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كاصطخم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being affected by the sun, specifically its scorching or burning effect. It also describes a type of land characterized by a mix of terrain.

Derived headwords

كَصَطَخَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be scorchedclassical

    To be affected by the sun's heat to the point of being burned or blackened.

صَخَمَتْهُ الشَّمْسُverb
  1. 1.
    the sun scorched itclassical

    The sun's rays intensely affected and burned something.

وصخمته الشمس: لفحته — The sun scorched it: it was burned by it.
الصَّخْمَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    scorched landclassical

    A type of land, particularly volcanic or rocky terrain, that is mixed with plains and rough ground.

Parallel reading

وصخمته الشمس: لفحته
And the sun scorched it: it was burned by it.
والصخماء: الحرة المختلطة السهل بالغلظ
And the scorched land: it is the volcanic rock mixed with plains and rough ground.