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خمش

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root خمش (kh-m-sh) primarily relates to scratching, striking, and wounding, particularly on the face. It also extends to concepts of minor injuries with undefined compensation and small water channels.

Derived headwords

خَمَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to scratchboth

    To make a light cut or scratch on the skin, often with fingernails.

  2. 2.
    to slapboth

    To strike someone, typically on the face, with an open hand.

  3. 3.
    to strikeboth

    To hit or beat someone forcefully.

  4. 4.
    to cut off a limbclassical

    To sever a part of the body.

يَخْمِشُverb
  1. 1.
    he scratchesboth

    Present tense verb indicating the action of scratching.

  2. 2.
    he slapsboth

    Present tense verb indicating the action of slapping.

  3. 3.
    he strikesboth

    Present tense verb indicating the action of striking.

خَامِشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small streamboth

    A small, narrow channel for water, especially one that is eroded.

خَوَامِشnoun
  1. 1.
    small streamsboth

    Plural of خامشة, referring to multiple small water channels.

أَبُو الخَامُوشname
  1. 1.
    Abu al-Khamushclassical

    A proper name, referring to a man from the tribe of Bal'anbar.

الخَامُوشnoun
  1. 1.
    mosquitoesclassical

    A collective noun for mosquitoes, similar in pattern to صبور (patient).

خُمَاشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    minor injuryclassical

    A wound for which there is no fixed compensation or which is less than the full blood-money (diya).

  2. 2.
    amputationclassical

    Specifically refers to injuries like the cutting off of a hand or ear, which fall under this category of minor injuries.

Parallel reading

خمش وجهه يخمشه ويخمشه
He scratched his face, he slapped it, and he struck it.
خدشه
He scratched it.
لطمه
He slapped it.
ضربه
He struck it.
قطع عضوا منه
He cut off a limb from it.
الخامشة: المسيل الصغير
The khamisha: the small stream.
وأبو الخاموش: رجل من بلعنبر
And Abu al-Khamush: a man from Bal'anbar.
وكصبور: البعوض
And like sabur: the mosquitoes.
والخماشة، بالضم: ما ليس له أرش معلوم من الجراحات
And the khumasha, with damma: what has no known compensation for wounds.
أو ما هو دون الدية
Or what is less than the blood-money (diya).
كقطع يد وأذن ونحوه
Like the cutting off of a hand, an ear, and the like.