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هجم

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root هجم (hajama) primarily denotes a sudden, forceful, or uninvited arrival or entry. This can apply to people, armies, or abstract concepts like knowledge or winter. It also extends to meanings of destruction, falling, and intense action, such as a strong wind or a horse's vigorous movement.

Derived headwords

هَجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to attackboth

    To arrive upon a group suddenly and unexpectedly, often with hostile intent.

  2. 2.
    to enterboth

    To come in, sometimes without permission.

  3. 3.
    to fall uponboth

    To descend or collapse upon something.

  4. 4.
    to enter (season)classical

    The onset of winter.

هجم على القوم يهجم هجوما: انتهى إليهم بغتة — He arrived upon the people suddenly.
وهجم عليه الخيل — And the cavalry attacked him.
وهجم عليهم: دخل — And he entered upon them.
وهجم عليهم: دخل بغير إذن — And he entered upon them without permission.
وهجم الشتاء: دخل — And winter entered.
هَجْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    sudden attackboth

    The act of arriving suddenly or attacking.

  2. 2.
    destructionclassical

    The act of demolishing or destroying.

  3. 3.
    sunken eyesclassical

    The condition of eyes becoming sunken or hollow.

  4. 4.
    milkingclassical

    The act of milking a ewe or camel.

  5. 5.
    sweatclassical

    Sweat, particularly when profuse.

هجم على القوم يهجم هجوما: انتهى إليهم بغتة — He arrived upon the people suddenly.
وهجم البيت يهجمه هجما هدمه — And he demolished the house.
وهجمت عينه تهجم هجما وهجوما: غارت — And his eye became sunken.
وهجم ما في ضرع الناقة يهجمه هجما واهتجمه: حلبه — And he milked what was in the camel's udder.
وقد هجمته الهواجر — And the noons have caused sweat to flow from him.
أَهْجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to attackclassical

    To make someone or something attack or enter suddenly.

  2. 2.
    to milkclassical

    To milk a camel or ewe.

قال: ولم أسمعهم يقولون أهجمنا — He said: And I have not heard them say 'we caused to attack'.
وهجمت الناقة نفسها وأهجمها: حلبها — And he milked the camel itself.
هَجْمَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    large flock of camelsboth

    A substantial group of camels, often defined as between 40 and 100.

  2. 2.
    old eweclassical

    An old, aged ewe.

  3. 3.
    winter's severityclassical

    The intense cold of winter.

  4. 4.
    summer's heatclassical

    The intense heat of summer.

فكانت لنا هجمة — And it became a large flock for us.
والهجمة: النعجة الهرمة — And the 'hajmah' is an aged ewe.
وهجمة الشتاء: شدة برده — And the 'hajmah' of winter is its intense cold.
وهجمة الصيف: حره — And the 'hajmah' of summer is its heat.
هَجْمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    destructionclassical

    The act of demolishing or destruction.

  2. 2.
    large drinking vesselclassical

    A large bowl or cup used for milking or drinking.

  3. 3.
    intense drivingclassical

    The act of driving or pushing something forcefully.

  4. 4.
    sweatclassical

    Sweat, especially profuse sweat.

والهجم: الهدم — And 'al-hajm' is demolition.
والهجم والهجم: القدح الضخم يحلب فيه — And 'al-hajm' and 'al-hajm' is the large bowl into which one milks.
والهجم: السوق الشديد — And 'al-hajm' is intense driving.
والهجم: العرق — And 'al-hajm' is sweat.
مَهْجُومٌadjective
  1. 1.
    demolishedclassical

    A house or structure that has been demolished or fallen down.

  2. 2.
    drivenclassical

    Something that is driven or pushed, like a herd.

وبيت مهجوم: حلت أطنابه فانضمت سقابه — And a 'mahjum' house: its ropes loosened and its poles collapsed.
وجافل من عجاج الصيف مهجوم — And a startled one from the summer dust storm, driven.
هُجُومٌnoun
  1. 1.
    sudden entryclassical

    The act of entering forcefully or uninvited.

  2. 2.
    strong windclassical

    A powerful wind that can uproot plants and damage structures.

وهجم غيره عليهم وهو هجوم: أدخله — And he made another enter upon them, and he is 'hujoom': he caused him to enter.
والهجوم: الريح التي تشتد حتى تقلع البيوت والثمام — And 'al-hujoom' is the wind that intensifies until it uproots houses and reeds.
اِنْهَجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to collapseboth

    To fall down, collapse, or crumble.

  2. 2.
    to shed tearsclassical

    For eyes to shed tears.

وهجم البيت وانهجم: انهدم — And the house was demolished and collapsed: it fell down.
وانهجم الخباء: سقط — And the tent collapsed: it fell.
وانهجمت عينه: دمعت — And his eye shed tears.
اِهْتَجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to milkclassical

    To milk a camel or ewe completely.

  2. 2.
    to drink deeplyclassical

    To drink copiously, as if milking.

