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خمم

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root خمم primarily relates to cleaning, sweeping, and tidying, extending to concepts of purity and sincerity. It also encompasses meanings related to unpleasant smells, decay, and a specific type of food consumption. Figuratively, it can refer to praise, criticism, and the state of a person's heart.

Derived headwords

خَمَّverb
  1. 1.
    to sweepboth

    To clean a place, such as a house or well, by sweeping away dirt and debris.

  2. 2.
    to become foulclassical

    Used for meat whose smell has changed or become foul, but has not yet fully spoiled.

  3. 3.
    to be cutclassical

    To be cut or severed.

خم البيت والبئر يخمهما خما واختمهما: كنسهما — The house and the well were swept, meaning they were cleaned.
خم اللحم يخم، بالكسر، ويخم خما وخموما وهو خم وأخم: أنتن أو تغيرت رائحته — Meat became foul, meaning its smell changed or became foul.
واختمه: قطعه — And he cut it, meaning he severed it.
اِخْتَمَّverb
  1. 1.
    to sweepclassical

    To sweep or clean a place, similar to the basic verb.

  2. 2.
    to be cutclassical

    To be cut or severed.

والاختمام مثله — And ikhtimam is similar to it (sweeping).
مَخْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    broomclassical

    A tool used for sweeping, a broom.

والمخمة: المكنسة — And al-makhamm is the broom.
خَمَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    swept dirtclassical

    The dirt and debris swept from a place, piled up.

  2. 2.
    scraps of foodclassical

    Scraps of food that fall from a table and are eaten, hoping for reward.

  3. 3.
    sweepingsclassical

    The act of sweeping or the material swept.

وخمامة البيت والبئر: ما كسح عنه من التراب فألقي بعضه على بعض — And khamamat al-bayt wa al-bi'r is what is swept from the house and the well, some of it thrown upon the other.
وخمامة المائدة: ما ينتثر من الطعام فيؤكل ويرجى عليه الثواب — And khamamat al-ma'idah is what falls from the food and is eaten, hoping for reward.
والخمامة والقمامة: الكناسة، وما يخم من تراب البئر — And al-khamamah and al-qumamah are the sweepings, and what is swept from the well's dirt.
مَخْمُومadjective
  1. 1.
    pure-heartedboth

    A heart that is pure, free from malice, envy, deceit, or impurity.

  2. 2.
    cleanclassical

    Cleaned or pure.

وقلب مخموم أي نقي من الغل والحسد — And a makhmoum heart means pure from malice and envy.
خير الناس المخموم القلب — The best of people is the one with a pure heart.
خَمَّnoun
  1. 1.
    praiseclassical

    Good praise or commendation.

والخم: الثناء الطيب — And al-khamm is good praise.
خَمَّverb
  1. 1.
    to milkclassical

    To milk a female camel.

وخم الناقة: حلبها — And to milk the she-camel means to milk her.
أَخَمَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become foulclassical

    Used for milk when the skin (container) becomes foul and spoils the milk, or for meat that becomes foul.

وخم مثله؛ وأنشد الأزهري: أخم أو قد هم بالخموم — And akhamm is similar; and Al-Azhari recited: He became foul or was about to become foul.
خَمِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    fresh milkclassical

    Milk immediately after it has been milked.

  2. 2.
    praised personclassical

    A person who is praised.

  3. 3.
    heavy-spirited personclassical

    A person who is heavy-spirited or dull.

والخميم: اللبن ساعة يحلب — And al-khamim is the milk at the time it is milked.
والخميم: الممدوح — And al-khamim is the praised one.
والخميم: الثقيل الروح — And al-khamim is the heavy-spirited one.
خُمّnoun
  1. 1.
    intense cryingclassical

    Intense, loud crying.

والخم: البكاء الشديد، بفتح الخاء — And al-khumm is intense crying, with fatha on the kha.
خَمَّامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bad featherclassical

    A bad, inferior feather found beneath the main feathers.

