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الزهومة

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns unpleasant odors, particularly those associated with rancid or strong-smelling meat and fat. It also extends to concepts of greasiness, thickness, and in some derived forms, negative social interactions like enmity or excessive talk.

Derived headwords

الزُّهُومَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    rancid smell of fatboth

    A foul odor emanating from fatty meat, especially when it is rancid or spoiled.

الزَّهْمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    rancid smell of fatboth

    A foul odor emanating from fatty meat, especially when it is rancid or spoiled.

الزَّهْمُnoun
  1. 1.
    foul smellboth

    A general term for a foul or putrid smell.

  2. 2.
    fat of wild animalsclassical

    Fat from wild animals, such as ostriches or horses, or generally any fat.

  3. 3.
    civet muskclassical

    The well-known pleasant fragrance, specifically the musk secreted by the civet cat from beneath its tail, between its anus and urinary opening.

زَهِمَتْ يَدُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to be greasymodern

    His hand became greasy or oily.

زَهِمَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    greasymodern

    Describing something, particularly a hand, as being greasy or oily.

زَهِمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    fat and greasyboth

    Describing a person as being fat and having a lot of fat, or having remnants of grease.

المُزَاهَمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    enmityclassical

    Hostility or enmity between individuals.

  2. 2.
    rivalryclassical

    Competition or rivalry.

  3. 3.
    separationclassical

    Parting or separation.

  4. 4.
    approachclassical

    Getting close or approaching.

  5. 5.
    bargainingclassical

    Negotiation or bargaining in trade, travel, or other dealings.

زَهَمَ العَظْمَverb
  1. 1.
    to extract marrowclassical

    To extract the marrow from a bone.

أَزْهَمَ العَظْمَverb
  1. 1.
    to extract marrowclassical

    To extract the marrow from a bone.

زَهَمَ عَنْ كَذَاverb
  1. 1.
    to scoldclassical

    To scold or reprimand someone for something.

زَهَمَ فُلَانًاverb
  1. 1.
    to speak harshly toclassical

    To speak excessively or harshly to someone.

اتَّخَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be overfedmodern

    To be overfed to the point of indigestion or discomfort.

زَهْمَانٌadjective
  1. 1.
    indigestedmodern

    Suffering from indigestion due to overeating.

زَهْزَمَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    mutteringclassical

    The act of muttering or speaking indistinctly.

  2. 2.
    shuffling walkclassical

    A slow, shuffling, or dragging gait when walking.

Parallel reading

الزُّهُومَةُ والزَّهْمَةُ، بِضَمِّهِمَا: رِيحُ لَحْمٍ سَمِينٍ مُنْتِنٍ.
Al-zuhūmah and al-zahmah, with both of them having the dammah: the smell of rancid fatty meat.
والزَّهْمُ، بِالضَّمِّ: الرِّيحُ الْمُنْتِنَةُ، وَشَحْمُ الْوَحْشِ أَوْ النَّعَامِ وَالْخَيْلِ، أَوْ عَامٌّ، وَالطِّيبُ الْمَعْرُوفُ بِالزَّبَادِ.
And al-zham, with the dammah: the foul smell, and the fat of wild animals or ostriches and horses, or general fat, and the well-known perfume of civet.
وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَخْرُجُ مِنْ سِنَّوْرِ الزَّبَادِ مِنْ تَحْتِ ذَنَبِهِ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الدِّبْرِ وَالْمُبَالِ.
And it is that which comes out of the civet cat from beneath its tail, between its anus and urinary opening.
وَبِالتَّحْرِيكِ: مَصْدَرُ زَهِمَتْ يَدُهُ، كَفَرِحَ، فَهِيَ زَهِمَةٌ، أَيْ: دَسِمَةٌ.
And with harakah: the مصدر (verbal noun) of 'zahimat yaduhu' (his hand became greasy), as in 'faraha', so it is 'zahimah', meaning: greasy.
وَكَكِتَفٍ: السَّمِينُ الْكَثِيرُ الشَّحْمِ، أَوْ الَّذِي فِيهِ بَاقِي طُرُقٍ.
And like 'kitif': the fat one, abundant in fat, or one who has remaining traces of grease.
وَالْمُزَاهَمَةُ: الْعَدَاوَةُ، وَالْمُحَاكَّةُ، وَالْمُفَارَقَةُ، وَالْمُقَارَبَةُ، ضِدٌّ، وَالْمُدَانَاةُ فِي السَّيْرِ وَالْبَيْعِ وَالشِّرَاءِ وَغَيْرِهَا.
And al-muzāhamah: enmity, rivalry, separation, approach, opposites, and bargaining in travel, buying and selling, and other matters.
وَكَسَكْرَانَ وَيُضَمُّ: كَلْبٌ، وَع.
And like 'sakrān' and with dammah: a dog, and 'ayn.
وَزَهَمَ الْعَظْمَ: أَمَخَ، كَأَزْهَمَ.
And 'zahama al-'adhma': to extract the marrow, like 'azhama'.
وَعَنْ كَذَا: زَجَرَهُ.
And 'zahama 'an kadhā': to scold him for something.
وَفُلَانًا: أَكْثَرَ الْكَلَامَ عَلَيْهِ.
And 'zahama fulānan': to speak excessively to someone.
وَكَفَرِحَ: اتَّخَمَ، فَهُوَ زَهْمَانٌ.
And like 'faraha': to be overfed, so he is 'zahmān'.
وَالرَّجُلَ: أَكْثَرَ الْكَلَامَ عَلَيْهِ.
And 'zahama al-rajula': to speak excessively to the man.
وَالزَّهْزَمَةُ: الزمزمة، والرُّتْكَانُ فِي الْمَشْيِ.
And al-zahzamah: the muttering, and the shuffling gait in walking.
وَكَغُرَابٍ: ع.
And like 'ghurāb': 'ayn.