الشهم

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes intelligence, keenness, and alertness, often associated with a sharp mind or quick understanding. It also extends to qualities of strength, speed, and leadership, as well as specific objects and creatures.

Derived headwords

الشَّهْمadjective

1.
Intelligent, sharp-mindedboth
Possessing a keen intellect and quick understanding, like one whose heart is sharp and burning.
2.
Swift, energetic horseboth
A horse that is fast, active, and strong.
3.
Authoritative leaderclassical
A chief or leader whose judgment is effective and binding.

شَهِيمadjective

1.
Intelligent, sharp-mindedboth
Possessing a keen intellect and quick understanding.

شُهُمnoun

1.
Intelligent peopleboth
Plural of الشهم, referring to intelligent individuals.

شُهومnoun

1.
Leadersclassical
Plural of الشهم, referring to chiefs or leaders with binding judgment.

شَهَمَverb

1.
To be intelligentboth
To possess intelligence and keenness of mind.
2.
To be swift and strongboth
Describing a horse that is fast, active, and powerful.

شَهِمَverb

1.
To be intelligentboth
To possess intelligence and keenness of mind.
2.
To be swift and strongboth
Describing a horse that is fast, active, and powerful.

شَهَّمَverb

1.
To frighten, startleboth
To cause someone to be frightened or startled.

شَهْمًاnoun

1.
Fright, terrorboth
The state of being frightened or startled.

شُهومًاnoun

1.
Fright, terrorboth
The state of being frightened or startled.

المَشْهُومadjective

1.
Intelligent, sharp-mindedboth
Possessing a keen intellect and quick understanding.

السَّعْلاةnoun

1.
Hyenaclassical
A female hyena.

الشِّيهَمَةnoun

1.
Old womanclassical
An elderly woman.

الشَّيْهَمnoun

1.
Porcupineclassical
A porcupine, or a male porcupine with large quills.

شَهَمَ الفرسverb

1.
To urge on a horseclassical
To spur or urge on a horse, to make it go faster.

شَهَمَ فلانًاverb

1.
To frighten someoneboth
To cause someone to be frightened or startled.

Parallel reading

الشَّهْم: الذكي الفؤاد المتوقد

The sharp-minded: intelligent of heart and burning.

والفرس السريع النشيط القوي

And the horse that is swift, energetic, and strong.

وقد شهم، ككرم

And he was intelligent, like the verb 'karuma' (to be noble).

والسيد النافذ الحكم

And the chief whose judgment is effective.

وحجر يجعلونه في باب مصيدة الأسد، يقع إذا دخله

And a stone they place in the entrance of a lion's trap, which falls if it enters.

وابن مرة الشاعر المحاربي

And Ibn Murrah, the warrior poet.

وابن مقدام: شيخ للثوري

And Ibn Miqdam: a shaykh of Ath-Thawri.

وابن عبد الله، وسلمة بن شهم: محدثان

And Ibn Abdullah, and Salamah ibn Shahm: two traditionists.

وأبو شهم: يزيد بن أبي شيبة، صحابي

And Abu Shahm: Yazid ibn Abi Shaybah, a companion.

وشهم الفرس، كمنع: زجره

And the horse was urged on, like 'mana'a' (to prevent): he spurred it.

وفلانا، كمنعه ونصره، شهما وشهوما: أفزعه

And he frightened so-and-so, like 'mana'ahu' (he prevented him) and 'nasarahu' (he helped him), with 'shahman' and 'shuhuman': he terrified him.

وكسحاب: السعلاة

And like 'sahab' (cloud): the hyena.

والشيهمة: العجوز

And the 'shihamah': the old woman.

والشيهم: الدلدل، أو ما عظم شوكه من ذكرانها

And the 'shiham': the porcupine, or the male porcupine with large quills.