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خمن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to estimation, conjecture, and guesswork. It also extends to meanings of weakness, inferiority, and unpleasantness, such as a weak spear, inferior people, or a foul smell.

Derived headwords

خَمَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to guessboth

    To estimate or judge something based on conjecture or illusion.

خَمَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to guessboth

    To estimate or judge something based on conjecture or illusion.

خُمَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    weak spear shaftclassical

    A weak or flimsy shaft of a spear.

خُمَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    inferior peopleclassical

    The low-class, base, or inferior people within a group.

خَامَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be likeclassical

    To resemble or be similar to someone, specifically a male.

خِمْنnoun
  1. 1.
    foul smellclassical

    A foul, offensive, or putrid odor.

خِمْنnoun
  1. 1.
    mountainsclassical

    A place name referring to mountains in the land of Quda'a.

Parallel reading

خمن الشيء وخمنه: قال فيه بالحدس أو الوهم.
He guessed the thing and conjectured it: he spoke about it based on intuition or illusion.
وكشداد: الرمح الضعيف
And as 'shaddad': the weak spear.
والقناة: خمانة
And the shaft [of a spear]: khamanah.
ومن الناس: خشارتهم، ورديهم.
And from the people: their base elements, and their refuse.
وخامن الذكر: خامله.
And he resembled the male: he was like him.
والخمن، محركة: النتن.
And al-khamn, with harakah: the foul smell.
وككتاب: جبال ببلاد قضاعة.
And as 'kitab': mountains in the land of Quda'a.