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هجم

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root هجم primarily relates to suddenness, intrusion, and attack. It extends to concepts of collapse, receding, and even stillness or expulsion. Derived meanings also cover intense weather, specific quantities of livestock, and parts of the body.

Derived headwords

هَجَمَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to attack suddenlyboth

    To come upon something or someone unexpectedly, or to enter without permission.

هجم عليه هجوما: انتهى إليه بغتة، أو دخل بغير إذن — He attacked him suddenly: he came upon him unexpectedly, or entered without permission.
أَهْجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to enterclassical

    To cause someone to enter, often implying without permission.

وفلانا: أدخله؛ كأهجمه — And to cause someone to enter; like 'ahjamahu'.
هَجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to collapseclassical

    Said of a building, meaning its supports have fallen and it has caved in.

والبيت: انهدم، كانهجم — And the house: collapsed, as if it had collapsed.
هَجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become hollowedclassical

    Said of an eye, meaning it has become sunken or hollow.

وعينه هجما وهجوما: غارت — And his eye became hollowed and sunken.
هَجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to milkclassical

    To milk something, such as the udder of an animal.

وما في الضرع: حلبه، كاهتجمه وأهجمه — And what is in the udder: to milk it, like 'ihtajamah and 'ahjamah.
هَجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become stillclassical

    To become quiet, still, or motionless.

والشيء: سكن، وأطرق — And the thing: became still, and became quiet.
هَجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to expelclassical

    To drive someone out or expel them.

وفلانا: طرده — And someone: he expelled him.
مَهْجُومadjective
  1. 1.
    collapsedclassical

    Said of a tent or structure whose ropes have loosened and poles have drawn together.

وبيت مهجوم: حلت أطنابه، فانضمت أعمدته — And a collapsed tent: its ropes have loosened, and its poles have drawn together.
هُجُومnoun
  1. 1.
    strong windclassical

    A severe wind that uproots houses and desert plants.

  2. 2.
    sword nameclassical

    The name of a sword belonging to Abu Qatadah Al-Harith ibn Rib'i.

والهجوم: الريح الشديدة تقلع البيوت والثمام — And Al-Hujoom: the strong wind that uproots houses and desert plants.
وسيف أبي قتادة الحارث بن ربعي، رضي الله تعالى عنه — And the sword of Abu Qatadah Al-Harith ibn Rib'i, may God Almighty be pleased with him.
هَجِيمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    milk typeclassical

    Milk that is mixed with dough, or curdled milk, or milk before churning, or milk that has not yet set but is close to curdling.

والهجيمة: اللبن العجين، أو الخاثر، أو قبل أن يمخض، أو ما لم يرب، وقد كاد أن يروب — And Al-Hajeemah: the milk mixed with dough, or curdled milk, or before churning, or what has not set, and has almost curdled.
هَجَمnoun
  1. 1.
    large cupclassical

    A large drinking cup or bowl.

  2. 2.
    water sourceclassical

    A water source belonging to the tribe of Fazarah.

  3. 3.
    heatstrokeclassical

    A condition caused by intense heat, often affecting the body.

والهجم: القدح الضخم، ويحرك ج: أهجام — And Al-Hajam: the large cup, and its plural is 'Ahjam.
ومَاء لفزارة — And a water source for Fazarah.
والعرق، وقد هجمته الهواجر — And the heatstroke, and the intense heat has afflicted him.
هَجْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    group of camelsclassical

    A specific number of camels, ranging from forty upwards, or between seventy and one hundred, or slightly less.

  2. 2.
    winter severityclassical

    The intense cold of winter.

  3. 3.
    summer severityclassical

    The intense heat of summer.

والهجمة من الإبل: أولها أربعون إلى ما زادت، أو ما بين السبعين إلى المئة، أو إلى دوينها — And Al-Hajmah of camels: its beginning is forty upwards, or between seventy and one hundred, or slightly less.
ومن الشتاء: شدة برده — And of winter: its intense cold.
ومن الصيف: شدة حره — And of summer: its intense heat.
ابنا هَجِيمَةname
  1. 1.
    two knightsclassical

    A designation for two famous knights, similar to the tribe name 'Juhaynah'.

