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همت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of concealing or hiding something, often in a subtle or internal manner. It can apply to physical substances like food or abstract concepts like speech and laughter.

Derived headwords

هَمَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be immersed in fatclassical

    This verb describes something, particularly food like thareed, becoming immersed or covered in fat or grease.

أَهْمَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to conceal speech/laughterclassical

    This verb signifies the act of hiding or suppressing speech or laughter, keeping it from being openly expressed.

Parallel reading

همت الثريد إذا توارى في الدسم وذلك إذا علاه
Thareed is 'hamat' when it is hidden in fat, which is when the fat covers it.
وأهمت الكلام والضحك أخفاه
And to conceal speech and laughter is to hide it.
قيل إنه من الهمس فالتاء بدل من السين كما في أمثاله السابقة
It is said that it is from 'hamas' (whispering), so the 'ta' is a substitute for the 'sin', as in previous examples of its kind.