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خثم

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the broadness or flatness of the nose, and by extension, the flatness or wideness of other objects. It can also refer to a specific type of bull or a flattened shape.

Derived headwords

الخَثْمnoun
  1. 1.
    broadness of the noseboth

    The condition of having a broad or flat nose.

أَخْثَمadjective
  1. 1.
    broad-nosedboth

    Describing a bull or other animal with a broad or flat nose.

على ظهر طاو أسفع الخد أخثما — on the back of a bull, dark-necked, broad-nosed
خَثُمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be broad-nosedclassical

    To have a broad or flat nose.

  2. 2.
    to become flattenedclassical

    To become wide and flat, often used to describe tools or objects.

خَثَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to flattenclassical

    To make something wide and flat.

مُخَثَّمadjective
  1. 1.
    flattenedclassical

    Describing something that has become wide and flat.

مِخْثَمnoun
  1. 1.
    flattened objectclassical

    An object that has become wide and flat.

نَعْلٌ مُخَثَّمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    wide sandalclassical

    A sandal that is wide or broad.

خَيْثَمَةname
  1. 1.
    male given nameboth

    A proper name for a man.

Parallel reading

الخثم بالتحريك: عرض الأنف.
Al-khathm (with harakah): the broadness of the nose.
وثور أخثم.
And a broad-nosed bull.
على ظهر طاو أسفع الخد أخثما
on the back of a bull, dark-necked, broad-nosed
وقد خثم المعول: صار مفرطحا.
And the pickaxe became flattened: it became wide and spread out.
ردت معاوله خثما مفللة
its pickaxes returned flattened and blunted
وصادفت أخضر الجالين صلالا
and it encountered green, smooth stones.
ونعل مخثمة: عريضة.
And a wide sandal: broad.
وخيثمة: اسم رجل.
And Khaythama: the name of a man.