والخمامة: ريشة فاسدة رديئة تحت الريش — And al-khamamah is a bad, inferior feather beneath the main feathers.
اِخْتِمَامnoun
  1. 1.
    cuttingclassical

    The act of cutting or severing.

والخم والاختمام: القطع — And al-khamm and al-ikhtimamm are cutting.
خُمَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    rabbleclassical

    The low-class, worthless people, or their rabble.

  2. 2.
    weak onesclassical

    Weak or feeble people.

  3. 3.
    poor belongingsclassical

    The poor or bad belongings of a house.

  4. 4.
    inferior treesclassical

    The inferior or weak parts of trees.

  5. 5.
    weak spearsclassical

    Weak or inferior spears.

وخمان الناس: خشارتهم — And khumman al-nas are their rabble.
رأيت خمانا من الناس أي ضعفاء — I saw khumman of people, meaning weak ones.
وخمان البيت: رديء متاعه — And khumman al-bayt are its bad belongings.
وخمان الشجر: رديئه — And khumman al-shajar are its inferior parts.
والخمان أيضا من الرماح: الضعيف — And al-khumman also from spears means the weak one.
خَمّname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A known place, a pond or valley, between Mecca and Medina.

وخم: غدير معروف بين مكة والمدينة بالجحفة، وهو غدير خم — And Khumm is a known pond between Mecca and Medina at Al-Juhfah, and it is Ghadeer Khumm.
خَمَّىname
  1. 1.
    a well nameclassical

    An old well in Mecca.

وهي بئر قديمة كانت بمكة — And it is an old well that was in Mecca.
إِخْمِيمname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place in Egypt.

وإخميم: موضع بمصر — And Ikhmim is a place in Egypt.
خَمَّامname
  1. 1.
    a nameclassical

    A name for a father of a lineage, possibly a patronymic.

والخمام: أبو بطن — And al-khammam is the father of a lineage.
خَمْخَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    unpleasant eatingclassical

    An unpleasant manner of eating, making noise.

  2. 2.
    arrogant speechclassical

    Speaking as if one is choked or haughty due to arrogance.

والخمخمة والتخمخم: ضرب من الأكل قبيح — And al-khamkhamah and al-takhamkhum are an ugly way of eating.
والخمخمة: مثل الخنخنة، وهو أن يتكلم الرجل كأنه مخنون من التيه والكبر — And al-khamkhamah is like al-khankhanah, which is a man speaking as if he is choked from haughtiness and arrogance.
تَخَمْخُمnoun
  1. 1.
    unpleasant eatingclassical

    An unpleasant manner of eating, making noise.

والخمخمة والتخمخم: ضرب من الأكل قبيح — And al-khamkhamah and al-takhamkhum are an ugly way of eating.
خَمْخَمnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantclassical

    A type of plant whose seeds are fed to camels.

  2. 2.
    a sea creatureclassical

    A small creature found in the sea.

والخمخم، بالكسر: نبات تعلف حبه الإبل — And al-khamkham, with kasra, is a plant whose seeds camels are fed.
والخمخم: دويبة في البحر — And al-khamkham is a small creature in the sea.
خَمْخَامnoun
  1. 1.
    a man's nameclassical

    A man from the Banu Sadoos tribe, named after the unpleasant manner of eating.

والخمخام: رجل من بني سدوس، سمي بالخمخمة — And al-khamkham is a man from Banu Sadoos, named after al-khamkhamah.

