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حمت

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense heat, severity, and corruption or spoilage. It describes extreme weather conditions, strong emotions like anger, and the deterioration of food items.

Derived headwords

حَمَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely hotboth

    To experience extreme heat, referring to a day.

حَمِتٌadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely hotboth

    Describing a day that is extremely hot.

حَمِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    he protected him: he defended himboth

    he protected him: he defended him

  2. 2.
    meaning forbidden, not to be approachedboth

    meaning forbidden, not to be approached

  3. 3.
    its back is protected, so it is not ridden, its wool is not shorn, and it is not prevented from pastureboth

    its back is protected, so it is not ridden, its wool is not shorn, and it is not prevented from pasture

  4. 4.
    the heat of the dayboth

    the heat of the day

  5. 5.
    the heat of the sunboth

    the heat of the sun

الحِمَيْتُnoun
  1. 1.
    waterskin for gheeclassical

    A waterskin that has no hair on it, specifically used for storing ghee.

  2. 2.
    thickened gheeclassical

    Ghee that has become thick or solidified, especially when mixed with a thickener like 'rib'.

حَمَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to spoil, to go badboth

    To become corrupted or spoiled, referring to food items like nuts.

Parallel reading

حمت يومنا بالضم، إذا اشتد حره
Our day was intensely hot (hamat), if its heat intensified.
فهو يوم حمت بالتسكين
And it is a day of intense heat (hammat).
وغضب حميت، أي شديد
And intense anger (hamiyyun), meaning severe.
والحميت: الزق الذى لا شعر عليه، وهو للسمن
And al-hamit: the waterskin that has no hair on it, and it is for ghee.
فإذا جعل في نحى السمن الرب فهو الحميت
And when the thickener is put into the ghee-skin, it is al-hamit.
وإنما سمى حميتا لانه متن بالرب
It is only called hamit because it has thickened with the rib.
حتى يبوخ الغضب الحميت
Until the intense anger subsides.
يعنى الشديد، أي ينكسر ويسكن
Meaning severe, i.e., it breaks and calms down.
وحمت الجوز ونحوه: فسد وتغير
And walnuts and the like spoiled (hamat) and changed.