الحوم

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of large gatherings, dense masses, and persistent movement or circling. It extends to intense or central locations, and by extension, to thirst and the act of seeking something persistently.

Derived headwords

الحومnoun

1.
large herd of camelsclassical
A large herd of camels, potentially up to a thousand, or an unspecified large number.
2.
dense massclassical
The bulk or densest part of something, such as the sea, sand, or a battle.
3.
headacheclassical
A sensation of something rotating or swirling in the head.

حامَverb

1.
to circleboth
A bird circling over something.
2.
to roamboth
Camels roaming or moving persistently.
3.
to seek persistentlyboth
To persistently seek or aim for something.
4.
to persistclassical
To persist or continue in an endeavor.

حوماnoun

1.
circlingboth
The act of circling, as done by a bird.
2.
roamingboth
The act of roaming or moving persistently, as done by camels.
3.
persistent seekingboth
The act of persistently seeking or aiming for something.

حوماناnoun

1.
circlingboth
The act of circling, as done by a bird.
2.
roamingboth
The act of roaming or moving persistently, as done by camels.
3.
persistent seekingboth
The act of persistently seeking or aiming for something.

حائمadjective

1.
circlingboth
One who circles or hovers, like a bird.
2.
thirstyclassical
A thirsty person or animal.

حومnoun

1.
circlingboth
The act of circling, as done by a bird.
2.
roamingboth
The act of roaming or moving persistently, as done by camels.
3.
persistent seekingboth
The act of persistently seeking or aiming for something.

حوائمnoun

1.
thirsty camelsclassical
Camels that are thirsty.

الحومانةnoun

1.
tough groundclassical
A tough, yielding place or terrain.
2.
plantclassical
A type of plant.

حومانnoun

1.
tough groundclassical
A tough, yielding place or terrain.
2.
plantsclassical
A type of plant.

حوامينnoun

1.
tough groundclassical
A tough, yielding place or terrain.

حام بن نوحname

1.
Ham son of Noahclassical
The father of the Sudanese people, according to tradition.

غلام حاميother

1.
young Sudanese boyclassical
A young boy of Sudanese descent, derived from the lineage of Ham.

الحومةnoun

1.
crystalclassical
Crystal.

حياماnoun

1.
persistent seekingboth
The act of persistently seeking or aiming for something.

حؤوماnoun

1.
persistent seekingboth
The act of persistently seeking or aiming for something.

أنجب بن أحمد الحاميname

1.
Anjab bin Ahmad Al-Hamiclassical
A hadith scholar.

Parallel reading

القطيع الضخم من الإبل إلى الألف، أو لا يحد.

A large herd of camels, up to a thousand, or an unspecified number.

وحومة البحر والرمل والقتال وغيره: معظمه، أو أشد موضع فيه.

And the bulk of the sea, sand, battle, and other things: its majority, or its most intense part.

وحام الطير على الشيء حوما وحومانا: دوم.

And a bird circled over a thing, circling and roaming: it persisted.

وكذا الإبل، و فلان على الأمر حوما وحياما وحؤوما وحومانا: رامه.

And likewise camels, and so-and-so persistently sought a matter, seeking and aiming and persistently seeking: he desired it.

فهو حائم ج: حوم، وكل عطشان حائم، وإبل حوائم وحوم.

So he is circling, pl. حوم; and every thirsty one is حائم, and thirsty camels are حوائم and حوم.

والحومانة: المكان الغليظ المنقاد ج: حومان وحوامين، ونبات ج: حومان.

And Al-Hūmānah: the tough, yielding place, pl. حومان and حوامين, and a plant, pl. حومان.

وحام بن نوح: أبو ms1524 السودان، ومنه: غلام حامي.

And Ham bin Noah: the father of the Sudanese, and from him: a young Sudanese boy.

والحومة، بالضم: البلور.

And Al-Hūmah, with dammah: crystal.

والحوم: التي تدور في الرأس.

And Al-Hūm: that which spins in the head.

وحوم في الأمر: استدام.

And he persisted in the matter: he continued.

وأنجب بن أحمد الحامي، محدث.

And Anjab bin Ahmad Al-Hami, a hadith scholar.