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ح ذ م

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root ح ذ م primarily relates to cutting, severing, and speed. It extends to concepts of quickness in speech or action, and also encompasses terms for swift animals, short individuals, and even specific types of swords.

Derived headwords

حَذَمَ يَحْذِمُهُ حَذْمًاverb
  1. 1.
    to cutboth

    To cut something, regardless of the manner or extent of the cut.

  2. 2.
    to cut quicklyclassical

    To cut something with speed and urgency.

حَذْمnoun
  1. 1.
    cuttingboth

    The act of cutting.

  2. 2.
    speedclassical

    Speed in reading or other activities.

الحَذْمُnoun
  1. 1.
    swordclassical

    A sword known for its cutting ability.

الحُذَيْمُnoun
  1. 1.
    swordclassical

    A sword, similar to 'al-ḥadhm', implying sharpness and cutting power.

الحَذْمُnoun
  1. 1.
    flight of birdsclassical

    The flight of birds whose wings have been clipped or cut, such as pigeons.

الحُذُمُnoun
  1. 1.
    swift rabbitsclassical

    Fast-moving rabbits.

  2. 2.
    skilled thievesclassical

    Dexterous and cunning thieves.

الحَذَمُadjective
  1. 1.
    shortclassical

    A short man.

  2. 2.
    short-stridingclassical

    A man with a short gait.

حَذَمَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    short (female)classical

    A short woman.

الحُذْمَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    speed in walkingclassical

    Moving at a pace faster than a walk but slower than a gallop.

  2. 2.
    slownessclassical

    Slowness in walking, the opposite of speed.

الحُذَيْمُadjective
  1. 1.
    skilledclassical

    A person who is skilled or adept at something.

حُذَيْمٌname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A location in Najd where a battle took place.

  2. 2.
    physician's nameclassical

    A physician from the tribe of Taym al-Rabab, or possibly his son.

  3. 3.
    person's nameclassical

    A man from the Sa'd tribe.

  4. 4.
    person's nameclassical

    A man from the Hanafiyyah tribe.

  5. 5.
    companion's nameclassical

    A companion (Sahabi) named Hanzalah, son of Huthaym.

  6. 6.
    tabi'i's nameclassical

    A Successor (Tabi'i) named Salam, son of Huthaym.

  7. 7.
    tabi'i's nameclassical

    A Successor (Tabi'i) named Tamim, son of Huthaym.

حِذَامٌname
  1. 1.
    woman's nameclassical

    A woman's name, considered a deviation from 'Hadhima'.

حَذَامَ المَشْيِadjective
  1. 1.
    slow and lazyclassical

    Describing someone who walks slowly and lazily, implying worthlessness.

حِذْمَةٌname
  1. 1.
    horse's nameclassical

    The name of a horse.

جُذَيْمَةُ بْنُ يَرْبُوعname
  1. 1.
    person's nameclassical

    A person whose name is likely 'Judhaymah' (with a Jim) rather than 'Huthaymah' (with a Hah).

Parallel reading

حذمه يحذمه حذما: قطعه قطعا ما كان
He cut it, he cuts it, with cutting: he cut it, any cut.
أو قطعه قطعا وحيا
Or he cut it with a swift cut.
حذم في قراءته وغيرها: إذا أسرع
He hurried in his reading and other things: if he sped.
إذا أذنت فترسل، وإذا أقمت فاحذم
When you call to prayer, be deliberate; and when you establish it (i.e., the prayer itself), then be swift.
الحذم: الحدر في الإقامة وقطع التطويل
Al-Hadhm: Swiftness in the establishment of prayer and cutting short the prolongation.
يريد عجل إقامة الصلاة ولا تطولها كالأذان
He means to hasten the establishment of the prayer and not prolong it like the call to prayer.
فإن الإسراع فيه أيضا يسمى حذما
For speeding up in it (e.g., walking) is also called hadhm.
الحذم ككتف: القاطع من السيوف
Al-Hadhm (like 'katif'): the cutter among swords.
كالحذيم، بكسر الحاء
Like al-Hudhaym, with a kasrah on the ha.
والحذم، محركة: طيران المقصوص كالحمام ونحوه
And al-Hadhm, with vowel movement: the flight of the clipped, like pigeons and the like.
والحذم، بضمتين: الأرانب السراع
And al-Hudhum (with two dammahs): the swift rabbits.
والحذم، كصرد، وهمزة: القصير من الرجال القريب الخطو
And al-Hadham (like 'sarad', and 'hamzah'): the short man with a short stride.
يقال: امرأة حذمة؛ أي: قصيرة
It is said: a woman is hadhmah; meaning: short.
إذا الخريع العنقفير الحذمه ... يؤرها فحل شديد الصممه
If the long-necked, swift-striding one tires her... a strong male of firm structure mounts her.
والحذمان: محركة: الإسراع في المشي
And al-Hudhamaan (vowel movement): speed in walking.
هو شيء من الذميل فوق المشي
It is something of a trot above a walk.
الحذمان: الإبطاء في المشي، وهو ضد
Al-Hudhamaan: slowness in walking, and it is the opposite.
الحاذق بالشيء
The skilled one at something.
طبيب بما أعيا النطاسي حذيما
A physician for what baffles the skilled physician, Huthaym.
إذا قالت حذام فصدقوها فإن القول ما قالت حذام
If Hizam speaks, then believe her, for the saying is what Hizam says.
اشترى عبدا حذام المشي، كغراب أي: بطيئا كسلان لا خير فيه
He bought a slave of 'Hutham al-mashi' (slow of gait), like 'ghurab' meaning: slow, lazy, good-for-nothing.
الحاء تصحيف، والصواب جذيمة بالجيم
The 'Hah' is a textual corruption, and the correct reading is 'Judhaymah' with a 'Jim'.
الحذم: المشي الخفيف
Al-Hadhm: light walking.
ويقال للأرنب: حذمة لذمة، تسبق الجمع بالأكمة، أي: إذا عدت في الأكمة أسرعت فسبقت من يطلبها
And for the rabbit, it is said: 'Hadhmah ladhmah', it outruns the gathering on the mound, meaning: if it runs on the mound, it speeds up and outruns those who seek it.