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زهدم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root appears to primarily denote specific names, particularly of horses and falcons, and also serves as a tribal or familial identifier. It seems to be used more as a proper noun or a specific designation rather than a general semantic concept.

Derived headwords

زَهْدَمname
  1. 1.
    Name of a horseclassical

    A proper name given to a horse.

زَهْدَمname
  1. 1.
    Name of a falconclassical

    A name for a falcon, or specifically a young goshawk.

زَهْدَمname
  1. 1.
    A man's nameclassical

    A personal name, derived from the name of a falcon.

الزَّهْدَمَانname
  1. 1.
    Two brothersclassical

    The dual form referring to two brothers from the Banu Abs tribe.

زَهْدَمname
  1. 1.
    Name of one of two brothersclassical

    The name of one of the two brothers from Banu Abs, specifically mentioned as being part of a historical event.

قَيْسname
  1. 1.
    Name of one of two brothersclassical

    The name of the other brother from Banu Abs, alongside Zahdam.

كَرْدَمname
  1. 1.
    Name of one of two brothersclassical

    Mentioned by Abu Ubaydah as the name of one of the two brothers, alongside Zahdam.

Parallel reading

اسم فرس
The name of a horse.
وفارسه يقال له " فارس زهدم "
And its rider is called 'Faris Zahdam'.
وز هدم أيضا: الصقر
And Zahdam is also: the falcon.
ويقال فرخ البازى
And it is said to be the young goshawk.
وبه سمى الرجل
And by it, a man was named.
والزهدمان: أخوان من بنى عبس
And Al-Zahdaman: two brothers from Banu Abs.
هما زهدم وقيس ابنا حزن بن وهب بن عوير بن رواحة بن ربيعة بن مازن بن الحارث بن قطيعة بن عبس بن بغيض
They are Zahdam and Qays, sons of Hazn bin Wahb bin Uwayr bin Rawaha bin Rabi'a bin Mazin bin Al-Harith bin Qati'a bin Abs bin Baghid.
وهما اللذان أدركا حاجب بن زرارة يوم جبلة ليأسراه
And they are the ones who overtook Hajib bin Zurara on the day of Jabala to capture him.
فغلبهما عليه مالك ذو الرقيبة القشيرى
But Malik Dhu Al-Ruqayba Al-Qushayri overcame them regarding him.
وفيهما يقول قيس بن زهير جزاني الزهدمان جزاء سوء وكنت المرء يجزى بالكرامه
And about them, Qays bin Zuhayr says: 'The two Zahdamans have rewarded me with an evil reward, whereas a person is usually rewarded with generosity.'
هما زهدم وكردم
They are Zahdam and Kardam.