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حصم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of breaking or snapping, particularly of dry or brittle objects like wood or stalks. It can also refer to a specific type of plant, basil.

Derived headwords

حَصِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to breakboth

    To snap or break, especially referring to dry or brittle things.

حَصْمnoun
  1. 1.
    basilclassical

    A type of aromatic herb, commonly known as basil.

انْحَصَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to breakboth

    To become broken or snapped, often used for dry wood or stalks.

انحصم العود — The stick broke.
مُنْحَصِمadjective
  1. 1.
    brokenclassical

    Describing something that has broken or snapped, particularly dry stalks or wood.

حَصَادnoun
  1. 1.
    harvestboth

    The act or season of reaping crops; the gathered produce.

مُنْحَصِمadjective
  1. 1.
    harvestedclassical

    Relating to or pertaining to the harvest.

Parallel reading

أي حبق
meaning basil.
وانحصم العود
And the stick broke.
وبياضا أحدثته لمتي مثل عيدان الحصاد المنحصم
And a whiteness my temples have produced, like the stalks of the harvest that have broken.