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نخم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of spitting, specifically phlegm or mucus from the throat. It also extends to the concept of spitting out something in a forceful manner.

Derived headwords

النخامةnoun
  1. 1.
    Phlegm, sputum.both

    Phlegm, sputum.

النخاعةnoun
  1. 1.
    phlegmclassical

    An alternative term for phlegm, referring to the substance spat out from the throat.

تنخمverb
  1. 1.
    He spat out phlegm.both

    He spat out phlegm.

نخعverb
  1. 1.
    he went beyond the end of the slaughter to the spinal cordboth

    he went beyond the end of the slaughter to the spinal cord

Parallel reading

النخامة: بالضم النخاعة.
An-nakhāmah (with dammah): an-nakhā'ah.
يقال: تنخم الرجل، إذا نخع.
It is said: 'tanakhkhama al-rajul', if he spat out.