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خثرم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a man who is fearful or superstitious, possibly to the point of being hesitant or timid. It describes a specific type of man characterized by such traits.

Derived headwords

الخَثْرَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Superstitious manclassical

    A man who is superstitious or considers omens to be significant.

خَثْرَمadjective
  1. 1.
    Superstitiousclassical

    Describing someone who is prone to superstition or sees ill omens.

Parallel reading

الخثارم بالضم: الرجل المتطير
Al-khathram (with dammah): the superstitious man.
يقول عداني اليوم واق وحاتم
He says, 'A protector and a generous man have protected me today.'
ولكنه يمضي على ذاك مقدما
But he proceeds forward despite that.
إذا صد ms1310 عن تلك الهنات الخثارم
When the superstitious man turns away from those follies.
وعمرو بن الخثارم البجلى
And Amr ibn al-Khathram al-Bajali.