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الهوم

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of vastness, emptiness, and the head. It encompasses geographical terms for open land, states of drowsiness, and descriptions of large heads or lions.

Derived headwords

الهومnoun
  1. 1.
    Vast plainsclassical

    Refers to the vast, open expanses of the earth.

التهويمnoun
  1. 1.
    Drowsinessboth

    The state of nodding one's head due to sleepiness or drowsiness.

التهومnoun
  1. 1.
    Drowsinessboth

    The state of nodding one's head due to sleepiness or drowsiness.

الهوامnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A term for a lion, often implying its ferocity or size.

الهامnoun
  1. 1.
    Place in Yemenclassical

    A specific location or town situated in Yemen.

  2. 2.
    District in Egyptclassical

    A region or district within the land of Egypt.

الهومةnoun
  1. 1.
    Desertboth

    A vast, desolate, and empty tract of land; a wilderness or desert.

وهومnoun
  1. 1.
    Medicine (Persian origin)classical

    A Persian medicinal substance known as 'maraniyah', highly effective in breaking kidney stones and acting as a diuretic.

الهوامnoun
  1. 1.
    Passionate loveboth

    Intense, consuming love or infatuation, often leading to madness.

الأهومadjective
  1. 1.
    Large-headedclassical

    Describing someone who has a large or prominent head.

Parallel reading

بطنان الأرض
The vast expanses of the earth.
التهويم والتهوم: هز الرأس من النعاس
Al-Tahwim and Al-Tuhum: nodding the head from sleepiness.
الهوام، كشداد: الأسد
Al-Hawam, like Shidad: the lion.
والهام: ة باليمن
And Al-Hām: a place in Yemen.
وبهاء: كورة بتيه مصر
And Bahā': a district in the land of Egypt.
والهومة: الفلاة
And Al-Hūmah: the desert.
وهوم المجوس: دواء م، فارسيته: مرانيه، مفتت للحصاة جدا، مدر
Wuhum of the Magians: a medicine, its Persian is 'maraniyah', very effective in breaking stones, diuretic.
والهوام، بالضم: الهيام
And Al-Huwām, with dammah: Al-Huyām.
والأهوم: العظيم الهامة
And Al-Ahūm: the one with a great head.