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هكم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of collapse, intense anger, and arrogance. It also extends to the act of singing or chanting to someone, often in a specific context.

Derived headwords

تَهَدَّمَتْverb
  1. 1.
    collapsedboth

    The well collapsed or fell down.

تَهَكَّمَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    raged intenselyclassical

    His anger became severe or intense towards him.

المُسْتَهْكِمnoun
  1. 1.
    arrogant oneclassical

    One who is arrogant or haughty.

تَهَكَّمَتْverb
  1. 1.
    collapsedclassical

    The well collapsed or fell down.

تَغَنَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    sangclassical

    To sing or chant.

هَكَمَ غَيْرَهُ تَهْكِيمًاverb
  1. 1.
    sang to himclassical

    To sing or chant to someone, especially by starting to sing to them with a voice.

Parallel reading

تهكمت البئر، إذا تهدمت.
The well collapsed, if it fell down.
وتهكم عليه، إذا اشتد غضبه.
And he raged intensely against him, if his anger intensified.
والمستهكم: المتكبر.
And the arrogant one: the haughty one.
قال أبو زيد: تهكمت: تغنيب.
Abu Zayd said: I sang, meaning I chanted.
وهكمت غيرى تهكيما: غنيته، وذلك إذا انبريت تغني له بصوت.
And I sang to another تهكيما: I chanted to him, and that is when you start singing to him with a voice.