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حمك

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to small, insignificant creatures or things. It is used to denote lice and also refers to small entities in general.

Derived headwords

الحُمَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    louseboth

    A louse, specifically referring to a single louse.

حُمَكnoun
  1. 1.
    liceboth

    The plural of حمكة (ḥumakah), referring to a group of lice.

الحُمَكnoun
  1. 1.
    small thingsclassical

    Refers to the small ones of anything, indicating smallness or insignificance.

  2. 2.
    gnatclassical

    It is also said that this term can refer to a gnat or a small flying insect.

Parallel reading

الحمكة: القملة
Al-ḥumakah: the louse.
وجمعها حمك
And its plural is ḥumak.
وقد يقال ذلك للذرة
And it is also said that this refers to the gnat.
والحمك: الصغار من كل شئ
And al-ḥumak: the small ones of anything.