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خذم

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root خذم (kh-dh-m) primarily relates to the concept of cutting or severing. It extends to meanings of swiftness, generosity, and specific animal markings.

Derived headwords

خَذَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to cutboth

    To cut something, to sever it.

خَذْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    cuttingboth

    The act of cutting or severing.

التَّخْذِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    cuttingboth

    The act of cutting or severing; the process of making cuts.

المِخْذَمnoun
  1. 1.
    cutting swordclassical

    A sword that is sharp and cuts effectively.

فَرَسٌ خَذِمadjective
  1. 1.
    swift horseboth

    A horse that is fast and quick in its movement.

رَجُلٌ خَذِمadjective
  1. 1.
    generous manboth

    A man who is generous and willing to give, especially when asked.

الخَذْمَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    ear-marked goatclassical

    A female goat (or sheep) whose ear has been cut across its width, but not severed.

الخَذْم (بالتحريك)noun
  1. 1.
    swiftnessboth

    Speed or swiftness in movement, particularly in walking or running.

ظَلِيمٌ خَذُومadjective
  1. 1.
    swift ostrichboth

    An ostrich that is fast and quick in its movement.

اِبْنُ خُذَامname
  1. 1.
    Ibn Khudhamclassical

    A name of a poet mentioned in classical Arabic literature.

Parallel reading

خَذَمَهُ خَذْمًا، أي قطعه.
He cut it with a cutting, meaning he severed it.
والتَّخْذِيم: التقطيع.
And al-takhdheem: the cutting.
والمِخْذَم: السيف القاطع.
And al-mikhdham: the cutting sword.
وفرس خَذِم، أي سريع.
And a horse that is khadhim, meaning swift.
ورجل خَذِم، أي سمح عند العطاء.
And a man who is khadhim, meaning generous when giving.
والخَذْمَاء: العنز تشق أذنها عرضا من غير بينونة.
And al-khadhmaa': the goat that has its ear cut across its width without being severed.
والخَذْم بالتحريك: السرعة في السير.
And al-khadhm (with vowelization): swiftness in pace.
وظليم خَذُوم.
And a swift ostrich.
مزع يطيره أزف خَذُوم
A swift creature that flies it, approaching.
وابن خُذَام رجل من الشعراء، في قول امرئ القيس
And Ibn Khudham is a man from the poets, in the saying of Imru' al-Qais.
كما بكى ابن خُذَام
As Ibn Khudham wept.