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خمم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of meat becoming spoiled or putrid, particularly when it is cooked or roasted. It describes the state of being rancid or foul-smelling.

Derived headwords

خامadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning, putridboth

    meaning, putrid

مخمadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning, putridboth

    meaning, putrid

خمverb
  1. 1.
    yakhm with kasra, khumūman: meaning, it became putridboth

    yakhm with kasra, khumūman: meaning, it became putrid

يخمverb
  1. 1.
    to become putridclassical

    The meat becomes putrid and foul-smelling.

Parallel reading

لحم خام ومخم، أي منتن
Raw and spoiled meat, meaning putrid.
وقد خم اللحم يخم بالكسر، إذا أنتن
And the meat has become putrid, it becomes putrid with a kasra, if it is spoiled.
وهو شواء أو طبي
And it is roasted or cooked.