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خنم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to place names. The primary derived word discussed is a place name, with its etymology debated based on its structure.

Derived headwords

تَخَنُّمname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location.

Parallel reading

تخنم: اسم موضع؛ قال لبيد: وهل يشتاق مثلك من رسوم ... دوارس، بين تخنم والخلال؟
Takhannum: a place name; Labīd said: And does one like you yearn for ruins... passing by, between Takhannum and al-Khilāl?
وإنما قضينا على تائه بالزيادة لأنها لو كانت أصلية لكان فعللا، وليس في الكلام مثل جعفر.
We concluded that its 'tā' is an addition because if it were original, it would be a 'fa'alala' pattern, and there is no word in the language like Ja'far.