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زهدم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of falcon or hawk, and by extension, it is used as a proper name for people, horses, and even lions. It also appears in dual forms referring to specific individuals or groups.

Derived headwords

الزَّهْدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    falconclassical

    A type of falcon or hawk.

  2. 2.
    hawk's chickclassical

    It is also said to refer to the chick of a goshawk.

زَهْدَمname
  1. 1.
    proper nameboth

    A proper name, used for people.

  2. 2.
    name of a horseclassical

    A name given to a horse.

  3. 3.
    name of a lionclassical

    It is also one of the names of a lion.

الزَّهْدَمَانname
  1. 1.
    Zahdam and Kardamclassical

    Refers to Zahdam and Kardam, who are identified as brothers from the Banu Abs tribe.

  2. 2.
    two brothers from Banu Absclassical

    The dual form refers to two brothers from the Banu Abs tribe.

Parallel reading

الزَّهْدَم وزهدم: الصقر، ويقال فرخ البازي، وبه سمي الرجل.
Al-Zahdam and Zahdam: the falcon, and it is said the chick of the goshawk, and by it a man was named.
وزَهْدَم: اسم.
And Zahdam: a name.
والزَّهْدَمَان: زهدم وكردم.
And Al-Zahdaman: Zahdam and Kardam.
وزَهْدَم: اسم فرس، وفارسه يقال له: فارس زهدم.
And Zahdam: the name of a horse, and its rider is called: the rider of Zahdam.
قال ابن بري: زهدم اسم لفرس لسحيم بن وثيل؛ وفيه يقول ابنه جابر: أقول لهم بالشعب، إذ ييسرونني: ... ألم تعلموا أني ابن فارس زهدم؟
Ibn al-Barri said: Zahdam is the name of a horse belonging to Suhaim bin Wathil; and about it, his son Jabir says: I say to them in the شعب (valley), when they make it easy for me: ... Did you not know that I am the son of the rider of Zahdam?
والزَّهْدَمَان: أخوان من بني عبس؛ قال ابن الكلبي: هما زهدم وقيس ابنا حزن بن وهب بن عوير بن رواحة بن ربيعة بن مازن بن الحرث بن قطيعة بن عبس بن بغيض، وهما اللذان أدركا حاجب بن زرارة يوم جبلة ليأسراه فغلبهما عليه مالك ذو الرقيبة القشيري؛ وفيهما يقول قيس بن زهير: جزاني الزهدمان جزاء سوء، ... وكنت المرء يجزى بالكرامه
And Al-Zahdaman: two brothers from Banu Abs; Ibn al-Kalbi said: They are Zahdam and Qais, sons of Hazn bin Wahb bin Uwayr bin Rawaha bin Rabi'ah bin Mazin bin Al-Harith bin Qati'ah bin Abs bin Baghid, and they are the ones who overtook Hajib bin Zurarah on the day of Jabalah to capture him, but Malik Dhu al-Ruqaybah al-Qushairi overcame them regarding him; and about them, Qais bin Zuhair says: Al-Zahdaman rewarded me with an evil reward, ... and I was the one who was rewarded with honor.
قال أبو عبيدة: هما زهدم وكردم؛ قال ابن بري في الزهدمان: قال أبو عبيد ابنا جزء، وقال علي بن حمزة: ابنا حزن.
Abu Ubaidah said: They are Zahdam and Kardam; Ibn al-Barri said about Al-Zahdaman: Abu Ubaid said, sons of Juz', and Ali bin Hamzah said, sons of Hazn.
وزَهْدَم: من أسماء الأسد.
And Zahdam: from the names of the lion.