خعم

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with terms denoting foolishness and negative character traits. It also extends to describe a specific type of man considered wicked or effeminate, with some terms being synonymous with 'catamite'.

Derived headwords

الخُوعِمnoun

1.
foolclassical
A term referring to someone who is foolish or lacking in intelligence.

الخَيْعَامَةnoun

1.
wicked manclassical
A euphemism for a bad or wicked man.
2.
effeminate manclassical
It can also refer to a man who is effeminate or perceived as such.
3.
catamiteclassical
Specifically, it is used to denote a catamite or a passive homosexual partner.

الخَيْعَمnoun

1.
catamiteclassical
This term is synonymous with 'al-khay'amah' and refers to a catamite.

المَأْبُونnoun

1.
catamiteclassical
A term for a catamite, a passive partner in homosexual intercourse.

المُتَدَثِّرnoun

1.
catamiteclassical
This is another term synonymous with 'al-khay'amah' and 'al-ma'bun', referring to a catamite.

المُثْفِرnoun

1.
catamiteclassical
Synonymous with 'al-khay'amah' and 'al-ma'bun', denoting a catamite.

المُثْفَارnoun

1.
catamiteclassical
This term is also synonymous with 'al-khay'amah' and 'al-ma'bun', referring to a catamite.

المَمْسُوحnoun

1.
catamiteclassical
This term is listed as synonymous with 'al-khay'amah' and 'al-ma'bun', meaning a catamite.

المَحْبُوسnoun

1.
catamiteclassical
This term is synonymous with 'al-khay'amah' and 'al-ma'bun', referring to a catamite.

الجَبِيسnoun

1.
catamiteclassical
This term is synonymous with 'al-khay'amah' and 'al-ma'bun', denoting a catamite.

الضَّمْجnoun

1.
arousal of the catamiteclassical
According to Abu Amr, this term refers to the arousal or excitement of a catamite ('al-khay'amah').

Parallel reading

الخُوعِم: الأحمق.

Al-khu'am: the fool.

والخَيْعَامَة: كناية عن الرجل السوء، وقيل: هو نعت سوء.

And al-khay'amah: is a euphemism for the wicked man, and it is said: it is a description of evil.

والخَيْعَامَة: المأبون؛

And al-khay'amah: the catamite;

والخَيْعَم والخَيْعَامَة والمجبوس والجبيس والمأبون والمتدثر والمثفر والمثفار والممسوح واحد.

And al-khay'am, and al-khay'amah, and al-mahbus, and al-jabīs, and al-ma'bun, and al-mutadaththir, and al-muthfir, and al-muthfār, and al-mamsuh are one (i.e., synonymous).

وقال أبو عمرو: الضمج هيجان الخيعامة، وهو المأبون.

And Abu Amr said: Ad-damj is the arousal of the catamite, and he is the ma'bun.

وفي حديث الصادق: لا يحبنا، أهل البيت، الخيعامة ؛

And in the Hadith of the Truthful one: He does not love us, the People of the House, the khay'amah;

قيل: هو المأبون، والياء زائدة والهاء للمبالغة.

It was said: he is the ma'bun, and the 'ya' is extra and the 'ha' is for exaggeration.