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الوخم

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of heaviness, slowness, and indigestibility, applying to both people and food. It extends to describe land that is infertile or unyielding, and also a specific ailment.

Derived headwords

وَخِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be heavyboth

    Describing a person as being heavy, slow, or sluggish.

  2. 2.
    to be indigestibleboth

    Describing food as being heavy, difficult to digest, or unsuited to the stomach.

وَخْمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    heavinessboth

    The state of being heavy, slow, or sluggish, often referring to a person.

  2. 2.
    indigestibilityboth

    The quality of food being heavy, difficult to digest, or unsuited to the stomach.

وَخَامَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    heavinessboth

    A quality of heaviness or sluggishness, often applied to a person.

  2. 2.
    indigestibilityboth

    The quality of food being indigestible or unsuited to the stomach.

وَخُومَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    heavinessboth

    A state of being heavy or sluggish.

  2. 2.
    indigestibilityboth

    The quality of food being indigestible.

وَخُومًاnoun
  1. 1.
    heavinessboth

    A state of being heavy or sluggish.

  2. 2.
    indigestibilityboth

    The quality of food being indigestible.

وَخَامٌadjective
  1. 1.
    heavyboth

    Describing a person as heavy, slow, or sluggish.

  2. 2.
    infertileboth

    Describing land that is infertile or does not yield good crops.

أَوْخَامٌadjective
  1. 1.
    heavyboth

    Describing a person as heavy, slow, or sluggish.

وَخَامَىnoun
  1. 1.
    heavinessboth

    A state of being heavy or sluggish, referring to a person.

أَوْخَامٌnoun
  1. 1.
    heavinessboth

    A state of being heavy or sluggish, referring to a person.

وَخْمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    heavinessboth

    A state of being heavy or sluggish, referring to a person.

أَرْضٌ وَخَامٌadjective
  1. 1.
    infertile landboth

    Land that is infertile and does not yield good crops.

أَرْضٌ وَخُومٌadjective
  1. 1.
    infertile landboth

    Land that is infertile and does not yield good crops.

أَرْضٌ وَخْمَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    infertile landboth

    Land that is infertile and does not yield good crops.

وَخِيمَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    infertileboth

    Describing land that is infertile or unyielding.

  2. 2.
    unsuitableboth

    Describing food that is unsuitable or unwholesome.

مَوْخِمَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    infertileboth

    Describing land that is infertile or unyielding.

  2. 2.
    unsuitableboth

    Describing food that is unsuitable or unwholesome.

طَعَامٌ وَخِيمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    unsuitable foodboth

    Food that is unsuited to the stomach, heavy, or indigestible.

تَوَخَّمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to find indigestibleboth

    To find food to be unsuited to the stomach or difficult to digest.

اسْتَوْخَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to find indigestibleboth

    To find food to be unsuited to the stomach or difficult to digest.

التُّخَمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    indigestionboth

    A sickness or ailment caused by eating unsuitable or excessive food, leading to indigestion.

تُخَمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    indigestionsclassical

    Plural of تخمة, referring to multiple instances of indigestion or related ailments.

تُخُمَاتٌnoun
  1. 1.
    indigestionsclassical

    Plural of تخمة, referring to multiple instances of indigestion or related ailments.

اتَّخَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to suffer indigestionboth

    To experience indigestion or a feeling of heaviness due to food.

أَتْخَمَهُ الطَّعَامُverb
  1. 1.
    food caused indigestionboth

    When food causes a person to suffer from indigestion or a feeling of heaviness.

مُتَّخَمَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    indisposedboth

    Suffering from indigestion or a feeling of heaviness due to food.

فَاخَمْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to be more affected by indigestionclassical

    To be more severely affected by indigestion or heaviness than someone else.

الْوُخُمُnoun
  1. 1.
    a specific ailmentclassical

    A disease described as being like a fistula, affecting the modesty of a female camel.

وَخِمَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    afflictedclassical

    Describing a female camel afflicted with a specific ailment (الوخم).

Parallel reading

الرجل الثقيل
The heavy man.
أرض وخام
Infertile land.
طعام وخيم
Unsuitable food.
وقد وخم
And he suffered indigestion.
لم يستمرئه
He did not find it palatable/digestible.
التخمة، كهمزة: الداء يصيبك منه
Indigestion, like 'humza': the ailment from which you suffer.
اتخم، وأتخمه الطعام
He suffered indigestion, and the food caused him indigestion.
وهو متخمة
And he is suffering from indigestion.
وواخمني فوخمته
And I was more affected by indigestion than him, so I made him feel more indigestion.
داء كالباسور بحياء الناقة
A disease like a fistula affecting the modesty of a female camel.
وهي وخمة
And she (a female camel) is afflicted.