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خمن

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns estimation, conjecture, and guesswork. It extends to concepts of weakness, inferiority, and obscurity, often in a figurative sense.

Derived headwords

خَمَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to guess, conjectureboth

    To form an opinion or judgment based on estimation, conjecture, or guesswork, often involving illusion or doubt.

خِمَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    conjecture, guessworkboth

    The act or product of guessing or conjecturing; estimation based on limited evidence or intuition.

  2. 2.
    inferiority, weaknessclassical

    A state of being weak, feeble, or of poor quality.

تَخْمِينٌnoun
  1. 1.
    conjecture, estimationboth

    The act of guessing or estimating; forming an opinion based on conjecture.

خُمَانُ النَّاسِnoun
  1. 1.
    rabble, riffraffclassical

    The lowest or worst part of a group of people; the common, unrefined masses.

خُمَانُ المَتَاعِnoun
  1. 1.
    worthless goods, dregsclassical

    The inferior or worthless part of merchandise or possessions.

خُمَانٌ (من الرُّمْحِ)adjective
  1. 1.
    weak, feebleclassical

    Describing something, particularly a spear, as being weak or lacking strength.

خَمَانٌadjective
  1. 1.
    weak, feebleclassical

    Describing something, particularly a spear, as being weak or lacking strength.

خَمَانَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    weak, feebleclassical

    Describing something, particularly a spear or shaft, as being weak or lacking strength.

خَامِنُ الذِّكْرِadjective
  1. 1.
    obscure, of little renownclassical

    Having an unknown or forgotten reputation; lacking fame or recognition.

خَامِنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    obscure, of little renownclassical

    Having an unknown or forgotten reputation; lacking fame or recognition.

Parallel reading

خَمَنَ الشَّيْءَ يَخْمِنُهُ خَمْنًا
He estimated the thing, guessing at it.
قَالَ فِيهِ بِالحَدْسِ وَالتَّخْمِينِ
He spoke about it with intuition and conjecture.
أَيْ بِالوَهْمِ وَالظَّنِّ
Meaning, by illusion and assumption.
وَالتَّخْمِينُ: القَوْلُ بِالحَدْسِ
And conjecture: speaking based on intuition.
هَذِهِ كَلِمَةٌ أَصْلُهَا فَارِسِيَّةٌ عُرِّبَتْ
This is a word whose origin is Persian and was Arabized.
وَأَصْلُهَا مِنْ قَوْلِهِمْ خَمَانَا عَلَى الظَّنِّ
And its origin is from their saying 'khamaanan' meaning 'based on assumption'.
وَخُمَانُ النَّاسِ: خَشَارَتُهُمْ
And the 'khumaan' of people: their rabble.
وَخُمَانُ المَتَاعِ: رَدِيئُهُ
And the 'khumaan' of goods: their inferior ones.
وَالخُمَانُ مِنَ الرُّمْحِ: الضَّعِيفُ
And the 'khumaan' of a spear: the weak one.
وَرُمْحٌ خُمَانٌ: ضَعِيفٌ
And a spear is 'khumaan': weak.
وَقَنَاةٌ خَمَانَةٌ كَذَلِكَ
And a shaft is 'khamaanah' likewise.
وَهُوَ خَامِنُ الذِّكْرِ: كَقَوْلِكَ خَامِلُ الذِّكْرِ، عَلَى البَدَلِ
And he is 'khaamin al-dhikr': like your saying 'khaamil al-dhikr', by substitution.
وَذِكْرُهُ غَيْرُ خَامِنٍ
And his mention is not obscure.