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الخنمة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific type of respiratory distress, characterized by difficulty breathing when trying to clear the throat or expel phlegm. It also includes derived terms for a place name.

Derived headwords

الخِنْمَة، مُحَرَّكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Respiratory distressboth

    A condition of difficulty in breathing, specifically occurring when attempting to clear the throat or expel phlegm.

تَخَنَّمَ، كَتَضَرَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    To have difficulty breathingclassical

    To experience difficulty in breathing, particularly when trying to clear the throat.

  2. 2.
    To be a place nameclassical

    To refer to a specific location, such as a mountain in Medina.

Parallel reading

الخِنْمَة، مُحَرَّكَة: ضيق في النفس عند التنخم.
Al-khinmah, with vowels (harakat): difficulty in breathing when clearing the throat.
وتخنم، كتضرب: ع، أو جبل بالمدينة.
And takhannama, like tadharaba: a valley, or a mountain in Medina.