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هصمه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of breaking, crushing, or shattering. It also extends to describe strong, powerful entities, particularly lions, and a type of hard stone.

Derived headwords

هَصَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to break, to shatterboth

    To break something forcefully, causing it to shatter or be crushed.

يَهْصِمُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he breaks itboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to break', indicating an ongoing or habitual action.

كَسْرnoun
  1. 1.
    breaking, fractureboth

    The act or result of breaking; a fracture or rupture.

حَيْدَرnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion, often implying its strength and ferocity.

  2. 2.
    strong manclassical

    A man who is exceptionally strong and powerful.

  3. 3.
    type of stoneclassical

    A smooth, hard type of stone.

الهَيْصَمِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Al-Hayṣamiyyahclassical

    A sect or group within the Karramiyyah school of thought, followers of Muhammad ibn Al-Hayṣam.

Parallel reading

هصمه يهصمه: كسره.
He breaks it, he breaks it: it means to break it.
وكحيدر: ضرب من الحجارة أملس، والرجل القوي، والأسد، كالهصم، كصرد ومنبر وشداد وغشمشم.
And Haydar: a type of smooth stone, a strong man, a lion, like Al-Haṣm, like Ṣurad, Minbar, Shaddād, and Ghushamsham.
والهيصمية: فرقة من الكرامية، أصحاب محمد بن الهيصم.
And Al-Hayṣamiyyah: a sect from the Karramiyyah, followers of Muhammad ibn Al-Hayṣam.