همم

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns states of distress, worry, and sadness. It also extends to meanings of intention, desire, and the melting or dissolving of substances. Additionally, it encompasses concepts related to sound, slow movement, and significant individuals or things.

Derived headwords

هَمّnoun

1.
it melted itboth
it melted it
2.
he intended it, he resolved upon itboth
he intended it, he resolved upon it

أَهَمَّverb

1.
it worried him and saddened himboth
it worried him and saddened him

وأهمني الأمر، إذا أقلقك وحزنك — The matter troubled me, if it agitated and saddened you.

مُهِمّadjective

1.
important, significantboth
Of great consequence or relevance; demanding attention.
2.
severe, graveclassical
Referring to a matter that is serious or difficult.

والمهم: الامر الشديد — And the grave matter: the severe affair.

اهْتَمَّverb

1.
he cared for his matterboth
he cared for his matter

وا اهتم له بأمره — And he took care of his affair.

اغْتِمَامnoun

1.
concern, worryboth
The state of being concerned or worried; distress.

والاهتمام: الاغتمام — And al-ihtimam: al-ightimam (concern/worry).

هَامُومnoun

1.
melted fatclassical
Fat, particularly from the hump of a camel, that has been melted.

وانهم هاموم السديف الوارى — And the hump fat was melted, the fatty hump.

مُنْهَمّadjective

1.
melted, dissolvedclassical
Describing something that has been liquefied, often by heat.

يضحكن عن كالبرد المنهم — They laugh revealing teeth like melted hail.

هِمَّةnoun

1.
the very old womanboth
the very old woman

والهمة: واحدة الهمم — And al-himmah: the singular of al-himam (ambitions).

هَمَّverb

1.
it melted itboth
it melted it
2.
he intended it, he resolved upon itboth
he intended it, he resolved upon it

وهممت بالشئ أهم هما، إذا أردته — And I intended the thing, I intend it with an intention, if you desired it.

مَهَمَّةnoun

1.
a distant desertboth
a distant desert
2.
the plural is mahāhimboth
the plural is mahāhim

ويقال: لا مهمة لي بالفتح، ولا همام، أي أهم بذلك ولا أفعله — And it is said: I have no task (ma-hammah) for it, nor any strong desire (hammaam), meaning I do not intend to do it.

هَمَّامnoun

1.
king, great rulerclassical
A powerful and ambitious ruler; a king.
2.
strong desireclassical
A powerful intention or desire.

والهمام: الملك العظيم الهمة — And al-hammaam: the king of great ambition.

هَمِيمnoun

1.
slow movement, creepingclassical
A slow, subtle, or creeping movement.

وقد هممت أهم بالكسر هميما — And I moved slowly, I move slowly with a slow movement.

هَمّnoun

1.
it melted itboth
it melted it
2.
he intended it, he resolved upon itboth
he intended it, he resolved upon it

والهم بالكسر: الشيخ الفاني، والمرأة همة — And al-humm (with kasr): the frail old man, and the woman is himmah.

هَمُومnoun

1.
well with abundant waterclassical
A well that contains a large quantity of water.

والهموم: البئر الكثيرة الماء — And al-humoom: the well with much water.

هَمْهَامnoun

1.
nothing leftclassical
An expression indicating that nothing remains.

نقول: همهام، أي لم يبق شئ — We say: 'Hammaam', meaning nothing is left.

هَامَّةnoun

1.
fearsome reptile/creatureclassical
A dangerous or fearsome creature, especially among reptiles or vermin.
2.
creature, beingclassical
A general term for a living creature or being.

والهامة: واحدة الهوام، ولا يقع هذا الاسم إلا على المخوف من الأحناش — And al-haammah: the singular of al-huwaam, and this name is only applied to the fearsome among venomous creatures.

هَمِيمَةnoun

1.
light, fine rainclassical
A gentle rain with fine droplets.

هَمْهَمَةnoun

1.
muttering, murmuringboth
The act of repeating a sound deep in the chest or throat; a low, indistinct utterance.

والهمهمة: ترديد الصوت في الصدر — And al-hamhamah: repeating the sound in the chest.

