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همت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of concealing, hiding, or suppressing something, often with a nuance of subtlety or inwardness. It can apply to physical things like food or abstract concepts like speech and emotions.

Derived headwords

هَمَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hiddenclassical

    To be concealed or disappear, especially within something rich or oily.

أَهَمَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to concealclassical

    To hide or suppress something, such as speech or laughter.

Parallel reading

هَمَتَ الثريد: توارى في الدسم.
The thareed (a dish of bread soaked in broth) was hidden: it disappeared in the richness (of the fat).
وأهمت الكلام والضحك: أخفاه.
And he concealed speech and laughter: he hid it.