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خشم

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the nose and its olfactory function, including its parts, diseases affecting smell, and physical characteristics. It extends to related concepts like intoxication and metaphorical uses for strong animals or prominent features.

Derived headwords

خَشَمَverb
  1. 1.
    smelled badboth

    The meat's smell changed, indicating spoilage.

أَخْشَمَverb
  1. 1.
    smelled badboth

    The meat's smell changed, indicating spoilage.

تَخَشَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    smelled badboth

    The meat's smell changed, indicating spoilage.

الخَيْشُومnoun
  1. 1.
    nasal passageboth

    The upper part of the nose's cartilage, or the lower part of the head's nasal structures.

الخَيَاشِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    nostrilsboth

    The innermost parts of the nose, between it and the brain, or veins within the nasal cavity.

خَشَمَverb
  1. 1.
    broke the nostrilclassical

    To break or injure someone's nasal cartilage.

خَشُمَverb
  1. 1.
    had a wide noseboth

    To have a nose that is broad or large.

  2. 2.
    smelled badboth

    The nose's smell changed due to a disease within it.

أَخْشَمadjective
  1. 1.
    having a wide noseboth

    Describing someone with a broad or large nose.

  2. 2.
    unable to smellboth

    Someone who can barely perceive any scent.

فُلانٌ خَشَماًverb
  1. 1.
    nostrils fell offclassical

    A person whose nasal structures have fallen off.

حِشَامnoun
  1. 1.
    nostrilsclassical

    The structures of the nose, particularly the nostrils.

الأَخْشَمadjective
  1. 1.
    unable to smellboth

    One who has a diminished sense of smell and can hardly detect scents.

مُخَشَّمadjective
  1. 1.
    intoxicatedboth

    Describing someone who is drunk or heavily under the influence of alcohol.

مَخْشُومadjective
  1. 1.
    intoxicatedboth

    Describing someone who is drunk or heavily under the influence of alcohol.

مُتَخَشِّمadjective
  1. 1.
    intoxicatedboth

    Describing someone who is drunk or heavily under the influence of alcohol.

تَخْشِيماًnoun
  1. 1.
    intoxicationclassical

    The state of being intoxicated, caused by the strong smell of a substance affecting the nasal passages.

الخَشْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    intoxicationclassical

    The state of being intoxicated, caused by the strong smell of a substance affecting the nasal passages.

خَشْمnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A metaphorical name for a lion, possibly due to its imposing presence.

  2. 2.
    large noseboth

    A nose that is notably large or prominent.

  3. 3.
    large mountainclassical

    A mountain that is large or imposing.

ثَعْلَبَة بن الخَشَّامname
  1. 1.
    Thalbah ibn al-Khashshamclassical

    A historical figure, identified as a knight.

اقب عَمْرِو بن مالِكname
  1. 1.
    Aqab Amr ibn Malikclassical

    A descriptive epithet for Amr ibn Malik, referring to his large nose.

Parallel reading

خشم اللحم، كفرح، وأخشم وتخشم: تغيرت رائحته.
The meat, as in 'faraha', and 'akhshama' and 'takhashshama': its smell changed.
والخيشوم من الأنف: ما فوق نخرته من القصبة، وما تحتها من خشارم الرأس.
And the khayshum of the nose: what is above its nostril of the cartilage, and what is below it of the head's nasal structures.
والخياشيم: غراضيف في أقصى الأنف بينه وبين الدماغ، أو عروق في بطن الأنف.
And the khayashim: cartilages in the furthest part of the nose between it and the brain, or veins in the interior of the nose.
وخشمه يخشمه: كسر خيشومه.
And 'khasamahu' he 'yakhsimuhu': he broke his nasal cartilage.
وخشم، كفرح، خشما وخشوما: اتسع أنفه، فهو أخشم.
And 'khasama', as in 'faraha', 'khashman' and 'khusuman': his nose became wide, so he is 'akhsham'.
والأنف: تغيرت رائحته من داء فيه، فهو أخشم.
And the nose: its smell changed from a disease in it, so he is 'akhsham'.
وفلان خشما وحشاما، بالضم: سقطت خياشيمه.
And so-and-so, 'khashman' and 'hishaman' (with dammah): his nostrils fell off.
والأخشم: لا يكاد يشم شيئا.
And 'al-akhsham': he can hardly smell anything.
ورجل مخشم، كمعظم، ومخشوم ومتخشم: سكران.
And a man 'mukhsham', as in 'mu'azzam', and 'makhshum' and 'mutakhashshim': intoxicated.
وخشمه الشراب تخشيما: تثورت رائحته في الخيشوم فأسكرته.
And the drink 'khasamahu' 'takhsheeman': its smell rose in the nasal passage and intoxicated him.
والإسم: الخشمة، بالضم.
And the noun is: 'al-khashmah', with dammah.
وكغراب: الأسد، والعظيم، من الأنوف والجبال.
And as in 'ghurab': the lion, and the large one, from noses and mountains.
وثعلبة بن الخشام: فارس.
And Thalbah ibn al-Khashsham: a knight.
وكشداد: اقب عمروبن مالك، لكبر أنفه.
And as in 'shaddad': Aqab Amr ibn Malik, due to the largeness of his nose.