أنفها وفمها نحو الكلب والبعير — And the snout of any beast is the front of its nose and mouth, like that of a dog and a camel.

والخطم: جمع خطام، وهو الحبل الذي يقاد به البعير — And al-khaṭm is the plural of khiṭām, which is the rope by which a camel is led.

والخطمة: رعن الجبل — And al-khaṭmah is a spur of the mountain.

خَطَمَverb

1.
to strike the snoutboth
To strike the snout or nose.
2.
to bridle/leadboth
To bridle a camel or lead it with a rope.
3.
to mark/brandboth
To mark an animal, especially on the nose, with a brand or scar.
4.
to overpower with wordsclassical
To overpower someone with speech, preventing them from speaking or responding.

وخطمه يخطمه خطما: ضرب مخطمه — And khaṭamahuhu khaṭman: he struck his snout.

وخطمه بالخطام إذا علق في حلقه ثم ثني على أنفه ولا يثقب له الأنف — And he bridled him with the khiṭām when it was hung in his throat then looped over his nose, and the nose was not pierced for it.

فتأتي الكافر فتخطمه وتعرفه ذنوبه — It will come to the disbeliever, mark him, and inform him of his sins.

وخطمه بالكلام إذا قهره ومنعه حتى لا ينبس ولا يحير — And he overpowered him with speech if he subdued him and prevented him from speaking or being confused.

مِخْطَمnoun

1.
snout/noseboth
The nose or snout of a human or animal.
2.
place of brandingboth
The place on the nose where a brand or mark is applied.

وخطمه يخطمه خطما: ضرب مخطمه — And khaṭamahuhu khaṭman: he struck his snout.

والمخطم من الأنف: موضع الخطام — And al-mikhaṭam of the nose is the place of the khiṭām.

مَخاطِمnoun

1.
nosesboth
Plural of mikhaṭam, referring to noses.

الأنوف يقال لها المخاطم، واحدها مخطم — Noses are called al-makhāṭim, the singular of which is mikhaṭam.

أَخْطَمadjective

1.
long-nosedboth
A man with a long nose.
2.
blackclassical
Describing something as black.

ورجل أخطم: طويل الأنف — And a man akḥam: long-nosed.

والأخطم: الأسود — And al-akḥam: the black.

خِطامnoun

1.
bridle/halterboth
The rope or strap used to lead a camel, attached to its nose.
2.
bowstringboth
The string of a bow.
3.
rope of a bucketboth
The rope attached to a bucket.
4.
brand/markboth
A mark or brand, especially on the nose of a camel.
5.
important matterclassical
A significant or serious issue.

والخطام: الزمام — And al-khiṭām: the nose-rein.

وخطام القوس: وترها — And the khiṭām of the bow: its string.

وشغلني عنك خطم أي خطب جليل — Something prevented me from you, a khaṭm, meaning a great matter.

خَطَمَةnoun

1.
mountain spurclassical
A spur or rocky projection of a mountain.
2.
tribe/clan nameboth
A name of a tribe or clan.

والخطمة: رعن الجبل — And al-khaṭmah: a spur of the mountain.

وبنو خطامة: بطن من العرب قوم معروفون — And Banu Khaṭṭāmah: a well-known Arab clan.

خَاطِمnoun

1.
leader/guideclassical
One who leads or manages the affairs of a people.
2.
bridlerclassical
One who applies a bridle or nose-rope.

يقال: فلان خاطم أمر بني فلان أي هو قائدهم ومدبر أمرهم — It is said: So-and-so is the khāṭim of the affairs of the family of so-and-so, meaning he is their leader and manager of their affairs.

يَخْطِمverb

1.
to mark (as with a brand)classical
To mark or brand, particularly on the nose.

فتأتي الكافر فتخطمه وتعرفه ذنوبه — It will come to the disbeliever, mark him, and inform him of his sins.

خَطَمَverb

1.
to sew edgesclassical
To sew the edges of leather or similar material.