وهجم ما في ضرع الناقة يهجمه هجما واهتجمه: حلبه — And he milked what was in the camel's udder.
فاهتجم العيدان من أخصامها — So it drank the plants from its sides.
الهَاجِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    milkerclassical

    A ewe or camel that is milked.

  2. 2.
    still oneclassical

    A person or animal that is still and quiet.

وامتاح مني حلبات الهاجم — And he drew from me the milkings of the milker.
والهاجم أيضا: الساكن المطرق — And 'al-hajim' also is the still, quiet one.
الهَجِيمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    milk before churningclassical

    Milk before it is churned, or curdled milk.

  2. 2.
    milk in a new waterskinclassical

    Milk stored in a new waterskin, often drunk without churning.

والهجيمة: اللبن قبل أن يمخض — And 'al-hajimah' is the milk before it is churned.
وقيل: هو اللبن الذي يحقن في السقاء الجديد ثم يشرب ولا يمخض — And it was said: it is the milk that is put into a new waterskin and then drunk without churning.
الهَوَاجِرُnoun
  1. 1.
    midday heatclassical

    The intense heat of midday.

والعيس تهجمها الحرور كأنها أي تحلب عرقها — And the camels, the hot winds make them sweat as if they were milking their sweat.
الهَجْمُnoun
  1. 1.
    sweatclassical

    Sweat, especially profuse sweat.

وقد هجمته الهواجر — And the noons have caused sweat to flow from him.
الهَجَمُnoun
  1. 1.
    large drinking vesselclassical

    A large bowl or cup used for milking or drinking.

والهجم والهجم: القدح الضخم يحلب فيه — And 'al-hajm' and 'al-hajm' is the large bowl into which one milks.
أَهْجَامٌnoun
  1. 1.
    large drinking vesselsclassical

    Plural of 'al-hajm', large bowls or cups.

فتملأ الهجم عفوا وهي وادعة — And she fills the large bowls generously while she is calm.
الهُجْمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    large flock of camelsboth

    A substantial group of camels, often defined as between 40 and 100.

هل لك، والعارض منك عائض، ... في هجمة يسئر منها القابض؟ — Do you have, and you are hesitant, ... in a large flock from which the one holding can draw milk?
اِهْتِجَامٌnoun
  1. 1.
    end of the nightclassical

    The latter part of the night.

والاهتجام: آخر الليل — And 'al-ihtijam' is the end of the night.
هَجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to driveclassical

    To drive or propel someone or something forward.

والليل ينجو والنهار يهجمه — And the night escapes, and the day drives it.
هَجَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to driveclassical

    To drive or propel someone or something forward.

وهجم الرجل وغيره يهجمه هجما: ساقه وطرده — And he drove the man and others, driving him forcefully: he propelled and chased him.
هَاجِمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    drivingclassical

    Something that drives or propels.

  2. 2.
    stillclassical

    Quiet, motionless, or still.

وردت وأرداف النجوم كأنها، ... وقد غار تاليها، هجا أتن هاجم — I arrived, and the hindquarters of the stars were as if, ... and their end had set, driving female camels.
الهَجَائِمُnoun
  1. 1.
    preyclassical

    Animals that are hunted or chased.

والهجائم: الطرائد — And 'al-haja'im' are the hunted animals.
الهَيْجَمَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    whipclassical

    A whip, specifically a riding whip.

والهيجمانة: الدرة وهي الونية — And 'al-hayjamānah' is the whip, which is the riding whip.
الهَيْجَمَانname
  1. 1.
    male nameclassical

    A proper name for a man.

الهُجَيْمُ بنُ عَمْرٍوname
  1. 1.
    tribal ancestorclassical

    An ancestor of the Tamim tribe.

الهُجَيْمُ بنُ عَلِيٍّname
  1. 1.
    tribal ancestorclassical

    An ancestor of the Azd tribe.

ابنا هُجَيْمَةname
  1. 1.
    famous horsemenclassical

    Two renowned Arab horsemen.

وساق ابني هجيمة يوم غول، ... إلى أسيافنا، قدر الحمام — And the two sons of Hujaymah on the day of Ghawl, ... to our swords, were like destiny.

