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شحم

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns fat, grease, and richness. It extends to concepts of abundance, well-fedness, and even specific fatty tissues like earlobes. It can also describe someone who is generous with their food.

Derived headwords

الشَّحْمnoun
  1. 1.
    well-knownboth

    well-known

شَحْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A piece of fatboth

    A specific piece or portion of fat, often smaller or more refined than general 'shahm'.

  2. 2.
    Earlobeboth

    The dangling lower part of the ear, which is fleshy and can be pierced for jewelry.

  3. 3.
    White truffleclassical

    A type of subterranean fungus, specifically a white variety, likened to fat in appearance or texture.

مُشَحَّمadjective
  1. 1.
    having much fatboth

    having much fat

شَحِيمadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning, fatboth

    meaning, fat

شَحُمَverb
  1. 1.
    from the category of 'ظرف'both

    from the category of 'ظرف'

  2. 2.
    he fed them fatboth

    he fed them fat

  3. 3.
    desiring fatboth

    desiring fat

شَحَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    from the category of 'ظرف'both

    from the category of 'ظرف'

  2. 2.
    he fed them fatboth

    he fed them fat

  3. 3.
    desiring fatboth

    desiring fat

شَاحِمadjective
  1. 1.
    active participleboth

    active participle

شَحَّامnoun
  1. 1.
    Fat sellerclassical

    A person who sells fat, likely as a commodity.

شَحَمَverb
  1. 1.
    from the category of 'ظرف'both

    from the category of 'ظرف'

  2. 2.
    he fed them fatboth

    he fed them fat

  3. 3.
    desiring fatboth

    desiring fat

Parallel reading

الشَّحْمُ مَعْرُوفٌ
Fat is well-known.
وَالشَّحْمَةُ أَخَصُّ مِنْهُ
And a 'shahmah' is more specific than it (general fat).
وَشَحْمَةُ الأَرْضِ: الكَمْأَةُ البَيْضَاءُ
And the 'shahmah' of the earth is the white truffle.
وَشَحْمَةُ الأُذُنِ: مُعَلَّقُ القُرْطِ
And the 'shahmah' of the ear is the place where an earring hangs.
وَرَجُلٌ مُشَحَّمٌ: كَثِيرُ الشَّحْمِ فِي بَيْتِهِ
And a 'mushahham' man is one with much fat (food/wealth) in his house.
وَشَحِيمٌ، أَيْ سَمِينٌ
And 'shahim', meaning fat/plump.
وَقَدْ شَحُمَ بِالضَّمِّ
And he became fat (verb, form I, with dammah on the 'ha').
وَشَحَّمَ بِالْفَتْحِ فُلانٌ أَصْحَابَهُ: أَطْعَمَهُمُ الشَّحْمَ فَهُوَ شَاحِمٌ
And so-and-so fed his companions with fat (verb, form II, with fatha on the 'ha'), so he is a 'shahim' (one who feeds with fat).
وَشَحَّامٌ يَبِيعُهُ
And a 'shahham' sells it (fat).
وَشَحَمَ يَشْتَهِيهِ
And he desired fat (verb, form I, with fatha on the 'ha').
وَقَدْ شَحَمَ بِالْكَسْرِ
And he desired (verb, form I, with kasrah on the 'ha').