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لهذم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root لهذم primarily relates to the concept of cutting, severing, or breaking something apart. It can also extend to describe people who are destructive or predatory, like thieves, and sharp or cutting objects.

Derived headwords

لَهَذَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cut itboth

    To cut something, to sever it, or to break it into pieces.

اللُّهَاذِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thievesclassical

    A term for thieves or robbers, implying those who violently seize or cut off property.

اللَّهْذَمadjective
  1. 1.
    cuttingclassical

    Describing something, particularly a spearhead or sharp object, as being sharp and capable of cutting deeply.

Parallel reading

لهذمه، أي قطعه.
He cut it, meaning he severed it.
واللهاذمة: اللصوص، عن أبى عمرو.
And Al-Luhadhimah: the thieves, according to Abu Amr.
واللهذم من الاسنة: القاطع.
And Al-Lahdham from the spearheads: the cutting one.