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سخم

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root سخم primarily relates to concepts of blackness, soot, and darkness. It extends to meanings of deep-seated hatred, resentment, and anger. Additionally, it encompasses qualities of softness and fineness, particularly in materials like wool, cotton, or feathers, and can describe a lukewarm state of water.

Derived headwords

السَّخَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Sootboth

    Soot, especially from cooking pots, or blackness in general.

  2. 2.
    Blacknessboth

    The state of being black or dark.

  3. 3.
    Charcoalclassical

    Refers to charcoal.

السَّخِيمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Grudgeboth

    Deep-seated hatred, malice, resentment, or ill will harbored in the heart.

  2. 2.
    Excrementclassical

    Refers to excrement or waste.

سَخِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To blackenboth

    To make something black, or to become black.

  2. 2.
    To angerclassical

    To anger someone or to stir up their resentment.

  3. 3.
    To heatclassical

    To heat water or make it lukewarm.

مِسْخَمadjective
  1. 1.
    Resentfulclassical

    A person who harbors grudges or resentment.

سَخِمَ بِصَدْرِهِverb
  1. 1.
    To harbor resentmentclassical

    To hold resentment or anger within one's chest.

السُّخْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Angerboth

    Anger or displeasure.

  2. 2.
    Blacknessclassical

    The quality of being black.

تَسَخَّمَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    To be displeased withclassical

    To become angry or displeased with someone.

سُخَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Softnessboth

    Softness and fineness, used to describe things like wool, feathers, cotton, or fur.

  2. 2.
    Blacknessclassical

    Blackness, especially of soot.

سُخَامِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Softboth

    Soft to the touch, like fine wool or silk.

  2. 2.
    Dark-coloredclassical

    Having a dark or blackish hue, especially referring to wine.

سُخَامِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft wineclassical

    A smooth, soft, or dark-colored wine.

سُخَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft featherclassical

    A soft feather, or the soft part of a feather.

الأسْخَمadjective
  1. 1.
    Blackclassical

    Black or dark in color.

سَخَّمَ وَجْهَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To blacken someone's faceboth

    To disgrace someone or bring them shame, metaphorically blackening their face.

سَخَّمَ اللهُ وَجْهَهُverb
  1. 1.
    May God blacken his faceclassical

    A curse meaning 'May God disgrace him' or 'May God make his face black'.

سَخَّمَ الماءَverb
  1. 1.
    To heat waterclassical

    To heat water, making it lukewarm or warm.

سُخَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Lukewarm waterclassical

    Water that is neither hot nor cold.

Parallel reading

اللهم اسلل سخيمة قلبي
O Allah, extract the malice from my heart.
نعوذ بك من السخيمة
We seek refuge in You from malice.
تهادوا تذهب الإحن والسخائم
Exchange gifts, and grudges and malice will disappear.
من سل سخيمته على طريق من طرق المسلمين لعنه الله
Whoever removes his excrement onto a path of the Muslims, may Allah curse him.
ورجل مسخم: ذو سخيمة
And a man 'muskham' is one who possesses malice.
وقد سخم بصدره
And he harbored resentment in his chest.
والسخمة: الغضب
And 'as-sakhmah' means anger.
وقد تسخم عليه
And he became displeased with him.
والسخام من الشعر والريش والقطن والخز ونحو ذلك: اللين الحسن
And 'as-sukham' from hair, feathers, cotton, silk, and the like, means soft and good.
قطن سخام بأيادي غزل
Soft cotton in the hands of a spinner.
هذا ثوب سخام المس إذا كان لين المس مثل الخز
This is a garment of 'sukham' touch if it is soft to the touch like silk.
وريش سخام أي لين المس رقيق
And 'sukham' feathers, meaning soft and delicate to the touch.
وخمر سخام وسخامية: لينة سلسة
And 'sukham' and 'sukhamiyyah' wines: soft and smooth.
فبت كأني شارب، بعد هجعة، ... سخامية حمراء تحسب عندما
So I spent the night as if I had drunk, after a nap, ... a red 'sukhamiyyah' wine, you would think when...
شراب سخام وطعام سخام لين مسترسل
A 'sukham' drink and a 'sukham' food, soft and smooth.
والسخيم الماء الذي ليس بحار ولا بارد
And 'as-sukheem' is water that is neither hot nor cold.
إن سخيم الماء لن يضيرا، ... فاعلم، ولا الحازر، إلا البورا
Indeed, lukewarm water will not harm, ... know this, nor the one who measures, except the barren land.
والسخمة: السواد
And 'as-sakhmah' means blackness.
والأسخم: الأسود
And 'al-askham' means black.
وقد سخمت بصدر فلان إذا أغضبته وسللت سخيمته بالقول اللطيف والترضي
And you have angered someone if you have provoked their resentment with gentle words and appeasement.
والسخام، بالضم: سواد القدر
And 'as-sukham', with dammah, means the blackness of a pot.
وقد سخم وجهه أي سوده
And his face became black, meaning it was blackened.
والسخام: الفحم
And 'as-sukham' means charcoal.
والسخم: السواد
And 'as-sukhm' means blackness.
فسختم الله وجهه أي سوده
So may Allah blacken his face, meaning make it black.
يسخم وجهه أي يسود
His face will be blackened, meaning it will become black.
سخمت الماء وأوغرته إذا سخنته
You heated the water and made it hot if you warmed it.