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الزخم

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of forceful pushing or thrusting. It extends to meanings related to the strong smell or rancidity of meat, particularly that of a predator, and the act of bearing a heavy load.

Derived headwords

زَخَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to push forcefullyboth

    To push someone or something with great force or intensity.

زُخِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become rancidclassical

    Said of meat, to become spoiled, foul, or putrid.

زَخِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become rancidclassical

    Said of meat, to become spoiled, foul, or putrid.

أَزْخَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become rancidclassical

    Said of meat, to become spoiled, foul, or putrid.

زَخِمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    rancidclassical

    Describing meat, particularly that of a predator, as being spoiled, foul, or having a strong, unpleasant odor.

زُخْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rancidityclassical

    A strong, unpleasant smell or rancidity, specifically associated with the meat of a predator, or meat that is very fatty and has a strong odor.

زَخْمَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    foul-smellingclassical

    Having a putrid or foul odor.

ازْدَخَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to bear a loadclassical

    To carry or bear a heavy load or burden.

Parallel reading

وزخمه، كمنعه: دفعه شديدا.
And he pushed him forcefully, like 'man'a': he pushed him intensely.
وزخم اللحم، كفرح: خبث، وأنتن
And the meat, like 'fariha', became spoiled and putrid.
كأزخم، فهو زخم، وفيه زخمة، محركة، خاص بلحم السبع، أو هو أن يكون نمسا كثير الدسم والزهومة.
As if it became rancid, so it is rancid, and it has a rancidity, characterized by the meat of a predator, or it is to be very fatty and have a strong odor.
والزخماء: المنتنة الرائحة.
And 'al-zakhma' (the foul-smelling one): the putrid-smelling.
وازدخم الحمل: احتمله.
And the load, he bore it: he carried it.