Parallel reading

هجم على القوم يهجم هجوما: انتهى إليهم بغتة
He arrived upon the people suddenly.
وهجم عليه الخيل
And the cavalry attacked him.
وهجم بهم العلم على حقائق الأمور
And knowledge descended upon them regarding the realities of matters.
وهجم عليهم: دخل بغير إذن
And he entered upon them without permission.
وهجم غيره عليهم وهو هجوم: أدخله
And he made another enter upon them, and he is 'hujoom': he caused him to enter.
هجوم علينا نفسه، غير أنه ... متى يرم في عينيه، بالشبح، ينهض
An attack upon us is his self, except that... when he is struck in his eyes with a phantom, he rises.
وهجمت أنا على الشيء بغتة أهجم هجوما وهجمت غيري، يتعدى ولا يتعدى
And I came upon the thing suddenly, I attack, and I made another attack, it is transitive and intransitive.
وهجم الشتاء: دخل
And winter entered.
وهجم البيت يهجمه هجما هدمه
And he demolished the house.
وبيت مهجوم: حلت أطنابه فانضمت سقابه
And a 'mahjum' house: its ropes loosened and its poles collapsed.
والخرقاء هاهنا: الريح
And 'al-khirqaa' here means the wind.
وهجم البيت إذا قوض
And the house was demolished when it was dismantled.
ولما قتل بسطام بن قيس لم يبق بيت في ربيعة إلا هجم أي قوض
And when Bistam bin Qais was killed, no house remained in Rabiah except it was demolished, meaning dismantled.
والهجم: الهدم
And 'al-hajm' is demolition.
وهجم البيت وانهجم: انهدم
And the house was demolished and collapsed: it fell down.
وانهجم الخباء: سقط
And the tent collapsed: it fell.
والهجوم: الريح التي تشتد حتى تقلع البيوت والثمام
And 'al-hujoom' is the wind that intensifies until it uproots houses and reeds.
والريح تهجم التراب على الموضع
And the wind drives dust upon the place.
جفل من موضعه فهجمته الريح على هذه الدار
It was startled from its place, and the wind drove it upon this dwelling.
وهجمت عينه تهجم هجما وهجوما: غارت
And his eye became sunken.
إنك إذا فعلت ذلك هجمت عيناك أي غارتا ودخلتا في موضعهما
If you do that, your eyes will become sunken, meaning they will sink and enter their sockets.
وهجمت على القوم إذا دخلت عليهم
And you entered upon the people if you entered upon them.
وكذلك هجم عليهم البيت إذا سقط عليهم
And likewise the house fell upon them if it fell upon them.
وانهجمت عينه: دمعت
And his eye shed tears.
وهجم ما في ضرع الناقة يهجمه هجما واهتجمه: حلبه
And he milked what was in the camel's udder.
وهجمت ما في ضرعها إذا حلبت كل ما فيه
And you milked what was in her udder if you milked all that was in it.
وامتاح مني حلبات الهاجم
And he drew from me the milkings of the milker.
وهجم الناقة نفسها وأهجمها: حلبها
And he milked the camel itself.
والهجيمة: اللبن قبل أن يمخض
And 'al-hajimah' is the milk before it is churned.
والعيس تهجمها الحرور كأنها أي تحلب عرقها
And the camels, the hot winds make them sweat as if they were milking their sweat.
ومن هجم الناقة إذا حط ما في ضرعها من اللبن
And from 'hajama' the camel is when he removes what is in its udder of milk.
فإن الحمام هجوم، أي معرق يسيل العرق
For the bath is 'hujoom', meaning sweaty, with flowing sweat.
وقد هجمته الهواجر
And the noons have caused sweat to flow from him.
وانهجم العرق: سال
And the sweat flowed: it ran.
والهجم والهجم: القدح الضخم يحلب فيه
And 'al-hajm' and 'al-hajm' is the large bowl into which one milks.
فتملأ الهجم عفوا وهي وادعة
And she fills the large bowls generously while she is calm.
إذا أنيخت والتقوا بالأهجام، ... أوفت لهم كيلا سريع الإعذام
When she knelt and they met at the large bowls, ... she gave them a quick measure of pouring.
في الهجمين، والهن المقارب
In the two large bowls, and the close one.
ناقة شيخ للإله راهب، ... تصف في ثلاثة المحالب: في الهجمين، والهن المقارب
The camel of an old man, a worshipper of God, ... stands in three milkings: in the two large bowls, and the close one.
فكانت لنا هجمة
And it became a large flock for us.
إلى الله أشكو هجمة عربية، ... أضر بها مر السنين الغوابر
To God I complain of an Arab flock, ... harmed by the passing of the harsh years.
والهجمة: النعجة الهرمة
And 'al-hajmah' is an aged ewe.
حتى استبنت الهدى، والبيد هاجمة، ... يخشعن في الآل غلفا أو يصلينا
Until the guidance became clear, and the deserts were still, ... they are humbled in the mirage, bare or praying.
والاهتجام: آخر الليل
And 'al-ihtijam' is the end of the night.
والليل ينجو والنهار يهجمه
And the night escapes, and the day drives it.
وهجم الرجل وغيره يهجمه هجما: ساقه وطرده
And he drove the man and others, driving him forcefully: he propelled and chased him.
وهجم الفحل آتنه أي طردها
And the stallion drove its mare, meaning chased it.
وقد غار تاليها، هجا أتن هاجم
And its end had set, driving female camels.
وهجمة الشتاء: شدة برده
And the 'hajmah' of winter is its intense cold.
وهجمة الصيف: حره
And the 'hajmah' of summer is its heat.
فاهتجم العيدان من أخصامها
So it drank the plants from its sides.
أهجم الله عن فلان المرض فهجم المرض عنه أي أقلع وفتر
May God remove the illness from so-and-so, and the illness left him, meaning it ceased and weakened.
وساق ابني هجيمة يوم غول، ... إلى أسيافنا، قدر الحمام
And the two sons of Hujaymah on the day of Ghawl, ... to our swords, were like destiny.