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خثمه

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of wideness, broadness, and thickness, particularly concerning physical features like the nose, ears, and hooves. It also extends to descriptions of animals and objects possessing these characteristics, and metaphorically to bravery or strength.

Derived headwords

خَثَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to widenboth

    To make something wide or broad.

  2. 2.
    to flattenboth

    To become flattened or spread out, especially referring to a tool like a pickaxe.

  3. 3.
    to blockclassical

    To become blocked or obstructed, referring to the teats of a camel.

  4. 4.
    to strikeclassical

    To strike or hit something, specifically the nose.

تَخْثِيمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    wideningboth

    The act of making something wide or broad.

الخَثَمُnoun
  1. 1.
    broadness of noseboth

    The width or broadness of the nose.

  2. 2.
    thickness of noseboth

    The thickness or coarseness of the nose.

  3. 3.
    broadness of earboth

    The width of the tip of an ear or similar part.

أَخْثَمُadjective
  1. 1.
    broad-nosedboth

    Having a wide or thick nose.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A description of a lion, likely due to its broad features.

  3. 3.
    broad swordclassical

    A sword that is wide or broad.

  4. 4.
    raised ridgeclassical

    A raised and thick ridge, such as on a saddle or a mountain.

الخَثِيمُadjective
  1. 1.
    raised ridgeclassical

    Similar to 'akhtham', referring to a raised and thick ridge.

مِخْثَمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    broad shoeclassical

    A shoe that is wide and lacks a pointed toe.

الخُثْمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    short nose (bull)classical

    A shortness or flatness in the nose of a bull.

الخَثْمَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    round-hoofed camelclassical

    A female camel with round hooves and short, broad nose-tips (manasims).

خَيْثَمَةُ بْنُ الحَارِثِname
  1. 1.
    Companion of the Prophetboth

    A name of a Companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

خَيْثَمَاname
  1. 1.
    given nameboth

    A given name derived from the root, used for males.

ابْنُ خُثَيْمٍname
  1. 1.
    Abdullah ibn Uthmanclassical

    A name referring to Abdullah ibn Uthman.

Parallel reading

خَثَمَهُ تَخْثِيمًا: عَرَضَهُ.
He widened it with widening: he made it broad.
والخَثَمُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: عَرَضُ الأَنْفِ، أَوْ غِلَظُهُ، وعَرَضُ رَأْسِ الأُذُنِ وَنَحْوِهِ.
And al-khathm, vocalized with harakat: the breadth of the nose, or its thickness, and the breadth of the tip of the ear and the like.
خَثِمَ، كَفَرِحَ، فَهُوَ أَخْثَمُ.
He was broad-nosed, as in 'faraha', so he is 'akhtham'.
والأَخْثَمُ: الأَسَدُ، والسَّيْفُ العَرِيضُ، والرَّكْبُ المُرْتَفِعُ الغَلِيظُ، كَالخَثِيمِ، كَأَمِيرٍ.
And al-akhtham: the lion, the broad sword, the raised thick saddle-pad, like al-khathim, as in 'ameer'.
ونَعْلٌ مِخْثَمَةٌ: مُعَرَّضَةٌ بِلَا رَأْسٍ.
And a shoe is 'mikhthama': broad without a pointed tip.
والخُثْمَةُ، بالضَّمِّ: قِصَرٌ فِي أَنْفِ الثَّوْرِ.
And al-khuthma, with damma: shortness in the nose of the bull.
والخَثْمَاءُ: النَّاقَةُ المُسْتَدِيرَةُ الخُفِّ، القَصِيرَةُ المَنَاسِمِ.
And al-khathmaa': the she-camel with round hooves, short nose-tips.
وخَيْثَمَةُ بْنُ الحَارِثِ: صَحَابِيٌّ.
And Khaythama ibn al-Harith: a Companion.
وسُمُّوا: خَيْثَمَا، كَحَيْدَرٍ وأُسَامَةَ وأَحْمَدَ وعُثْمَانَ وجُهَيْنَةَ.
And they were named: Khaythama, like Haydar, Usama, Ahmad, Uthman, and Juhayna.
وخَثِمَ المِعْوَلُ، كَفَرِحَ: صَارَ مُفَلْطَحًا.
And the pickaxe became 'fariha' (broadened), as in 'faraha': it became flattened.
وأَخْلافُ النَّاقَةِ: انْسَدَّتْ.
And the teats of the she-camel: became blocked.
وخَثَمَ أَنْفَهُ: دَقَّهُ.
And he struck his nose: he hit it.
وابْنُ خُثَيْمٍ، كَزُبَيْرٍ: هُوَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ.
And Ibn Khuthaym, like Zubayr: he is Abdullah ibn Uthman.