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الخلاميس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a specific pattern of animal grazing, particularly sheep or goats, where they are allowed to graze for four days before being brought to water. It also refers to the state of the animal after this grazing period.

Derived headwords

الخلاميسnoun
  1. 1.
    grazing patternclassical

    A specific method of grazing where animals are allowed to feed for four days before being brought to water.

خلموساnoun
  1. 1.
    state of grazingclassical

    The condition of an animal that has grazed for four days and is then brought to water.

Parallel reading

أن ترعى أربع ليال، ثم تورد غدوة أو عشية، لا تتفق على ورد واحد.
To graze for four nights, then be brought to water in the morning or evening, not agreeing on a single watering place.
وحينئذ تقول: رعيت خلموسا، بالضم.
And at that time, one says: I grazed a khalmūs, with dammah.