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هزم

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root 'hazama' (هزم) primarily relates to the concept of breaking, shattering, or defeat. It extends to physical breaking, the sound of breaking, and metaphorically to the defeat of an army. It also encompasses related concepts like a hollow or depression, and the sound of thunder.

Derived headwords

الهزمةnoun
  1. 1.
    indentationboth

    A slight depression or indentation, such as in the chest, or in a fruit when pressed by hand.

هزم الضريعnoun
  1. 1.
    broken piecesclassical

    The broken fragments of something, specifically referring to the dried thorny plant 'ḍarīʿ'.

التهزمnoun
  1. 1.
    breaking apartclassical

    The act of breaking or shattering, often used for something becoming brittle and breaking.

تهزمverb
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    to breakclassical

    To break or shatter, especially when something becomes dry and brittle.

تهزم السقاء، إذا يبس فتكسر — The waterskin broke, when it dried and became brittle.
هزمverb
  1. 1.
    he defeated the armyboth

    he defeated the army

هزمت الجيش هزما وهزيمة — I defeated the army with a defeat.
هزماًnoun
  1. 1.
    defeatboth

    A defeat, the act of being vanquished.

هزيمةnoun
  1. 1.
    defeatboth

    defeat

انهزمواverb
  1. 1.
    to be defeatedboth

    To be defeated, to suffer a loss in battle or conflict.

فانهزموا — and they were defeated.
اهتزامnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of runningclassical

    The sound made by a horse when running.

اهتزامهnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of runningclassical

    The sound made by a horse when running.

كأن اهتزامه إذا جاش فيه حميه غلي مرجل — as if its running sound when its fervor boiled within it was like a boiling cauldron.
اهتزمتverb
  1. 1.
    to slaughterclassical

    To slaughter an animal, specifically a sheep.

اهتزمت الشاة — I slaughtered the sheep.
هزيم الرعدnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of thunderboth

    The rumbling sound of thunder.

تهزمverb
  1. 1.
    to rumbleclassical

    To rumble or make a deep, resonant sound, used for thunder.

تهزم الرعد تهزما — The thunder rumbled with a rumbling sound.
غيث هزمnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy, flowing rainclassical

    Rain that flows abundantly and does not hold back, often implying a large volume.

هزمadjective
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    he defeated the armyboth

    he defeated the army

سقى هزم الاوساط منبجس العرى — It watered the middle parts with abundant rain, gushing from the springs.
المهزاماnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of gameclassical

    A specific type of game or play.

وتلعب المهزاما — and they play Al-Mahzama.

Parallel reading

الهزمة: النقرة في الصدر، وفي التفاحة إذا غمزتها بيدك، ونحو ذلك.
Al-hazmah: The indentation in the chest, or in an apple if you press it with your hand, and the like.
وهزم الضريع: ما تكسر منه.
And the hazm of aḍ-ḍarīʿ: what breaks off from it.
والتهزم: التكسر.
And at-tahazzum: the breaking apart.
يقال: تهزم السقاء، إذا يبس فتكسر.
It is said: The waterskin broke, when it dried and became brittle.
وهزمت الجيش (1) هزما وهزيمة، فانهزموا.
And I defeated the army with a defeat (hazman) and a defeat (hazīmatan), and they were defeated.
والهزيمة: الركية.
And al-hazīmah: the well.
والبحر حيث تنكد الهزائم
And the sea where the wells become scarce in water.
واهتزام الفرس: صوت جريه.
And iḥtizām of the horse: the sound of its running.
على الذبل جياش كأن اهتزامه إذا جاش فيه حميه غلي مرجل
On the thin, surging like as if its running sound when its fervor boiled within it was like a boiling cauldron.
واهتزمت الشاة: ذبحتها.
And iḥtizām of the sheep: I slaughtered it.
وهزيم الرعد: صوته.
And hazīm ar-raʿd: its sound.
يقال: تهزم الرعد تهزما.
It is said: The thunder rumbled with a rumbling sound.
وغيث هزم: متبعق لا يستمسك.
And hazm rain: abundant and flowing, not holding back.
سقى هزم الاوساط منبجس العرى
It watered the middle parts with abundant rain, gushing from the springs.
وتلعب المهزاما
And they play Al-Mahzama.