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الخضرم

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root الخضرم primarily relates to abundance, vastness, and fullness, particularly concerning water and resources. It also extends to concepts of leadership, generosity, and a state of being mixed or incomplete, especially in the context of lineage and life stages.

Derived headwords

الخضرمnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant wellmodern

    A well that contains a large quantity of water.

  2. 2.
    Vast seaclassical

    A large, deep, and overwhelming sea.

  3. 3.
    Abundancemodern

    A large quantity or multitude of anything.

  4. 4.
    Vastnessmodern

    Great extent or spaciousness.

  5. 5.
    Generosityclassical

    A generous and giving person.

  6. 6.
    Noble leaderclassical

    A respected and capable leader who bears great responsibility.

الخضارمnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant thingsclassical

    A large quantity or multitude of things, specifically referring to men.

خضارمnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant things (pl.)classical

    Plural form for a large quantity or multitude, specifically referring to men.

خضارمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant things (pl.)classical

    Plural form for a large quantity or multitude, specifically referring to men.

خضرمونnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant things (pl.)classical

    Plural form for a large quantity or multitude, specifically referring to men.

ولد الضبnoun
  1. 1.
    Young of a desert lizardclassical

    The offspring of a Uromastyx (a type of desert lizard).

الماء الحلوnoun
  1. 1.
    Sweet waterclassical

    Water that is sweet, or has a taste between sweet and brackish.

المخضرمadjective
  1. 1.
    Uncircumcisedclassical

    One who has not undergone circumcision.

  2. 2.
    Lived through two erasclassical

    One who spent half their life in the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah) and half in the Islamic era, or one who lived through both periods.

  3. 3.
    Poet of two erasclassical

    A poet who lived through both the pre-Islamic and Islamic eras, such as Labīd.

  4. 4.
    Mixed parentageclassical

    One whose father was of one lineage and mother of another, or whose lineage is uncertain.

  5. 5.
    Of low statusclassical

    One of diminished or uncertain lineage or social standing.

  6. 6.
    Illegitimate childclassical

    A child whose paternity is unknown or disputed, or born to concubines.

  7. 7.
    Ambiguous meatclassical

    Meat whose origin (male or female animal) is unclear.

  8. 8.
    Trivial foodclassical

    Food that is considered insignificant or of poor quality.

  9. 9.
    Water of mixed consistencyclassical

    Water that is neither entirely light nor entirely heavy in consistency.

ناقة مخضرمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel with notched earclassical

    A female camel whose ear tip has been cut or notched.

امرأة مخضرمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Circumcised womanclassical

    A woman who has undergone female circumcision or clitoridectomy.

الخضارمةname
  1. 1.
    A group of non-Arabsclassical

    A specific group of non-Arabs (Ajam) who migrated during the early Islamic period and settled in the Levant.

خضرميname
  1. 1.
    A member of the Khadarmaclassical

    An individual belonging to the Khadarma group, with the genitive case marked by a kasra.

زبد متخضرمnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattered foamclassical

    Foam or froth that is dispersed and does not coalesce, often due to cold.

Parallel reading

البئر الكثيرة الماء
A well that is abundant with water.
والبحر الغطمطم
And the vast, overwhelming sea.
والكثير من كل شيء
And a lot of everything.
والواسع
And spacious, extensive.
والجواد المعطاء
And the generous, the giver.
والسيد الحمول
And the noble leader who bears burdens.
ك الخضارم ج: خضارم وخضارمة وخضرمون، كل ذلك خاص بالرجال
Like Al-Khadārim, plural: Khadārim, Khadārimah, and Khadarmūn; all of that is specific to men.
والمخضرم بفتح الراء: من لم يختتن
And Al-Mukhadram (with fatha on the ra): one who has not been circumcised.
والماضي نصف عمره في الجاهلية ونصفه في الإسلام، أو من أدركهما
And one who spent half their life in the Jahiliyyah and half in Islam, or one who lived through both.
أو شاعر أدركهما، كلبيد
Or a poet who lived through both eras, like Labīd.
وأسود أبوه أبيض
And one whose father was Black and mother was White.
والناقص الحسب
And one of diminished lineage.
والدعي
And the one of unknown parentage.
ومن لا يعرف أبوه، أو ولدته السراري
And one whose father is unknown, or born to concubines.
ولحم لا يدرى أمن ذكر أم أنثى
And meat whose origin (male or female) is unknown.
والطعام التافه
And trivial food.
والماء بين الثقيل والخفيف
And water between heavy and light (in consistency).
وناقة مخضرمة: قطع طرف أذنها
And a Mukhadramah she-camel: its ear tip was cut.
وامرأة مخضرمة: مخفوضة
And a Mukhadramah woman: one who is circumcised.
والخضارمة: قوم من العجم، خرجوا في بدء الإسلام، فسكنوا الشام
And Al-Khadārimah: a people of non-Arabs who emerged at the beginning of Islam and settled in the Levant.
الواحد: خضرمي، بالكسر
The singular: Khadrami, with a kasra.
وزبد متخضرم: متفرق لا يجتمع من البرد
And scattered foam: dispersed and not coalescing due to cold.