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الخمر

Root entry · 31 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns intoxicants, particularly wine made from grape juice, and the act of intoxication. It extends to meanings of covering, concealing, hiding, and maturing or fermenting, both literally and figuratively.

Derived headwords

الخَمْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Intoxicantboth

    That which intoxicates, specifically wine made from grape juice, but can also refer to any intoxicant.

  2. 2.
    Wineclassical

    Specifically refers to wine made from grape juice.

  3. 3.
    Mind-altering substanceclassical

    Named so because it clouds and covers the intellect.

خَمَرverb
  1. 1.
    To intoxicateboth

    To make someone drunk or to cloud their mind.

  2. 2.
    To coverclassical

    To conceal or hide something.

  3. 3.
    To fermentclassical

    To leave dough or similar substances until they mature or ferment.

خَمَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To make fermentboth

    To cause dough or other substances to ferment or mature.

  2. 2.
    To concealclassical

    To hide or cover something.

اخْتَمَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To fermentboth

    To become fermented or mature, referring to dough or liquids.

  2. 2.
    To be coveredclassical

    To be concealed or hidden.

تَخْمِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Fermentationboth

    The process of fermenting dough or other substances.

  2. 2.
    Coveringclassical

    The act of covering or concealing.

خَمِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    Fermentedboth

    Dough or substance that has undergone fermentation.

  2. 2.
    Intoxicatedclassical

    Under the influence of alcohol.

خَمِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Leavenboth

    Yeast or leavening agent used in baking.

  2. 2.
    Sediment of wineclassical

    The dregs or sediment at the bottom of wine.

  3. 3.
    Small matclassical

    A small mat made of palm leaves.

  4. 4.
    Cosmetic pasteclassical

    A paste made of perfumes used by women to beautify their faces.

  5. 5.
    Headacheclassical

    The pain or ache associated with intoxication.

اخْمَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Fermentationclassical

    The process of fermentation.

  2. 2.
    Concealmentclassical

    The act of hiding or covering.

سِقَايَة الخَمْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Selling wineclassical

    The act of selling or serving wine.

اسْتِحْيَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Modestyclassical

    Shyness or modesty.

اخْتِمَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Maturationboth

    The state of being mature or ripe, referring to dough or liquids.

  2. 2.
    Fermentationboth

    The process of fermentation.

  3. 3.
    Intoxicationclassical

    The state of being drunk.

غَمَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Intoxicationclassical

    The state of being drunk or overwhelmed.

غَمَرverb
  1. 1.
    To intoxicateclassical

    To make drunk.

مُخْتَمِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Fermentedboth

    Dough or substance that has fermented.

مُخَمَّرnoun
  1. 1.
    Place of fermentationclassical

    A place where dough or liquids are fermented.

مُخَمِّرnoun
  1. 1.
    One who makes fermentclassical

    Someone who prepares dough or substances for fermentation.

خَمَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    Seller of wineclassical

    A person who sells wine or intoxicants.

  2. 2.
    Head coveringboth

    A veil or headscarf worn by women.

  3. 3.
    Intoxicationclassical

    The state of being drunk or the effects of intoxication.

خِمَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Head coveringboth

    A veil or headscarf, especially one worn by women.

  2. 2.
    Intoxicationclassical

    The state of being drunk or the effects of intoxication.

خَمَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Intoxicantclassical

    That which intoxicates.

  2. 2.
    Perfumed ointmentclassical

    A fragrant substance applied by women to enhance their appearance.

  3. 3.
    Headacheclassical

    The pain or ache associated with intoxication.

  4. 4.
    Windclassical

    A type of wind or ailment caused by wind.

مُخَامَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Concealmentclassical

    The act of hiding or being hidden.

  2. 2.
    Co-habitationclassical

    Living in a place or staying with someone.

  3. 3.
    Deceptionclassical

    Selling a free person as a slave.

  4. 4.
    Mixingclassical

    Intermingling or mixing with.

اسْتَخْمَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To enslaveclassical

    To make someone a slave.

مُسْتَخْمِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Drinkerclassical

    One who drinks intoxicants.

تَخَمَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To be fermentedboth

    To undergo fermentation.

  2. 2.
    To wearclassical

    To wear clothing or a veil.

أَخْمَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To concealclassical

    To hide or cover something.

  2. 2.
    To giveclassical

    To give something to someone or to grant them ownership.

  3. 3.
    To harborclassical

    To harbor malice or hatred.

  4. 4.
    To neglectclassical

    To overlook or neglect a matter.

  5. 5.
    To hideclassical

    To conceal or keep something secret.

  6. 6.
    To make land fertileclassical

    To make the land abundant with its produce.

يَخْمُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Hollowclassical

    A hollow or unstable thing.

  2. 2.
    Cowrie shellclassical

    A type of shell.

مُخَمَّرname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name.

خَمِير بن محمدname
  1. 1.
    Hadith narratorclassical

    A narrator of Hadith.

ذو الخِمَارname
  1. 1.
    Warrior's epithetclassical

    An epithet for a warrior who fought while his wife's veil was on his head.

  2. 2.
    Horse nameclassical

    Name of horses belonging to historical figures.

ذات الخِمَارname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name in Tihama.

خَمَرَانname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A region in Khorasan.

باخَمَرَىname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A village near Kufa.

Parallel reading

ما أسكر من عصير العنب، أو عام، كالخمرة، وقد يذكر، والعموم أصح، لأنها حرمت
That which intoxicates from grape juice, or generally, like a khamrah, and it may be mentioned generally, and the general meaning is more correct, because it (intoxication) is forbidden.
سميت خمرا لأنها تخمر العقل وتستره
It is named khamr because it clouds and covers the intellect.
أو لأنها تركت حتى أدركت واختمرت
Or because it was left until it ripened and fermented.
والعنب، والستر، والكتم، كالإخمار
And grapes, and covering, and concealment, like al-ikhmār.
والفعل، كضرب ونصر، وهو خمير
And the verb, like 'ḍaraba' and 'naṣara', and it is khamīr (intoxicated).
وبالكـسر: الغمر
And with a kasra: al-ghamar (intoxication).
وبالتحريك: ما واراك من شجر وغيره
And with a fatḥa: that which covers you from trees and other things.
وجماعة الناس وكثرتهم، كخمرتهم وخمارهم، ويضم
And a group of people and their multitude, like khamratuhum and khimāruhum, and it is with a damma.
والتغير عما كان عليه
And the change from what it was.
والخمرة، بالضم: ما خمر فيه، كالخمير والخميرة
And al-khumrah, with a damma: that in which fermentation occurs, like al-khamīr and al-khamīrah.
وعكر النبيذ
And the sediment of wine.
والورس، وأشياء من الطيب تطلي بها المرأة لتحسن وجهها
And al-wars, and things of perfume that a woman applies to beautify her face.
وما خامرك، أي: خالطك من الريح، كالخمرة، محركة
And that which mixes with you, meaning: the wind that mixes with you, like al-khumrah, with a haraka.
والرائحة الطيبة، ويثلث
And a good scent, and it can be read with three vowels.
وألم الخمر وصداعها وأذاها، كالخمار، أو ما خالط من سكرها
And the pain of intoxication, its headache, and its harm, like al-khimār, or what mixes from its drunkenness.
والمخمر، كمحدث: متخذها
And al-mukhammir, like 'muḥdath': one who makes it (fermented dough).
والخمار: بائعها
And al-khimmār: its seller (seller of wine).
واختمارها: إدراكها، وغليانها
And ikhtimāruhā: its maturation, and its boiling.
والخمار، بالكسر: النصيف، كالخمر، كطمر
And al-khimār, with a kasra: the veil, like al-khumur, like ṭamr.
وما شم خمارك، أي: ما غيرك عن حالك
And what smells your scent, meaning: what changes you from your state.
والخمرة منه: كاللحفة من اللحاف
And al-khumrah from it: like al-liḥfah from al-liḥāf.
ووعاء بزر الكعابر التي تكون في عيدان الشجر