وابنا هجيمة، كجهينة: فارسان م — And the two sons of Hajeemah, like Juhaynah: two famous knights.
بَنُو الهُجَيْمname
  1. 1.
    a clan nameclassical

    The name of a clan or lineage, similar to 'Zubayr'.

وبنو الهجيم، كزبير: بطن — And Banu Al-Hujaym, like Zubayr: a lineage.
الهَيْجَمَانname
  1. 1.
    a man's nameclassical

    The name of a man.

  2. 2.
    a type of jewelclassical

    A precious stone or jewel.

  3. 3.
    male spiderclassical

    The male of a spider.

  4. 4.
    a woman's nameclassical

    The name of a woman, daughter of 'Anbar ibn 'Amr.

والهيجمان، بضم الجيم: رجل — And Al-Hayjamaan, with a dammah on the jeem: a man.
وبهاء: الدرة — And with a haa': the jewel.
والعنكبوت الذكر — And the male spider.
وابنة العنبر بن عمرو — And the daughter of 'Anbar ibn 'Amr.
أَهْجَمَ الإِبِلverb
  1. 1.
    to rest camelsclassical

    To allow camels to rest or return to their pasture.

وأهجم الإبل: أراحها — And to rest the camels: to let them rest.
هَجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to ceaseclassical

    Said of God regarding illness or affliction, meaning it has lifted or subsided.

والله تعالى المرض عنه فهجم: أقلع وفتر — And God Almighty, the illness subsided from him, so it ceased and weakened.
اِهْتَجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to milkclassical

    To milk, used similarly to 'hajama' for the udder.

وما في الضرع: حلبه، كاهتجمه وأهجمه — And what is in the udder: to milk it, like 'ihtajamah and 'ahjamah.

Parallel reading

هجم عليه هجوما: انتهى إليه بغتة، أو دخل بغير إذن
He attacked him suddenly: he came upon him unexpectedly, or entered without permission.
وفلانا: أدخله؛ كأهجمه
And to cause someone to enter; like 'ahjamahu.
والبيت: انهدم، كانهجم
And the house: collapsed, as if it had collapsed.
وعينه هجما وهجوما: غارت
And his eye became hollowed and sunken.
وما في الضرع: حلبه، كاهتجمه وأهجمه
And what is in the udder: to milk it, like 'ihtajamah and 'ahjamah.
والشيء: سكن، وأطرق
And the thing: became still, and became quiet.
وفلانا: طرده
And someone: he expelled him.
وبيت مهجوم: حلت أطنابه، فانضمت أعمدته
And a collapsed tent: its ropes have loosened, and its poles have drawn together.
والهجوم: الريح الشديدة تقلع البيوت والثمام
And Al-Hujoom: the strong wind that uproots houses and desert plants.
والهجيمة: اللبن العجين، أو الخاثر، أو قبل أن يمخض، أو ما لم يرب، وقد كاد أن يروب
And Al-Hajeemah: the milk mixed with dough, or curdled milk, or before churning, or what has not set, and has almost curdled.
والهجمة من الإبل: أولها أربعون إلى ما زادت، أو ما بين السبعين إلى المئة، أو إلى دوينها
And Al-Hajmah of camels: its beginning is forty upwards, or between seventy and one hundred, or slightly less.
ومن الشتاء: شدة برده
And of winter: its intense cold.
ومن الصيف: شدة حره
And of summer: its intense heat.
وابنا هجيمة، كجهينة: فارسان م
And the two sons of Hajeemah, like Juhaynah: two famous knights.
وبنو الهجيم، كزبير: بطن
And Banu Al-Hujaym, like Zubayr: a lineage.
والهيجمان، بضم الجيم: رجل
And Al-Hayjamaan, with a dammah on the jeem: a man.
وأهجم الإبل: أراحها
And to rest the camels: to let them rest.
والله تعالى المرض عنه فهجم: أقلع وفتر
And God Almighty, the illness subsided from him, so it ceased and weakened.