خمز

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the word 'al-khāmiyz' and its related terms, primarily focusing on its etymology and meaning as a type of food. The consensus among the lexicographers cited is that it is of foreign origin and refers to a gelatinous substance or a dish made from veal.

Derived headwords

الخاميزnoun

1.
gelatinous foodclassical
A type of food, possibly gelatinous, of foreign origin.

عامصnoun

1.
gelatinous substanceclassical
A term for a gelatinous substance, possibly a variant of 'al-khāmiyz'.

آمصnoun

1.
gelatinous substanceclassical
A term for a gelatinous substance, possibly a variant of 'al-khāmiyz'.

عاميصnoun

1.
gelatinous substanceclassical
A term for a gelatinous substance, possibly a variant of 'al-khāmiyz'.

آميصnoun

1.
gelatinous substanceclassical
A term for a gelatinous substance, possibly a variant of 'al-khāmiyz'.

الهلامnoun

1.
jelly; gelatinous substanceboth
A gelatinous substance, often referring to a cooled and clarified broth.

Parallel reading

الخاميز، أهمله الجوهري.

Al-khāmiyz, al-Jawhari neglected it.

وقال الأزهري: لا أعرف خمز ولا أحفظ للعرب فيه شيئا صحيحا

And al-Azhari said: I do not know khamaza, nor do I recall anything authentic from the Arabs regarding it.

وقد قال الليث: الخاميز: اسم أعجمي إعرابه عامص وآمص

And al-Layth said: Al-khāmiyz is a foreign name, its declension is 'āmiṣ and 'āmiṣ.

وبعضهم يقول: عاميص وآميص.

And some of them say: 'āmiṣ and 'āmiṣ.

وقال اللسان: العاميص: الهلام.

And al-Lisan said: Al-'āmiṣ is the jelly.

وقال الليث: العاميص: طعام يتخذ من لحم عجل بجلده.

And al-Layth said: Al-'āmiṣ is a food made from veal with its skin.

وقال الأطباء: الهلام هو مرق السكباج المبرد المصفى من الدهن.

And the physicians said: Al-hulām is the cooled broth of skubāj, strained of fat.

وقال ابن سيده: الخاميز أعجمي.

And Ibn Sīdah said: Al-khāmiyz is foreign.

حكاه صاحب العين ولم يفسره قال: وأراه ضربا من الطعام

The author of al-'Ayn narrated it without explaining it, saying: And I think it is a type of food.