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ءرض

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of unpleasantness, foulness, and bad odor, particularly concerning food, animals, and plants. It also extends to the idea of being sluggish or indisposed.

Derived headwords

خامةnoun
  1. 1.
    unpleasantnessclassical

    A state of being unpleasant, foul, or having a bad odor.

  2. 2.
    radishclassical

    A type of root vegetable, specifically a radish.

خامتverb
  1. 1.
    to be foulclassical

    The past tense verb indicating something became foul or unpleasant.

تخومverb
  1. 1.
    became foulclassical

    The past tense verb, plural form, indicating multiple things became foul or unpleasant.

خوماناnoun
  1. 1.
    foulnessclassical

    The state or condition of being foul or having a bad odor; the masdar of 'خام'.

خامةnoun
  1. 1.
    sluggishnessclassical

    For a horse, it refers to a state of sluggishness or lack of spirit.

إخامةnoun
  1. 1.
    sluggishnessclassical

    The state of being sluggish or indisposed, particularly attributed to a horse.

Parallel reading

أرض خامة: وخمة
An unpleasant land: foul.
وقد خامت تخوم خومانا
And they became foul with foulness.
والخامة: الفجلة ج: خام
And the khama: the radish, plural: khama.
والإخامة للفرس: الصفون
And the ikhama for a horse: sluggishness.
والخامة للزرع يائية، ووهم الجوهري
And the khama for crops is 'ya'iyyah' (related to 'ya'), and Al-Jawhari was mistaken.