هام

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense love, often to the point of madness or confusion. It also extends to concepts of thirst, disorientation, and things that are unstable or overwhelming, such as sand or desolate lands.

Derived headwords

هَامَ، يَهيمُ، هَيَماناًverb

1.
to love intenselyboth
To love a woman with an overwhelming and consuming passion.

الهَيْمُnoun

1.
thirsty camelsboth
Camels that are extremely thirsty.

الهُيامُnoun

1.
obsessed loversboth
Lovers who are driven to distraction or madness by their passion.
2.
madness from loveboth
A state resembling madness caused by intense love or infatuation.

كِسَحَابٍnoun

1.
uncontrollable sandclassical
Sand that cannot be contained and is constantly collapsing or shifting.
2.
fine dry sandclassical
Very fine, dry sand, often described as powdery.

هَائِمٌadjective

1.
confusedboth
Bewildered or disoriented.
2.
thirstyboth
Suffering from extreme thirst.

هَيُومٌadjective

1.
confusedclassical
A man who is bewildered or disoriented.

هَيْمَانٌadjective

1.
thirstyboth
Extremely thirsty.

الهَيْمَاءُnoun

1.
waterless desertboth
A vast desert or desolate land that lacks water.
2.
disease of camelsclassical
A disease affecting camels, caused by drinking stagnant water.

اليَهْمَاءُnoun

1.
waterless desertclassical
Synonymous with الهيماء, referring to a desert without water.

هَيْمَانٌ (داء)adjective

1.
afflicted with thirst diseaseclassical
Describing a camel afflicted with a disease caused by drinking stagnant water.

هَيْمَىnoun

1.
disease of camelsclassical
The plural form of الهيماء, referring to the disease affecting camels.

الهَامَّةُnoun

1.
top of a thingboth
The head or the uppermost part of anything.
2.
night birdclassical
A type of bird that flies at night, also known as the echo (الصدى).
3.
leader of a peopleclassical
The chief or head of a group of people.
4.
a swift horseclassical
A term for a fast or excellent horse.

هَامٌnoun

1.
headsclassical
The plural of الهامة, referring to the tops or heads of things.

مُسْتَهَامٌadjective

1.
deeply in loveboth
A heart that is passionately in love, often to the point of being consumed.

التَّهَيُّمُnoun

1.
good gaitclassical
A graceful and attractive way of walking.

هَيِيْمَاءُ (مصغرة)noun

1.
water for the throatclassical
Water that is very refreshing and quenches thirst deeply, referring to water for the throat.

هَيْمُ اللهِparticle

1.
by Godclassical
An oath, equivalent to 'I swear by God'.

لا يَهْتَمُّ لِنَفْسِهِverb phrase

1.
not to care for oneselfboth
To not take care of oneself or to not be concerned with one's own affairs.

لَيْلٌ أَهَيْمُadjective

1.
starless nightclassical
A night in which no stars are visible.

Parallel reading

هام يهيم هيما وهيمانا: أحب امرأة.

He loved a woman intensely, with a consuming passion.

والهيم، بالكسر: الإبل العطاش.

And Al-Haim, with kasra, refers to thirsty camels.

والهيام: العشاق الموسوسون.

And Al-Huyam refers to lovers driven to distraction.

ورجل هائم وهيوم: متحير.

And a man is Ha'im and Hayum: confused.

وهيمان: عطشان.

And Hayman: thirsty.

والهيام، بالضم: كالجنون من العشق.

And Al-Huyam, with damma, is like madness from love.

والهيماء: المفازة بلا ماء، واليهماء.

And Al-Haimaa is a waterless desert, and Al-Yahmaa.

وداء يصيب الإبل من ماء تشربه مستقعا، فهو هميان، وهي هيمى ج: ككتاب.

And a disease that afflicts camels from drinking stagnant water, so he is Haimyan, and she is Haimaa, plural like Kitab.

والهامة: رأس كل شيء ج: هام، وطائر من طير الليل، وهو الصدى، ورئيس القوم، والفرس.

And Al-Hammah: the head of everything, plural: Ham, and a bird of the night, which is the echo, and the chief of the people, and the horse.

وقلب مستهام: هائم.

And a heart that is Mustaham: passionately in love.

والتهيم: مشية حسنة.

And At-Tahayyum: a good gait.

وهيم الله: أيم الله.

And Hym Allah: I swear by God.

ولا يهتام لنفسه: لا يحتال.

And he does not care for himself: he does not strategize.

وليل أهيم: لا نجوم فيه.

And a starless night: there are no stars in it.