نشم

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the beginning of decay or a foul smell in meat, and by extension, to taking initiative or engaging in something, often with negative connotations. It also refers to a specific type of tree used for bows and a pattern of spots.

Derived headwords

نَشِمَverb

1.
to begin to spoilclassical
Said of meat when it begins to change and a foul smell starts to appear.
2.
to engage inclassical
Said of a group of people when they take initiative in a matter, usually something bad.

تَنْشِيمnoun

1.
spoilingclassical
The process of meat beginning to spoil and develop a foul smell.

نَشْمَةnoun

1.
foul smellclassical
A slight foul smell, as from cheese or similar items.

يدي من الجبن ونحوه نشمة — My hand has a slight foul smell from cheese and the like.

نَشَمnoun

1.
tree for bowsclassical
A type of tree from which bows are made.

النَّشَمnoun

1.
spotsclassical
A pattern of spots on the heart, similar to freckles.

نَشِمadjective

1.
spottedclassical
Having white and black spots, describing a bull.

ثور نشم — a spotted bull

مِنْشَمname

1.
Minshamclassical
The name of a woman from Mecca who was a perfumer. Her perfume was used by the tribes of Khuzā'ah and Jurhum before battle, leading to many deaths.

عطر منشمphrase

1.
Minsham's perfumeclassical
A proverbial phrase referring to Minsham's perfume, used to describe something that brings ill fortune or causes great conflict and death.

تفانوا ودقوا بينهم عطر منشم — They perished and clashed amongst themselves over Minsham's perfume.

حب البلسانphrase

1.
balm of Gilead seedsclassical
Another name for Minsham's perfume, possibly referring to the seeds of the balsam tree.

Parallel reading

نشم اللحم تنشيما، إذا تغير وابتدأت فيه رائحة كريهة.

Meat spoils (tashim) when it changes and a foul smell begins to appear in it.

يقال: يدي من الجبن ونحوه نشمة.

It is said: My hand has a slight foul smell from cheese and the like.

ونشم القوم في الأمر أيضا، إذا أخذوا فيه.

And a group of people engage in a matter (nasham), when they take it up.

ولا يكون إلا في الشر.

And it is only in evil.

ومننه قولهم: نشم الناس في عثمان رضي الله عنه.

And from it is their saying: The people engaged in (nasham) [a matter concerning] Uthman, may God be pleased with him.

والنشم بالتحريك: شجر تنخذ منه القسى.

And an-nasham (with harakah): a tree from which bows are made.

والنشم أيضا، مثل النمش على القلب.

And an-nasham is also like freckles on the heart.

يقال منه: نشم بالكسر، فهو ثور نشم، أي فيه نقط بيض ونقط سود.

It is said from it: nashim (with kasr), so it is a spotted bull, meaning it has white spots and black spots.

منشم، بكسر الشين: اسم امرأة كانت بمكة عطارة، وكانت خزاعة وجرهم إذا أرادوا القتال تطيبوا من طيبها، وكانوا إذا فعلوا ذلك كثرت القتلى فيما بينهم.

Minsham (with kasr ash-shin): the name of a woman who was a perfumer in Mecca. Khuzā'ah and Jurhum, when they wanted to fight, would perfume themselves with her fragrance, and when they did that, the killings among them increased.

فكان يقال: " أشأم من عطر منشم ".

So it was said: 'More ill-omened than Minsham's perfume.'

تفانوا ودقوا بينهم عطر منشم

They perished and clashed amongst themselves over Minsham's perfume.

ويقال: هو حب البلسان.

And it is said: it is the seeds of the balsam tree.