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دلخم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something heavy, slow, or large, often associated with sleep, illness, or substantial animals. It can also refer to something intense or severe.

Derived headwords

دَلْخَمnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy sleepboth

    A deep or heavy sleep, characterized by its intensity and duration.

  2. 2.
    severe illnessclassical

    A serious and debilitating disease or ailment.

  3. 3.
    heavy/slow thingboth

    Anything that is ponderous, slow-moving, or weighty.

الدلخمnoun
  1. 1.
    severe illnessclassical

    A severe and intense disease or affliction.

دلخمadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy/slowboth

    Describing something that is heavy, slow, or ponderous.

  2. 2.
    intense/severeclassical

    Referring to something that is intense, severe, or formidable.

القلخمnoun
  1. 1.
    large camelclassical

    A large, massive, and imposing male camel.

الدلخمnoun
  1. 1.
    large camelclassical

    A large, massive, and imposing male camel.

دلهمساadjective
  1. 1.
    slow-movingclassical

    Describing something that moves slowly or ponderously.

Parallel reading

نوم دلخم: خفيف
Heavy sleep: light.
وقيل: طويل
And it was said: long.
والدلخم: الداء الشديد
And the 'dal-kham' is the severe illness.
وكل ثقيل دلخم
And everything heavy is 'dal-kham'.
يقال: رماه الله بالدلخم
It is said: May God afflict him with the 'dal-kham'.
القلخم والدلخم، اللام منهما شديدة
The 'qal-kham' and the 'dal-kham', the 'lam' in both of them is emphatic.
وهما الجليل من الجمال الضخم العظيم
And they are the majestic among the massive, great camels.
دلخم تسع حجيج دلهمسا
A 'dal-kham' (heavy/large) camel, nine years old, moving slowly.