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همغ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sudden or accelerated death, often implying a violent or crushing end. It also extends to the idea of crushing or breaking, and to a specific type of tree and its fruit.

Derived headwords

الهُمَيغnoun
  1. 1.
    Sudden deathclassical

    An accelerated or sudden death, often implying a violent end.

  2. 2.
    Crushing deathclassical

    Death described as a 'slaughterer' or 'slayer', emphasizing its crushing nature.

همغverb
  1. 1.
    To crushclassical

    To crush or shatter someone's head.

الهُمَيغnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of treeclassical

    A specific type of tree whose fruit is called 'al-maghd'.

انهمغتverb
  1. 1.
    To be crushedclassical

    Said of a ripe date that has been crushed or broken.

منهمغةadjective
  1. 1.
    Moistenedclassical

    Describing an ulcer that has become moist or softened.

Parallel reading

مكتوب عندنا في النسخ بالأحمر، وقد وجد في نسخ الصحاح فالصواب كتبه بالأسود
It is written with us in the copies in red, and it was found in the copies of Al-Sihah, so the correct way is to write it in black.
وهو الموت المعجل الوحي
And it is the sudden, accelerated death.
إذا بلغوا مصرهم عوجلوا من الموت بالهميغ الذاعط
When they reached their destination, they were hastened by a crushing death, the slayer.
أي الذابح
Meaning the slaughterer.
وهو تصحيف
And it is a textual corruption.
وكان الخليل يقوله بالعين المهملة، وقد خالفه الناس
And Al-Khalil used to say it with the unpointed 'ayn, and people disagreed with him.
همغ رأسه كمنع، أي: شدخه
He crushed his head, like 'man'a', meaning: he shattered it.
وروي ذلك بالعين المهملة أيضا عن أبي زيد، كما تقدم
And that was also narrated with the unpointed 'ayn from Abu Zayd, as previously mentioned.
والهميغ، كحيدر: شجرة ثمرها المغد
And 'al-humaygh', like 'haydar': a tree whose fruit is 'al-maghd'.
والعين لغة فيه، وقد تقدم
And the 'ayn is a dialectal variant for it, as has been mentioned.
انهمغت الرطبة: انشدخت، كانهدغت
The ripe date became crushed: it was shattered, like 'inhadaghat'.
انهمغت القرحة: إذا ابتلت فهي قرحة منهمغة
The ulcer became moist: if it becomes moist, it is a moist ulcer.