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شمهذ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to sharpness, refinement, and lightness, particularly concerning metal objects like swords and the teeth of dogs. It describes the act of making something sharp and thin, and also refers to things that possess these qualities.

Derived headwords

الشَّمْهَذnoun
  1. 1.
    sharpnessclassical

    A quality of being sharp and refined, particularly referring to metal objects.

  2. 2.
    lightnessclassical

    A quality of being light or agile.

شَمْهَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to sharpen and thinclassical

    To make a metal object, such as a sword, thin and sharp.

شَمْهَذَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sharpening and thinningclassical

    The act of making something thin and sharp, especially metal.

شَمْهَذadjective
  1. 1.
    sharp-toothed (dog)classical

    Describing a dog with sharp and refined canine teeth.

  2. 2.
    light (dog)classical

    Describing a dog that is light or agile.

Parallel reading

وهو من الكلام (: الحديد)
And it is from speech (referring to iron).
وقيل: الخفيف
And it is said: the light.
والشمهذة: التحديد
And al-shamhathah: the sharpening.
شمهذ حديدته، إذا رققها وحددها
He sharpened his iron, if he thinned and sharpened it.
من الكلاب: الخفيفة الحديدة أطراف الأنياب
From dogs: light, sharp-edged are the tips of the canines.
شمهذ أطراف أنيابها كمناشيل طهاة اللحام
Sharp-edged are the tips of their canines like the saws of cooks of meat.