And a container for the seeds of the galls that are on tree branches.
وجاءنا على خمرة، بالكسر، وخمر، محركة: في سر وغفلة وخفية
And he came to us on khamrah, with a kasra, and khamar, with a haraka: in secret, negligence, and stealth.
وتخمرت به، واختمرت: لبسته
And takhammarta bihi, and ikhtamarta: you wore it.
والتخمير: التغطية
And al-takhmeer: covering.
والمختمرة: الشاة البيضاء الرأس، وكذا الفرس
And al-mukhtamarah: the sheep with a white head, and likewise the horse.
وأخمر: حقد، وذحل
And akhmara: to harbor malice, and hatred.
وفلانا الشيء: أعطاه، أو ملكه إياه
And akhmara fulānan al-shay': to give him the thing, or to grant him ownership of it.
والشيء: أغفله
And akhmara al-shay': to neglect the thing.
والأمر: أضمره
And akhmara al-amr: to conceal the matter.
والأرض: كثر خمرها
And akhmara al-arḍ: the land became abundant with its produce.
والعجين: خمره
And akhmara al-ʿajīn: he fermented the dough.
واليخمور: الأجوف المضطرب، والودع
And al-yakhmūr: the hollow, unstable thing, and cowrie shells.
ومخمر، كمنبر: اسم
And Mukhammar, like 'minbar': a name.
وكزبير: ماء فوق صعدة، وابن زياد، والرحبي، ويزيد بن خمير: محدثون
And like 'zubayr': māʾ fawqa ṣaʿidah, and Ibn Ziyād, and al-Raḥabī, and Yazīd ibn Khamīr: narrators of Hadith.
وأبو خمير بن مالك: تابعي
And Abū Khamīr ibn Mālik: a Successor.
وخارجة بن الخمير: في الجيم
And Khārijah ibn al-Khamīr: mentioned under Jīm.
وكأمير: خمير بن محمد الذكواني، ومحمد بن خمير الخوارزمي، وبلديه صاعد بن منصور بن خمير: محدثون
And like 'amīr: Khamīr ibn Muḥammad al-Dhakwānī, and Muḥammad ibn Khamīr al-Khwārazmī, and his compatriot Ṣāʿid ibn Manṣūr ibn Khamīr: narrators of Hadith.
وذو مخمر أو مخبر: ابن أخي النجاشي، خدم النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم
And Dhū Mukhammar or Mukhbar: the nephew of the Negus, who served the Prophet, peace be upon him.
وذات الخمار، بالكسر: ع بتهامة
And Dhāt al-Khimār, with a kasra: a place in Tihama.
وعوف بن الربيع بن ذي الرمحين، لأنه قاتل في خمار امرأته، وطعن كثيرين، فإذا سئل واحد: من طعنك؟ قال: ذو الخمار
And ʿAwf ibn al-Rabīʿ ibn Dhī al-Rumaḥayn, because he fought with his wife's veil on his head, and he wounded many. So when one was asked: Who wounded you? He said: Dhū al-Khimār.
وفرس مالك بن نويرة، وفرس الزبير بن العوام يوم الجمل
And the horse of Mālik ibn Nuwayrah, and the horse of al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām on the Day of the Camel.
والمخامرة: الإقامة، ولزوم المكان
And al-mukhāmarah: staying, and remaining in a place.
وأن تبيع حرا على أنه عبد
And to sell a free person as if they were a slave.
والمقاربة، والمخالطة، والاستتار
And approaching, and mixing, and concealment.
ومنه: خامري أم عامر، وهي الضبع، ويقال: خامري حضاجر أتاك ما تحاذر، هكذا وجدناه، والوجه: خامر، بحذف الياء أو تحاذرين بإثباتها
And from it: Khāmirī Umm ʿĀmir, and she is the hyena, and it is said: Khāmirī Ḥaḍājir, what you fear is coming to you. This is how we found it, and the reading is: khāmir, with the deletion of the 'yā', or tuḥādhirīn with its affirmation.
واستخمره: استعبده
And istakhmara: to enslave him.
والمستخمر: الشارب
And al-mustakhmir: the drinker.
وتخمر، كتنصر: من أعلامهن
And takhammara, like tanassara: among their banners (names).
وما هو بخل ولا خمر: لا خير عنده ولا شر
And he is neither khil nor khamr: he has no good nor evil.
وباخمرى، كسكرى: ة قرب الكوفة، بها قبر إبراهيم بن عبد الله بن الحسن بن الحسن بن علي
And Bākhmarā, like sakrā: a village near Kufa, where the grave of Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī is located.
وخمران، بالضم: ناحية بخراسان
And Khamarān, with a damma: a region in Khorasan.