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التخوم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of boundaries, borders, and demarcations between lands. It extends to the idea of adjacency and the state of being adjacent, as well as a desired condition or state.

Derived headwords

التُخومnoun
  1. 1.
    boundariesboth

    The demarcation or division between two pieces of land, serving as landmarks and limits.

  2. 2.
    bordersboth

    The limits or frontiers of a territory.

تُخومnoun
  1. 1.
    boundariesboth

    Plural of تخم, referring to demarcations and limits between lands.

تُخْمnoun
  1. 1.
    boundaryboth

    A single demarcation or limit between lands.

تُخُومةnoun
  1. 1.
    boundaryboth

    A single demarcation or limit between lands.

تَتَاخَمُverb
  1. 1.
    to borderboth

    To be adjacent to or share a boundary with another piece of land.

  2. 2.
    to adjoinboth

    To be next to or contiguous with.

التُخومnoun
  1. 1.
    desired stateclassical

    The condition or situation that one desires or wishes for.

التُخْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    indigestionclassical

    A state of discomfort or illness related to overeating, often associated with a feeling of heaviness or fullness.

Parallel reading

التخوم، بالضم: الفصل بي الأرضين من المعالم والحدود
Al-tukhūm, with dammah, is the separation between two lands by landmarks and boundaries.
مؤنثة ج: تخوم أيضا وتخم، كعنق، أو الواحد: تخم، بالضم، وتخم وتخومة، بفتحهما.
It is feminine, its plural is also tukhūm and tukhum, like 'unuq, or the singular is tukhm, with dammah, and tukhm and tukhūmah, with their opening letters fathah.
وأرضنا تتاخم أرضكم: تحادها.
And our land borders your land: it is adjacent to it.
والتخوم: الحال الذي تريده.
And al-tukhūm: the state that you desire.
والتخمة: في وخ م.
And al-tukhmah: is in the root W-KH-M.