Parallel reading

خم البيت والبئر يخمهما خما واختمهما: كنسهما
The house and the well were swept, meaning they were cleaned.
والمخمة: المكنسة
And al-makhamm is the broom.
وخمامة البيت والبئر: ما كسح عنه من التراب فألقي بعضه على بعض
And khamamat al-bayt wa al-bi'r is what is swept from the house and the well, some of it thrown upon the other.
وخمامة المائدة: ما ينتثر من الطعام فيؤكل ويرجى عليه الثواب
And khamamat al-ma'idah is what falls from the food and is eaten, hoping for reward.
وقلب مخموم أي نقي من الغل والحسد
And a makhmoum heart means pure from malice and envy.
خير الناس المخموم القلب
The best of people is the one with a pure heart.
وما المخموم القلب؟ قال: الذي لا غش فيه ولا حسد
And what is the pure-hearted? He said: The one who has no deceit or envy in him.
وعلى الساقي خم العين أي كنسها وتنظيفها
And upon the water-bearer is the sweeping of the well, meaning its cleaning and purification.
خم اللحم يخم، بالكسر، ويخم خما وخموما وهو خم وأخم: أنتن أو تغيرت رائحته
Meat became foul, meaning its smell changed or became foul.
واللحم المخم الذي قد تغيرت ريحه ولما يفسد كفساد الجيف
And the foul meat is that whose smell has changed but has not yet spoiled like carcasses.
من أحب أن يستخم الناس له قياما
Whoever loves that people stand for him until they become foul-smelling.
والخم: الثناء الطيب
And al-khamm is good praise.
وفلان يخم ثياب فلان إذا كان يثني عليه خيرا
And so-and-so praises so-and-so if he is speaking well of him.
وخم الناقة: حلبها
And to milk the she-camel means to milk her.
والخميم: اللبن ساعة يحلب
And al-khamim is the milk at the time it is milked.
وخم اللبن وأخم: غيره خبث رائحة السقاء
And milk became foul and akhamm: the foul smell of the skin changed it.
والخم: قفص الدجاج؛ قال ابن سيده: أرى ذلك لخبث رائحته
And al-khamm is a chicken coop; Ibn Sidah said: I think that is due to its foul smell.
والخم: البكاء الشديد، بفتح الخاء
And al-khumm is intense crying, with fatha on the kha.
والخم والاختمام: القطع
And al-khamm and al-ikhtimamm are cutting.
واختمه: قطعه
And he cut it, meaning he severed it.
وخمان الناس: خشارتهم
And khumman al-nas are their rabble.
رأيت خمانا من الناس أي ضعفاء
I saw khumman of people, meaning weak ones.
وخمان البيت: رديء متاعه
And khumman al-bayt are its bad belongings.
وخمان الشجر: رديئه
And khumman al-shajar are its inferior parts.
والخمان أيضا من الرماح: الضعيف
And al-khumman also from spears means the weak one.
لمن الدار أوحشت بمغان، ... بين أعلى اليرموك فالخمان؟
Whose dwelling is it, desolate in Maghan, between the heights of Yarmouk and Al-Khumman?
هو موضع بين مكة والمدينة تصب فيه عين هناك، وبينهما مسجد سيدنا رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم
It is a place between Mecca and Medina where a spring flows, and between them is the mosque of our Messenger, peace be upon him.
والخمخمة والتخمخم: ضرب من الأكل قبيح
And al-khamkhamah and al-takhamkhum are an ugly way of eating.
والخمخم، بالكسر: نبات تعلف حبه الإبل
And al-khamkham, with kasra, is a plant whose seeds camels are fed.
فكأنما اشتملت مواقي عينه، ... يوم الفراق، على يبيس الخمخم
As if the corners of his eyes, on the day of parting, enclosed the dried al-khamkham.
والخمخمة: مثل الخنخنة، وهو أن يتكلم الرجل كأنه مخنون من التيه والكبر
And al-khamkhamah is like al-khankhanah, which is a man speaking as if he is choked from haughtiness and arrogance.
وحببت أسقية عواكما، ... وفرغت أخرى لها خماخما
And I loved the skins of your she-camels, ... and another was emptied for them, full of milk.
والخمخام: رجل من بني سدوس، سمي بالخمخمة
And al-khamkham is a man from Banu Sadoos, named after al-khamkhamah.