الهم

Root entry · 38 derived lemmas

The root الهم (al-hamma) primarily relates to concepts of sadness, worry, and distress. It extends to meanings of melting, dissolving, and exertion, as well as seeking, pursuing, and intense effort. It also encompasses terms for great leaders, brave individuals, and certain animals.

Derived headwords

هَمَّverb

1.
to worryboth
To be sad or distressed about something.
2.
to meltclassical
To cause fat or flesh to melt or dissolve.
3.
to milkclassical
To milk a camel or other animal.
4.
to exertclassical
To exert oneself or cause exertion, especially to a camel.
5.
to creepclassical
For small ground creatures to creep or move.
6.
to seekclassical
To seek or pursue something.

هَمٌّnoun

1.
worryboth
Sadness, grief, or distress of mind.
2.
intentionboth
What one intends to do or pursue.

هُمُومnoun

1.
worriesboth
Plural of 'hamma', referring to multiple instances of sadness or distress.

هَمَّهُverb

1.
to distress himboth
To cause him sadness or worry.

أَهَمَّهُverb

1.
to distress himboth
To cause him sadness or worry.

اِهْتَمَّverb

1.
to care aboutboth
To be concerned with or pay attention to something.
2.
to be distressedboth
To be affected by sadness or worry.

اِهْتَمَّهُverb

1.
to distress himclassical
To cause him sadness or worry.

هَمَّverb

1.
to meltclassical
To melt fat or flesh.

اِنْهَمَّverb

1.
to meltclassical
To melt or dissolve, especially fat.

هَمَّverb

1.
to milkclassical
To milk a camel.

هَمَّverb

1.
to exertclassical
To exert a camel, causing it distress.

هَمَّتْverb

1.
to creepclassical
For small ground creatures to creep or move.

هَامَّةnoun

1.
creeping creatureclassical
A small ground creature that creeps or moves.

هُوَامّnoun

1.
creeping creaturesclassical
Plural of 'hamma', referring to small ground creatures.

تَهَمَّمَverb

1.
to seekclassical
To seek or pursue something.

هَمَّامadjective

1.
greatclassical
A great king, a noble lord.
2.
braveclassical
A brave, generous, and noble man.
3.
slandererclassical
One who slanders or spreads rumors.

هِمَّةnoun

1.
intentionboth
What one intends to do or pursue.
2.
desireboth
A strong desire or inclination.

هِمَّةnoun

1.
old manclassical
An old, frail man.

هِمَّةnoun

1.
old womanclassical
An old, frail woman.

هَمُومَةnoun

1.
worryclassical
The state of being worried or distressed.

هَمَامَةnoun

1.
worryclassical
The state of being worried or distressed.

هَمِيمnoun

1.
light rainclassical
A weak or gentle rain.
2.
milkclassical
Milk that is poured into a waterskin and drunk without churning.

تَهْمِيمnoun

1.
light rainclassical
A weak or gentle rain.

هَمُومadjective

1.
heavy with rainclassical
A cloud that is heavy and about to rain.

هَمُومnoun

1.
fast-walking camelclassical
A female camel that walks well and swiftly.
2.
watery wellclassical
A well that contains a lot of water.
3.
reedsclassical
Reeds that sway when the wind blows.

تَهَمَّمَهُverb

1.
to seek itclassical
To seek or pursue something.
2.
to shave itclassical
To shave or clear a head.

هَمْهَمَةnoun

1.
mutteringboth
Low, indistinct speech.
2.
lullabyclassical
A woman's singing to a child to put it to sleep.
3.
growlboth
A low, guttural sound, like a lion's roar or an elephant's trumpet.
4.
hoarse soundclassical
Any sound accompanied by hoarseness.

هِمْهِمnoun

1.
lionclassical
A lion.

هَمْهَمnoun

1.
donkeyclassical
A donkey that repeatedly brays.

هَمَاهِمnoun

1.
worriesclassical
Plural of 'hamma', referring to multiple instances of sadness or distress.

هَمَّامnoun

1.
slandererclassical
One who slanders or spreads rumors.
2.
companionclassical
A name for certain companions of the Prophet.
3.
third dayclassical
The third day of cold weather.

هَمَامِيَّةname

1.
place nameclassical
A place in Wasit named after Mansur bin Dubays.

هَمْهَامَةnoun

1.
large lumpclassical
A large, significant lump or mass.

هَمْهُومَةnoun

1.
large lumpclassical
A large, significant lump or mass.

اِسْتَهَمَّverb

1.
to be concerned withclassical
To be concerned with the affairs of one's people.

هَمْهَامnoun

1.
lionclassical
A lion.

هَمَّامadjective

1.
mutteringclassical
Speaking in a low, indistinct voice.

هَمْهَامother

1.
nothing remainsclassical
An expression indicating that nothing is left.

Parallel reading

الحزن ج: هموم، وما هم به في نفسه.