وخطم الأديم خطما: خاط حواشيه — And khaṭama al-adīm khaṭman: he sewed its edges.

مُخَطَّمadjective

1.
bridledboth
A camel that has been fitted with a nose-rope or bridle.
2.
marked (horse)classical
A horse with white markings extending from its snout to its lower jaw.

وناقة مخطومة، ونوق مخطمة: شدد للكثرة — And a makhṭūmah she-camel, and makhṭūmah she-camels: meaning strongly bridled, indicating abundance.

وفرس مخطم: أخذ البياض من خطمه إلى حنكه الأسفل — And a makhṭam horse: white extends from its snout to its lower jaw.

الخُطْمِيّnoun

1.
mallow plantboth
A type of plant (mallow) used for washing, especially the head.

والخطمي والخطمي: ضرب من النبات يغسل به — And al-khuṭmī and al-khuṭmī: a type of plant used for washing.

خَطْمnoun

1.
striking the noseboth
The act of striking the nose.
2.
bridlingboth
The act of applying a bridle or nose-rope.

وخطمه يخطمه خطما: ضرب مخطمه — And khaṭamahuhu khaṭman: he struck his snout.

خَطَّمَverb

1.
to apply khiṭāmboth
To apply the khiṭām (nose-rope) to a camel's nose.
2.
to make a shallow cutboth
To make a shallow cut on the nose to prepare for applying the khiṭām.

وخطمه بالخطام يخطمه خطما وخطمه، كلاهما: جعله على أنفه — And he applied the khiṭām to him, khaṭamahuhu khaṭman and khaṭamahuhu, both mean: he placed it on his nose.

خُطامnoun

1.
brand/markboth
A brand or mark, especially on the nose of a camel.

الخطام سمة دون العينين — Al-khiṭām is a brand below the eyes.

مُخَطَّمnoun

1.
place of brandingclassical
The place on the nose where the khiṭām is applied.

والمخطم من الأنف: موضع الخطام — And al-mikhaṭam of the nose: the place of the khiṭām.

خَطَمَverb

1.
to sewclassical
To sew the edges of something.

وخطم الأديم خطما: خاط حواشيه — And he sewed the leather, khaṭman: he sewed its edges.

المُخَطَّمnoun

1.
striped datesclassical
Unripe dates that have streaks or lines on them.

والمخطم والمخطم: البسر الذي فيه خطوط وطرائق — And al-mukhaṭṭam and al-mukhaṭṭam: the unripe dates that have lines and streaks on them.

خَطِيمname

1.
proper nameboth
A proper name, possibly of a person or place.

وخطيم وخطام وخطامة: أسماء — And khuṭaym, khuṭām, and khuṭāmah: are names.

خَطَّامname

1.
proper nameboth
A proper name, possibly of a person or place.

وخطيم وخطام وخطامة: أسماء — And khuṭaym, khuṭām, and khuṭāmah: are names.

خَطَّامَةname

1.
proper nameboth
A proper name, possibly of a person or place.

وخطيم وخطام وخطامة: أسماء — And khuṭaym, khuṭām, and khuṭāmah: are names.

بَنُو خَطَّامَةname

1.
tribe nameboth
A specific Arab tribe or clan.

وبنو خطامة: بطن من الأزد — And Banu Khaṭṭāmah: a clan of the Azd.

خَطْمَةname

1.
tribe nameboth
A name of a tribe or clan.

وخطمة: بطن من أوس اللات — And Khaṭmah: a clan of Aws al-Lāt.

الخَطْمname

1.
place nameboth
A specific location.

والخطم وخطمة: موضعان — And al-Khaṭm and Khaṭmah: two places.

ذَات الخَطْمَاءname

1.
place nameboth
A place name associated with the Prophet Muhammad.

وذات الخطماء: من مساجد سيدنا رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم — And Dhāt al-Khaṭmā': one of the mosques of our master the Messenger of God, peace be upon him.

