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خم

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

The root 'خم' primarily relates to concepts of cleaning, decay, and containment. It encompasses actions like sweeping, the state of being rotten or foul-smelling, and various types of enclosures or containers.

Derived headwords

خَمَ البيتَ والبئرَverb
  1. 1.
    to sweepboth

    To clean a house or a well by sweeping.

اختمهاverb
  1. 1.
    to sweepclassical

    To sweep something, similar to the verb 'خم'.

خَمَ الناقةَverb
  1. 1.
    to milkclassical

    To milk a female camel.

يَخِمُ ويَخُمُverb
  1. 1.
    to be rottenboth

    To be rotten or foul-smelling, especially applied to cooked or roasted meat.

خَمَ اللبنُverb
  1. 1.
    to go badclassical

    For milk to develop a foul smell, particularly due to the container (skin bag).

أَخَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to go badclassical

    To develop a foul smell, similar to 'خم اللبن'.

المِخَنَّةُnoun
  1. 1.
    broomclassical

    A broom used for sweeping.

الخُمَامَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    sweepingsboth

    The dust and debris swept up, or scattered food remnants that are eaten, hoping for reward.

المَخْمُومُ القلبِadjective
  1. 1.
    pure-heartedboth

    A heart free from malice, envy, or deceit.

يَخِمُ ثيابَهverb
  1. 1.
    to praiseclassical

    To praise someone, often implying a thorough or detailed commendation.

الخَمُّnoun
  1. 1.
    chicken coopboth

    A cage or coop for chickens.

  2. 2.
    enclosureclassical

    A place of confinement or a cage.

  3. 3.
    valleyclassical

    A valley or depression in the ground.

  4. 4.
    wellclassical

    A well dug by a specific historical figure in Mecca.

غَدِيرُ خُمٍّname
  1. 1.
    Ghadir Khummboth

    A pond or pool located near Al-Juhfah, a significant location in Islamic history.

أُخْمَةname
  1. 1.
    dense thicketclassical

    A name for a dense thicket with a poisonous pool of water where few survive.

  2. 2.
    pitclassical

    A pit in the ground filled with ashes, used for placing young goats.

خَمٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    cuttingclassical

    A cutting or severing, similar to 'اختمام'.

  2. 2.
    good reputationclassical

    A good and pleasant reputation or praise.

  3. 3.
    intense weepingclassical

    Loud and intense weeping or crying.

خَمٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    empty gardenclassical

    An empty or deserted garden or orchard.

الخِمَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    weak spearclassical

    A weak or flimsy spear.

  2. 2.
    place nameclassical

    A place name in the Levant.

  3. 3.
    lowly peopleclassical

    The base or worthless people.

  4. 4.
    poor quality goodsclassical

    Inferior or low-quality goods, plants, or trees.

خَمَامٌnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A plant, also called 'خَمَامَى', beneficial for dropsy and snake bites.

خَمَامَىnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A plant known for its medicinal properties.

خُمُّnoun
  1. 1.
    severe fallclassical

    A severe fall or stumble.

  2. 2.
    rabiesclassical

    Rabies from a dog bite.

  3. 3.
    hair darkeningclassical

    The act of darkening hair.

الخَمْخَمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    nasal speechclassical

    A nasal quality in speech, similar to 'خنخنة'.

الخَمْخَمُnoun
  1. 1.
    udderclassical

    An udder that produces a lot of milk.

  2. 2.
    plantclassical

    A plant with fine thorns that sticks to things, found near Cairo.

  3. 3.
    sea creatureclassical

    A small sea creature.

الخَمْخَامُ بنُ الحارِثِname
  1. 1.
    Al-Khamkham bin Al-Harithboth

    A Companion of the Prophet.

إِخْمِيمٌname
  1. 1.
    place nameboth

    A place name in Egypt, also a location belonging to the tribe of 'Aynzah.

خَمَامٌname
  1. 1.
    ancestor nameboth

    The name of an ancestor of a clan from the Azd tribe, including notable figures.

كَأَمِيرٍadjective
  1. 1.
    praised oneclassical

    The one who is praised or commendable.

  2. 2.
    annoying personclassical

    A person who is burdensome or annoying.

  3. 3.
    fresh milkclassical

    Milk that has just been milked.

كَكِتَابَةٍnoun
  1. 1.
    faulty quillclassical

    A defective or broken feather beneath the main quills of a bird's wing.

خَمَاءٌname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, similar in form to 'حناء'.

تَخَمَّمَ ما على الخِوَانِverb
  1. 1.
    to eat leftoversclassical

    To eat the remaining scraps and crumbs from a dining table.

Parallel reading

خم البيت والبئر: كنسها
To sweep a house and a well: to clean them by sweeping.
والناقة: حلبها
And a female camel: to milk her.
واللحم يخم ويخم خما وخموما، وهو خم: أنتن
And meat becomes rotten and smells foul, and it is rotten: it is foul-smelling.
وأكثر ما يستعمل في المطبوخ والمشوي
And it is most often used for cooked and roasted meat.
واللبن: غيره خبث رائحة السقاء، كأخم
And milk: its smell becomes foul, like when it goes bad, as with 'أخم'.
والمخمة: المكنسة
And the broom: it is the sweeping tool.
والخمامة، بالضم: الكناسة، وما ينتثر من الطعام فيؤكل، ويرجى الثواب
And the sweepings, with damma: the collected dirt, and what food scatters and is eaten, hoping for reward.
والمخموم القلب: النقيه ms1532 من الغل والحسد
And the pure-hearted: the one whose heart is free from malice and envy.
وهو يخم ثيابه: يثني عليه
And he praises his clothes: he commends him.
والخم، بالضم: قفص الدجاج
And the coop, with damma: a cage for chickens.
وغدير خم: ع (على ثلاثة أميال) بالجحفة بين الحرمين
And Ghadir Khumm: a place (three miles away) in Al-Juhfah between the two holy cities.
وتخمم ما على الخوان: أكل بقايا ما عليه من كسار وحتات
And he ate the leftovers from the table: he ate the remnants and crumbs from it.