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همد

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns states of cessation, stillness, and decay. It describes the extinguishing of fire, the stillness of silence, the wearing out of garments, and the barrenness of land. It can also denote staying in a place or moving quickly, indicating a semantic range related to stopping and going.

Derived headwords

هَمَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to be extinguishedboth

    To cease to burn or glow completely, to go out.

  2. 2.
    to decayboth

    To become worn out, tattered, or decayed, especially referring to fabric.

  3. 3.
    to be stillclassical

    To become silent or motionless.

هُمودnoun
  1. 1.
    extinctionboth

    The state of being extinguished, especially of fire.

  2. 2.
    decayboth

    The state of being worn out or decayed.

  3. 3.
    stillnessclassical

    A state of silence or immobility.

الهَمْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stillnessclassical

    A period of silence or quietness; a pause.

أَهْمَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to stayboth

    To remain or reside in a place.

  2. 2.
    to hastenclassical

    To move quickly or speed up in travel.

الاِهْمَادnoun
  1. 1.
    stayingboth

    The act of remaining or staying in a place.

  2. 2.
    hasteningclassical

    The act of moving quickly or speeding up.

هامِدَةadjective
  1. 1.
    barren land with no vegetationboth

    barren land with no vegetation

هَامِدadjective
  1. 1.
    dryboth

    Describing plants that are withered and dry.

  2. 2.
    barrenboth

    Describing land that is infertile and has no vegetation.

هَمْدانname
  1. 1.
    Hamdanboth

    A tribe from Yemen.

Parallel reading

همدت النار تهمد همودا، أي طفئت وذهبت البتة.
The fire was extinguished, it is extinguished with complete extinction, meaning it went out and disappeared entirely.
والهمدة: السكتة.
And al-hamdah means a pause or silence.
وهمد الثوب يهمد همودا: بلي.
And a garment wears out, it wears out with decay, meaning it became tattered.
وأهمد في المكان: أقام.
And he stayed in the place, meaning he resided there.
لما رأتنى راضيا بالاهماد
When she saw me content with staying put
وأهمد في السير: أسرع.
And he hastened in his journey, meaning he sped up.
ماكان إلا طلق الاهماد
He was nothing but one who readily speeds along.
وأرض هامدة: لانبات بها.
And a barren land, meaning no vegetation grows on it.
ونبات هامد: يابس.
And a dry plant, meaning it is withered.