خَطَّامُ الكَلْبِname

1.
poet's nameboth
The name of a poet.

وخطام الكلب: من شعرائهم — And Khiṭām al-Kalb: among their poets.

أَخْطَمَverb

1.
to be long-nosedclassical
To have a long nose.

ورجل أخطم: طويل الأنف — And a man akḥam: long-nosed.

خَطَمَverb

1.
to attach the bowstringclassical
To attach the bowstring to the bow.

خطم القوس بالوتر يخطمها خطما وخطاما علقه عليها — He attached the bowstring to the bow, khaṭman and khuṭāman, he attached it to it.

خَطْمnoun

1.
bowstringclassical
The string of a bow.

واسم ذلك المعلق الخطام أيضا — And the name of that which is attached is also al-khiṭām.

خَطَمَverb

1.
to bind/restrainclassical
To bind or restrain, especially with words.

ما تكلمت بكلمة إلا وأنا أخطمها أي أربطها وأشدها — I did not utter a word except that I was 'akḥamuhā', meaning I was binding it and securing it.

خَطَمَverb

1.
to brand (with a scar)classical
To brand an animal, leaving a scar.

يقال: خطمت البعير، وهو أن يوسم بخط من الأنف إلى أحد خديه — It is said: I branded the camel, which is to mark it with a line from the nose to one of its cheeks.

خَطَمَverb

1.
to mark (with a brand)classical
To mark someone with a brand or scar, especially on the nose.

وتخطمه بمثل الحمم الأسود أي تصيب خطمه — And it marks him with something like black embers, meaning it strikes his snout.

Parallel reading

الخطم من كل طائر: منقاره

The beak of any bird is its minqar.

والخطم من كل دابة: مقدم أنفها وفمها نحو الكلب والبعير

And the snout of any beast is the front of its nose and mouth, like that of a dog and a camel.

وقيل: الخطم من السبع بمنزلة الجحفلة من الفرس

And it was said: The snout of a wild beast is like the jaw of a horse.

الأنوف يقال لها المخاطم، واحدها مخطم، بكسر الطاء

Noses are called al-makhāṭim, the singular of which is mikhaṭam, with a kasra on the taa.

ويحتمل أن يراد به أمر خطمه أي منعه من الخروج

And it is possible that what is meant is a matter that restrained him, meaning prevented him from going out.

والخطام سمة في عرض الوجه إلى الخد كهيئة الخط

And al-khiṭām is a brand across the face towards the cheek in the manner of a line.

فتأتي المسلم فتسلم عليه وتأتي الكافر فتخطمه وتعرفه ذنوبه

It will come to the believer and greet him, and it will come to the disbeliever and mark him and inform him of his sins.

وتخطمه بمثل الحمم الأسود أي تصيب خطمه، وهو أنفه، يعني تصيبه فتجعل له أثرا مثل أثر الخطام فترده بصغر

And it marks him with something like black embers, meaning it strikes his snout, which is his nose, meaning it strikes him and makes an اثر (mark) on him like the mark of the khiṭām, returning him in disgrace.

والمخطم من الأنف: موضع الخطام

And al-mikhaṭam of the nose: the place of the khiṭām.

وفرس مخطم: أخذ البياض من خطمه إلى حنكه الأسفل

And a makhṭam horse: white extends from its snout to its lower jaw.

والخطمي والخطمي: ضرب من النبات يغسل به

And al-khuṭmī and al-khuṭmī: a type of plant used for washing.

أنه كان يغسل رأسه بالخطمي وهو جنب يجتزئ بذلك ولا يصب عليه الماء

That he used to wash his head with mallow while in a state of ritual impurity, and that was sufficient without pouring water on it.

وخطم الأديم خطما: خاط حواشيه

And he sewed the leather, khaṭman: he sewed its edges.

وخطام الكلب: من شعرائهم

And Khiṭām al-Kalb: among their poets.