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خ ل م س

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific, perhaps archaic, term for a stage of animal thirst or a particular way of watering them. It describes a condition where animals are watered after a period of not drinking, leading to irregular drinking patterns.

Derived headwords

الخلاميسnoun
  1. 1.
    Stage of thirstclassical

    A specific stage of thirst, particularly for animals, occurring after four nights without drinking.

خلموساnoun
  1. 1.
    Thirst stageclassical

    The fifth stage of thirst, one of the stages of 'athama' (أظماء), referring to a condition where animals do not drink at a regular time.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، والصاغاني في التكملة، وصاحب اللسان، وفي العباب عن أبي عمرو
Al-Jawhari, Al-Saghani in Al-Takmila, the author of Al-Lisan, and in Al-Abab from Abu Amr neglected it.
وهو أن ترعى أربع ليال ثم تورد غدوة أو عشية، لا تتفق على ورد واحد
It is when they graze for four nights and then are brought to water in the morning or evening, not agreeing on a single watering time.
وحينئذ تقول: رعيت خلموسا، بالضم، وهو الخمس الذي هو أحد الأظماء، كما سيأتي إن شاء الله تعالى.
And at that time, you say: 'I grazed khalmusa', with damma, which is the fifth [stage] which is one of the stages of thirst, as will come, God willing.