Sadness, plural: worries, and what he intended in his soul.

وهمه الأمر هما ومهمة: حزنه، كأهمه فاهتم،

And the matter distressed him with worry and concern: it saddened him, so he became concerned,

و السقم جسمه: أذابه، وأذهب لحمه،

And sickness melted his body, and consumed his flesh,

و الشحم: أذابه فانهم،

And fat: it melted and dissolved,

و اللبن: حلبه،

And milk: he milked it,

و الغزر الناقة: جهدها،

And the camel's milk production: he exerted it,

و خشاش الأرض تهم: دبت،

And the creeping things of the earth moved: they crawled,

ومنهم الهامة: للدابة ج: هوام.

And among them is the 'hamma': for the creature, plural: 'hawamm'.

وتهمم الشيء: طلبه.

And he sought the thing: he pursued it.

ولا همام، كقطام، أي: لا أهم.

And not a 'hammaam', like 'qattaam', meaning: I do not care.

والهاموم: ما أذيب من السنام.

And the 'haamoom': what is melted from the hump.

والهمام، كغراب: ما ذاب منه، و من الثلج: ما سال من مائه،

And the 'hammaam', like 'ghuraab': what melts from it, and from the snow: what flows of its water,

والملك العظيم الهمة، والسيد الشجاع السخي، خاص بالرجال، كالهمهام ج: ككتاب، والأسد، وفرس لبني زبان بن كعب.

And the great king of high ambition, and the brave, generous lord, specific to men, like the 'hammaam', plural: like 'kitaab', and the lion, and a horse of Banu Zabaan bin Ka'b.

والهمة، بالكسر ويفتح: ما هم به من أمر ليفعل، والهوى.

And the 'himmah', with kasr and fath: what one intends to do of a matter, and desire.

وهذا رجل همك من رجل وهمتك من رجل: حسبك.

And this is a man sufficient for you, and your sufficiency from a man: he is enough for you.

والهم والهمة، بكسرهما: الشيخ الفاني، وقد أهم ج: أهمام، وهي همة ج: همات وهمائم، والمصدر: الهمومة والهمامة، وقد انهم وأهم.

And the 'hamma' and 'himmah', with their kasr: the frail old man, and he has become old, plural: 'ahmaam', and she is an old woman, plural: 'hammaat' and 'hamaa'im', and the masdar: 'al-hamoomah' and 'al-hamaamah', and he has melted and become old.

والهميم: المطر الضعيف، كالتهميم، واللبن حقن في السقاء ثم شرب ولم يمخض.

And the 'hameem': the weak rain, like 'tahmeem', and milk poured into a waterskin then drunk without churning.

وسحابة هموم: صبوب للمطر.

And a cloud 'humaam': pouring with rain.

وتهممه: طلبه، وتحسسه، و رأسه: فلاه.

And he sought it: he pursued it, and felt for it, and his head: he shaved it.

والهموم: الناقة الحسنة المشي، والبئر الكثيرة الماء، والقصب إذا هزته الريح.

And the 'humoom': the well-walking she-camel, and the water-abundant well, and the reeds when the wind shakes them.

والهمهمة: الكلام الخفي، وتنويم المرأة الطفل بصوتها، وتردد الزئير في الصدر من الهم، ونحو أصوات البقر والفيلة وشبهها، وكل صوت معه بحح، واسم رجل.

And the 'hamhamah': hidden speech, and a woman's lulling of a child with her voice, and the repetition of a roar in the chest from worry, and like the sounds of cows and elephants and the like, and every sound accompanied by hoarseness, and a man's name.

والهمهيم، بالكسر: الأسد، كالهمهام والهمهوم، بالضم، والحمار المردد نهيقه في صدره.

And the 'himheem', with kasr: the lion, like the 'hammaam', and the 'humhoom', with damma, and the donkey repeating its bray in its chest.

والهماهم: الهموم.

And the 'hamaaham': the worries.

والهمام، كشداد: النمام، وابن الحارث، وابن زيد، وابن مالك: صحابيون، واليوم الثالث من البرد.

And the 'hammaam', like 'shaddaad': the slanderer, and Ibn al-Harith, and Ibn Zayd, and Ibn Malik: Companions, and the third day of the cold.

والهمامية: د بواسط لهمام الدولة منصور بن دبيس.

And the 'Hamaamiyyah': a place in Wasit for Hammaam al-Dawlah Mansur bin Dubays.

والهمهامة والهمهومة: العكرة العظيمة.

And the 'hamaamah' and 'humoomah': the great lump.

وجاء زيد همام، كقطام، أي: يهمهم.

And Zayd came, a 'hammaam', like 'qattaam', meaning: he was muttering.

وإذا قيل: أبقي شيء، قلت: همهام، مبنية، أي: لم يبق شيء.

And if it is said: 'Is anything left?', you say: 'Hammaam', built, meaning: nothing is left.