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حصم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds and actions associated with animals, particularly horses and donkeys. It also extends to meanings of breaking or crushing, and includes terms for small stones and a blacksmith's tool.

Derived headwords

حَصَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to fartclassical

    To emit flatulence.

  2. 2.
    to be specific to the horseclassical

    A characteristic or action specifically attributed to a horse.

حَصَمَ بهاverb
  1. 1.
    to fartclassical

    To emit flatulence, often used idiomatically.

الحَصُومnoun
  1. 1.
    one who fartsclassical

    A person or animal that emits flatulence.

الحَصِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    small pebblesclassical

    Refers to small stones or gravel.

الحَصْمَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    a lean she-donkeyclassical

    Describes a female donkey that is thin or gaunt.

انْحَصَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be brokenclassical

    To become fractured or shattered.

المِحْصَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    iron pestleclassical

    A tool made of iron used for pounding or grinding, similar to a pestle.

Parallel reading

حصم بها يحصم: ضرط، أو خاص بالفرس.
He farted, or it was specific to the horse.
والحصيم: الحصى الصغار.
And al-hasīm: small pebbles.
والحصماء: الأتان الخضافة.
And al-ḥaṣmāʾ: the lean she-donkey.
وانحصم: انكسر والمحصمة، كمكنسة: مدقة الحديد.
And inḥaṣama: it broke, and al-miḥṣamah, like miknasah: the iron pestle.