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هسم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of breaking or fracturing something. It also has a specific application referring to cauterizers, possibly derived from the idea of 'breaking' or burning the skin.

Derived headwords

هَسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to breakboth

    To break or fracture something.

هَسْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    breakingboth

    The act of breaking or fracturing something. This is the verbal noun of هَسَمَ.

الهَسْمnoun
  1. 1.
    cauterizerclassical

    A person who practices cauterization, burning the skin for medical purposes.

Parallel reading

هسم الشيء يهسمه هسما: كسره
Something is broken, it breaks it, breaking.
الهسم الكاوون
The cauterizer is the one who cauterizes.