الهمء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of something being old, worn out, or tattered, particularly referring to clothing. It extends to the actions of wearing out, tearing, or making something old.

Derived headwords

الهِمْءnoun

1.
Old garmentboth
An old, worn-out, or tattered piece of clothing.

أَهْمَاءnoun

1.
Old garmentsboth
The plural form of 'him'' (الهِمْء), referring to old, worn-out, or tattered pieces of clothing.

همأهverb

1.
To wear outclassical
To make a garment old, worn, or tattered.

أهمأهverb

1.
To wear outclassical
To make a garment old, worn, or tattered; to cause it to become worn out.

انْهَمَأَverb

1.
To become worn outclassical
To become old, worn, or tattered; to be worn out.

تَهَمَّأَverb

1.
To become worn outclassical
To become old, worn, or tattered; to be worn out.

Parallel reading

الهِمْء، بالكسر: الثوب الخلق

Al-him' (with kasra): the old garment.

ج: أهماء

Plural: ahma'.

وهمأه، كمنعه: خرقه وأبلاه

And 'ham'ahu' (like man'ahu): to tear it and wear it out.

كأهمأه

Like 'ahma'ahu'.

فانهمأ

So it became worn out.

وتهمأ

And 'tahamma'a'.