Parallel reading

الهم: الحزن والجمع الهموم.

Al-humm: sadness and the plural is al-humoom.

وأهمني الأمر، إذا أقلقك وحزنك.

And the matter troubled me, if it agitated and saddened you.

ويقال: همك ما أهمك (1) .

And it is said: what troubles you is what concerns you.

والمهم: الامر الشديد.

And the grave matter: the severe affair.

وهمنى المرض: أذا بنى.

And the illness weakened me: it made me frail.

قال الراجز يهم فيه القوم هم الحم (1)

The poet says, the people are melting in it like fat.

وانهم الشحم والبرد: ذابا.

And the fat and hail melted: they dissolved.

والاهتمام: الاغتمام.

And al-ihtimam: al-ightimam (concern/worry).

وا اهتم له بأمره.

And he took care of his affair.

ويقال لما أذيب من السنام: الهاموم.

And what is melted from the hump is called: al-haamoom.

وانهم هاموم السديف الوارى (2)

And the hump fat was melted, the fatty hump.

وقال الآخر: يضحكن عن كالبرد المنهم (3)

And another said: They laugh revealing teeth like melted hail.

والهمة: واحدة الهمم.

And al-himmah: the singular of al-himam (ambitions).

ويقال: فلان بعيد الهمة أيضا بالفتح.

And it is said: So-and-so has a high ambition (ba'eed al-himmah).

وهممت بالشئ أهم هما، إذا أردته.

And I intended the thing, I intend it with an intention, if you desired it.

ويقال: لا مهمة لي بالفتح، ولا همام، أي أهم بذلك ولا أفعله.

And it is said: I have no task (ma-hammah) for it, nor any strong desire (hammaam), meaning I do not intend to do it.

عادلا غيرهم من الناس طرا بهم لا همام لي لا همام (4)

Turning away from them among all people, I have no strong desire for them, no strong desire.

والهميم: الدبيب.

And al-hameem: the creeping movement.

وقد هممت أهم بالكسر هميما.

And I moved slowly, I move slowly with a slow movement.

ترى أثره في ms1408 صفحتيه كأنه مدارج شبثان لهن هميم

You see its trace on its two pages like the tracks of a lizard that has a slow movement.

والهم بالكسر: الشيخ الفاني، والمرأة همة.

And al-humm (with kasr): the frail old man, and the woman is himmah.

والهمام: الملك العظيم الهمة.

And al-hammaam: the king of great ambition.

والهموم: البئر الكثيرة الماء.

And al-humoom: the well with much water.

إن لنا قليذما هموما يزيدها مخج الدلا جموما اللحيانى: سمعت أعرابيا من بنى عامر يقول:

Indeed, we have a well, humoom, which the drawing of buckets increases its abundance. Al-Lihyani said: I heard an Arab from Banu 'Amir say:

إذا قيل لنا أبقى عندكم شئ؟ نقول: همهام، أي لم يبق شئ.

If we were asked, 'Is there anything left with you?' we would say: 'Hammaam', meaning nothing is left.

وأنشد: أولمت يا خنوت (1) شر إيلام في يوم نحس ذى عجاج مظلام ما كان إلا كاصطفاف (2) الاقدام حتى أتيناهم فقالوا همهام

And he recited: 'You prepared, O Khunut, the worst of pains on an unlucky, dusty, dark day. It was nothing but the alignment of feet until we came to them, and they said: Hammaam (nothing left).'

والهامة: واحدة الهوام، ولا يقع هذا الاسم إلا على المخوف من الأحناش.

And al-haammah: the singular of al-huwaam, and this name is only applied to the fearsome among venomous creatures.

ويقال للدابة: نعم الهامة هذه.

And it is said of a beast: What a creature this is!

ابن السكيت: الهميمة: مطر لين دقاق القطر.

Ibn Al-Sikkit said: Al-hameemah: a gentle rain with fine droplets.

والهمهمة: ترديد الصوت في الصدر.

And al-hamhamah: repeating the sound in the chest.

وحمار هم

And a donkey that makes a low sound.