خ ث ع م

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific mountain and its inhabitants in Yemen, a tribal name derived from it, and associated customs. It also extends to descriptions of physical appearance, particularly a face marked by redness or fleshiness, and a specific ritual involving blood and oaths.

Derived headwords

خَثْعَمname

1.
Mountain and its peopleclassical
A mountain, and the people who reside on it.
2.
Tribal nameclassical
The name of a tribe, originating from a person named Khath'am, whose actual name was Aftal. There is a dispute whether they are from Adnan or Qahtan.
3.
Camel sacrificedclassical
A camel that was sacrificed, after which the tribe was named.

خَثْعَمِيّname

1.
Inhabitant of Khath'amclassical
A person belonging to the tribe of Khath'am or residing on the mountain named Khath'am.

اِبْنُ أَبِي خَثْعَمname

1.
A narratorclassical
A person named Umar ibn Abdullah, known as Ibn Abi Khath'am, a traditionist from Yamama.

الخَثْعَمnoun

1.
Lionclassical
A lion, so named due to its fleshy or robust face.

مُخَثْعَمadjective

1.
Fleshy-facedclassical
Describing a person with a face that is fleshy, robust, or plump.

الخَثْعَمَةnoun

1.
Smearing with bloodclassical
The act of smearing the body with blood.
2.
Communal sacrifice and oathclassical
A ritual where a group gathers to sacrifice, eat, and then mix blood with saffron and perfume, dipping their hands in it as a pledge of mutual support.
3.
Pledge ritualclassical
A specific form of oath-taking where two individuals insert a finger into the nostril of a sacrificed animal to solidify their pact.

خَثْعَمُوهُverb

1.
They smeared him with bloodclassical
The passive form of the verb, meaning he was smeared with blood.

عُنُزُ خَثْعَمَةnoun

1.
Reddish goatsclassical
Goats that are reddish in color, specifically referring to their hue.

Parallel reading

خثعم، كجعفر: اسم جبل وأهله النازلون به خثعميون

Khath'am, like Ja'far: the name of a mountain and its inhabitants who descend upon it are Khath'amiyyun.

وخثعم بن أنمار بن أراش بن عمرو بن الغوث من اليمن، واسمه أفتل: أبو قبيلة، وخثعم لقبه

And Khath'am ibn Anmar ibn Arash ibn Amr ibn Al-Ghawth from Yemen, whose name was Aftal: the father of a tribe, and Khath'am was his nickname.

ويقال: هم من معد ابن عدنان، وصاروا من اليمن

And it is said: they are from Ma'add ibn Adnan, and they became associated with Yemen.

وقيل: خثعم جمل نحروه، فسمي به أبو القبيلة

And it was said: Khath'am is a camel they sacrificed, and the father of the tribe was named after it.

وابن أبي خثعم اليمامي: هو عمر بن عبد الله بن أبي خثعم محدث

And Ibn Abi Khath'am Al-Yamami: he is Umar ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Khath'am, a traditionist.

قال البخاري: ذاهب الحديث

Al-Bukhari said: his hadith are weak.

والخثعم باللام: الأسد، كالمخثعم بفتح العين

And Al-Khath'am with the definite article: the lion, like Al-Mukhath'am with a fatha on the 'ayn.

سمي به لكلثمة في وجهه

It was named after him for the fleshiness of his face.

ورجل مخثعم الوجه أي مكلثمه

And a man with a mukhath'am face, meaning his face is fleshy.

وقال قطرب: الخثعمة: تلطخ الجسد بالدم

And Qutrub said: Al-Khath'amah: smearing the body with blood.

يقال: " خثعموه فعتركوه أي: رملو بدمه "

It is said: "They smeared him with blood and left him, meaning: they covered him with his blood."

أو هو أن يجتمعوا فيذبحوا، ثم يأكلوا، ثم يجمعوا الدم، فيخلطوا فيه الزعفران والطيب فيغمسوا أيديهم فيه، ويتعاهدوا على أن لا يتخاذلوا

Or it is that they gather and sacrifice, then eat, then collect the blood, mix saffron and perfume in it, dip their hands in it, and pledge to each other not to abandon each other.

أن يدخل الرجلان إذا تعاقدا كل واحد منهما إصبعا في منخر الجزور المنحور، يتعاقدان على هذه الحالة

That two men, when they make a pact, each inserts a finger into the nostril of the sacrificed camel, making a pact in this manner.

ومن بني خثعم: مالك بن عبد الله بن سنان بن سرح، كان أميرا على الجيوش في زمن معاوية، ويعد من التابعين

And among the Banu Khath'am: Malik ibn Abdullah ibn Sinan ibn Sarh, who was a commander of armies during the time of Mu'awiyah, and is considered among the Successors.

ومنهم أبو عبد الله مصعب بن المقدام الخثعمي الكوفي، سمع مسعرا والثوري

And among them is Abu Abdullah Mus'ab ibn Al-Miqdam Al-Khath'ami Al-Kufi, who heard from Mas'ar and Al-Thawri.

ومنهم أسماء بنت عميس الخثعمية الصحابية، تقدم ذكرها مرارا

And among them is Asma bint Umays Al-Khath'amiyyah, the Companion, whose mention has preceded several times.

وأبو رويحة عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن الفرعي الخثعمي صحابي

And Abu Ruwayhah Abdullah ibn Abdurrahman Al-Far'i Al-Khath'ami is a Companion.

والإمام أبو القاسم السهيلي صاحب الروض الأنف، يعتزي إلى خثعم

And the Imam Abu Al-Qasim Al-Suhayli, the author of Al-Rawd Al-Anf, traces his lineage to Khath'am.

وعنز خثعمة أي: حمراء اللون، ولا يقال للنعجة ذلك

And 'Anz Khath'amah, meaning: reddish in color, and this is not said for a ewe.