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خمش

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of scratching, scraping, or making marks on a surface, particularly the skin. It extends to related ideas like minor wounds, lingering resentment, and even a specific type of insect.

Derived headwords

خَمَشَverb
  1. 1.
    his face (scratched)both

    his face (scratched)

خَمْشnoun
  1. 1.
    his face (scratched)both

    his face (scratched)

خُموشnoun
  1. 1.
    scratchesboth

    Plural of 'khash', referring to multiple light scratches or abrasions.

  2. 2.
    scarsclassical

    The marks left behind by scratches or wounds.

خَمَشَverb
  1. 1.
    his face (scratched)both

    his face (scratched)

يَخْمِشُverb
  1. 1.
    scratchesboth

    Present tense verb form, indicating the action of scratching.

خُموشاًnoun
  1. 1.
    scratchesclassical

    Accusative form of 'khumush', used here poetically to mean scratches.

خِمَاشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    minor woundclassical

    A wound or injury for which there is no fixed compensation or blood money (arsh).

  2. 2.
    minor offenseclassical

    A minor offense or transgression that does not carry a specified penalty.

خِمَاشَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    lingering resentmentclassical

    Remnants of old grudges or lingering ill feelings.

خُموشnoun
  1. 1.
    mosquitoesclassical

    A type of biting insect, specifically mosquitoes, according to the dialect of Hudhayl.

بَقَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    bugclassical

    The singular form of 'khumush' when referring to insects, meaning a bug or small insect.

Parallel reading

الخموش: الخدوش.
Al-khumush: the scratches.
هاشم جدنا فإن كنت غضبى * فاملئي وجهك الجميل خموشا
Hashem is our grandfather, so if you are angry, * then fill your beautiful face with scratches.
وقد خمش وجهه يخمشه ويخمشه.
And his face was scratched, it is scratched and it is scratched.
والخماشة: ما ليس له أرش معلوم من الجراحات والجنايات.
And al-khimasha: that which has no known blood money (arsh) from wounds and offenses.
والخماشات: بقايا الذحل.
And al-khimashat: the remnants of resentment.
والخموش بفتح الخاء: البعوض، لغة هذيل.
And al-khumush, with fatha on the kha: mosquitoes, a dialect of Hudhayl.
كأن وغى الخموش بجانبيه * مآتم يلتدمن على قتيل
As if the buzzing of the mosquitoes beside him * were mourning ceremonies weeping over a slain person.
واحدها بقة.
Its singular is baqqa.