خضم

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of submission, humility, and yielding. It extends to physical actions like bending or inclining, and also encompasses sounds associated with impact or the body.

Derived headwords

خَضَعَverb

1.
he submitted, he submits, submissionboth
he submitted, he submits, submission
2.
to submit, submissionboth
to submit, submission
3.
he was humble, submissiveboth
he was humble, submissive

اخْتَضَعَverb

1.
he was humble, submissiveboth
he was humble, submissive

أَخْضَعَتْverb

1.
necessity compelledclassical
Used in the passive, indicating that a need or necessity forced someone into a state of submission or action.

وأخضعتني إليك الحاجة — And necessity compelled me to you.

خُضُوعnoun

1.
submission, humilityboth
The state of being submissive, humble, or compliant. It is the verbal noun of 'khada'a'.
2.
inclination, bendingboth
The act of inclining or bending, often referring to the neck or head in a posture of submission.

خَضْعَةnoun

1.
he submits to everyoneboth
he submits to everyone

خُضْعَةadjective

1.
he submits to everyoneboth
he submits to everyone

ورجل خضعة — And a man who is submissive to everyone.

خَضَعَ النجمverb phrase

1.
the star inclined to setclassical
Used to describe a star or celestial body beginning to set below the horizon.

وخضع النجم — And the star inclined to set.

خُضَيْعَةnoun

1.
sound of a horse's bellyclassical
The sound made by the belly of a horse or other animal, possibly due to movement or emptiness.

كأن خضيعة بطن الجوا * د وعوعة الذئب في فدفد — As if the sound of the generous one's belly was the howl of the wolf in the desert.

بِضْعَةnoun

1.
a number between three and nine (for masculine)both
a number between three and nine (for masculine)

وللسيوف بضعة — And for the swords, a cut.

خَيْضَعَةnoun

1.
eggclassical
An egg, particularly a bird's egg.
2.
sound in battleclassical
The clamor or sound of battle.

والضاربون الهام تحت الخيضعه — And those striking the skulls beneath the egg (or sound in battle).

أَخْضَعadjective

1.
need made me submit to himboth
need made me submit to him

والأخضع: الذي في عنقه خضوع وتطامن خلقة — And 'al-akhda': he whose neck has a natural stoop and inclination.

خُضْع الرقابnoun phrase

1.
those with bowed necksclassical
A description of people who have their necks bowed down, signifying submission or humility.

وقوم خضع الرقاب — And people with bowed necks.

Parallel reading

التطامن والتواضع.

Humility and submissiveness.

يقال: خضع (1) واختضع، وأخضعتني إليك الحاجة.

It is said: one submits (khada'a) and submits intensely (ikhtada'a), and necessity compelled me to you.

ورجل خضعة، مثال همزة، أي يخضع لكل أحد.

And a man is khad'ah, like hamzah, meaning he submits to everyone.

وخضع النجم، أي مال للمغيب.

And the star inclined, meaning it leaned towards setting.

والخضيعة: صوت ms0854 بطن الدابة ; ولا يبنى منه فعل.

And al-khuday'ah: the sound of the animal's belly; and no verb is built from it.

كأن خضيعة بطن الجوا * د وعوعة الذئب في فدفد

As if the sound of the generous one's belly was the howl of the wolf in the desert.

وسمعت للسياط خضعة وللسيوف بضعة

And I heard for the whips a 'khad'ah' (sound) and for the swords a 'bid'ah' (cut).

فالخضعة: وقع السياط.

So al-khad'ah is the impact of the whips.

والبضع: القطع.

And al-bid'ah is the cutting.

والضاربون الهام تحت الخيضعه

And the strikers of skulls beneath the khayda'ah.

فإن أبا عبيد حكى عن الفراء أنها البيضة.

For Abu Ubaid narrated from al-Farra' that it is the egg.

وحكى سلمة عن الفراء أنه الصوت في الحرب.

And Salama narrated from al-Farra' that it is the sound in war.

والأخضع: الذي في عنقه خضوع وتطامن خلقة.

And al-akhda': he who has a natural stoop and inclination in his neck.

يقال: فرس أخضع بين الخضع، وظليم أخضع، وقوم خضع الرقاب، جمع خضوع، أي خاضع.

It is said: an akhda' horse among the stooped, an akhda' ostrich, and people with bowed necks (khud' al-riqab), plural of khudu', meaning submissive.

وإذا الرجال رأوا يزيد رأيتهم * خضع الرقاب نواكس الابصار

And when men saw Yazid, I saw them with bowed necks, lowering their gazes.