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خشم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the nose and its features, extending to the concept of breaking or obstructing something related to the nose. It also encompasses terms for a large nose, a disease affecting the nose, and a state of intense intoxication.

Derived headwords

الخَيْشُومnoun
  1. 1.
    the deepest part of the noseboth

    the deepest part of the nose

خَشَمَverb
  1. 1.
    To breakclassical

    To break the nasal cavity (of someone).

خَشْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Breakingclassical

    The act of breaking the nasal cavity.

خَيَاشِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    Noses (of mountains)classical

    The prominent, projecting parts of mountains, likened to noses.

خُشَامadjective
  1. 1.
    Large-nosedboth

    A man with a large or prominent nose.

  2. 2.
    Large-nosed (mountain)classical

    A mountain with a large, prominent feature resembling a nose.

أَخْشَمadjective
  1. 1.
    a man with a clear nasal obstructionboth

    a man with a clear nasal obstruction

المُخَشَّمadjective
  1. 1.
    Severely drunkclassical

    A person who is intensely or heavily intoxicated.

Parallel reading

الخيشوم: أقصى الأنف.
Al-Khayshum: The uppermost part of the nose.
وقد خشمته خشما، أي كسرت خيشومه.
And I broke his nasal cavity, meaning I broke his nose.
وخياشيم الجبال: أنوفها.
And the khayashim of the mountains: their noses.
ورجل خشام، بالضم: غليظ الأنف.
And a man khasham, with dammah: large-nosed.
وكذلك الجبل الذي له أنف غليظ.
And likewise the mountain that has a thick nose.
ورجل أخشم بين الخشم، وهو داء يعترى الانف.
And a man akhsham among the khashm, which is a disease that afflicts the nose.
والمخشم، بفتح الشين مشددة: السكران الشديد السكر.
And al-Mukhassham, with fatha on the shadda: the severely drunk.
وخشم اللحم: تغير.
And khashm of the meat: it changed (i.e., spoiled).