خطم

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root 'خطم' primarily relates to the protruding front part of an animal's face, specifically the nose and mouth area, and by extension, things that resemble this shape or are used to control it. It also extends to specific plants and geographical features.

Derived headwords

الخَطْمnoun

1.
beakboth
The beak of any bird.
2.
snout/muzzleboth
The front part of the nose and mouth of any animal.
3.
lines on datesclassical
Refers to unripe dates (busr) when they develop stripes and lines.
4.
mountain spurclassical
A prominent part or spur of a mountain.

المَخَاطِمnoun

1.
nosesclassical
Plural of 'mikhṭam', referring to noses, specifically the protruding part.

مِخْطَمnoun

1.
noseclassical
The protruding front part of the nose, singular of 'makhāṭim'.

أَخْطَمadjective

1.
long-nosedboth
A man who has a long nose.

الخِطَامnoun

1.
halter, reinboth
halter, rein

خَطَمَverb

1.
to halter/reinboth
To put a halter or rein on a camel.

مَخْطُومَةadjective

1.
halter-ledboth
A female camel that has been fitted with a halter.

مَخْطُومَةadjective

1.
halter-led (plural)both
Female camels that have been fitted with halters, used to indicate a large number.

قَيْس بْن الخَطِيمname

1.
Qays ibn al-Khaṭīmclassical
A specific poet mentioned in the text.

خُطْمَةname

1.
Khuṭmahclassical
A designation for a group of Ansar, specifically the descendants of Abdullah ibn Malik ibn Aws.

الخَطْمَىnoun

1.
that with which the head is washedboth
that with which the head is washed
2.
two pronunciations: with fatha on the kha and with kasra on the khaboth
two pronunciations: with fatha on the kha and with kasra on the kha

Parallel reading

الخطم من كل طائر: منقاره، ومن كل دابة: مقدم أنفه وفمه.

The khaṭm of every bird is its beak, and of every beast, the front of its nose and mouth.

والمخاطم: الانوف، واحدها مخطم بكسر الطاء

And al-makhāṭim are the noses; the singular of which is mikhṭam with a kasrah on the ṭāʼ.

ورجل أخطم: طويل الأنف.

And a man is akhṭam: long-nosed.

والخطام: الزمام.

And al-khiṭām is the rein.

وخطمت البعير: زممته.

And I khaṭam-ed the camel: I put a rein on it.

وناقة مخطومة، ونوق مخطمة شدد للكثرة.

And a female camel is makhṭūmah, and female camels are makhṭamah, intensified for abundance.

والمخطم أيضا: البسر إذا صارت فيه خطوط وطرائق.

And al-makhṭam also: is the unripe date when lines and stripes appear on it.

وقيس بن الخطيم، شاعر.

And Qays ibn al-Khaṭīm, a poet.

وخطمة من الأنصار، وهم بنو عبد الله ابن مالك بن أوس.

And Khuṭmah of the Anṣār, and they are the Banu Abdullah ibn Malik ibn Aws.

والخطمة: رعن الجبل.

And al-khaṭmah: is the spur of the mountain.

والخطمى بالكسر: الذي يغسل به الرأس.

And al-khaṭmā with a kasrah: is that with which the head is washed.