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شخم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the corruption or spoilage of something, particularly food or liquids, leading to a foul smell or taste. It can also describe the act of causing this spoilage.

Derived headwords

شَخَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to spoilboth

    To become corrupted, spoiled, or rancid, often accompanied by a foul odor.

شُخِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be spoiledboth

    To be corrupted or spoiled, indicating a passive state of spoilage.

اشخمverb
  1. 1.
    to spoil (transitive)both

    To cause something to become spoiled or corrupted.

مُشْخَمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    spoiledclassical

    Describing something that has become spoiled, rancid, or foul-smelling.

Parallel reading

اشخم اللبن: تغيرت رائحته.
The milk spoiled: its smell changed.
وشخم الطعام بالفتح وشخم بالكسر، إذا فسد.
And food spoils (with fatḥa) and spoils (with kasra) if it becomes corrupted.
وشخمه غيره.
And another spoiled it.
ولثة قد ثتنت مشخمه
And a gum that has become foul-smelling and spoiled.