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خ ض ر م

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to abundance, vastness, and fullness, often applied to water, quantities, and generosity. It also extends to concepts of mixed or incomplete states, particularly concerning lineage, age, and physical characteristics, and describes a specific historical group.

Derived headwords

الخضرمnoun
  1. 1.
    abundant wellboth

    A well that is rich in water.

  2. 2.
    vast seaclassical

    A large, deep, and overwhelming sea.

  3. 3.
    abundanceboth

    A large quantity or multitude of anything.

  4. 4.
    generous giverclassical

    A generous and giving person, likened to a sea abundant with water.

  5. 5.
    leaderclassical

    A respected leader who carries significant responsibilities, similar to 'علابط'.

  6. 6.
    young desert monitorclassical

    A young desert monitor lizard, specifically after the 'حسل' and 'مطبخ' stages.

  7. 7.
    sweet waterclassical

    Water that is sweet.

  8. 8.
    brackish waterclassical

    Water that is intermediate between sweet and bitter.

خضرمadjective
  1. 1.
    abundantboth

    Describing something as plentiful or numerous.

  2. 2.
    vastboth

    Describing something as wide or extensive.

بئر خضرم — an abundant well
ماء خضرم — abundant water
خضارمnoun
  1. 1.
    abundanceboth

    A large quantity or multitude of anything.

  2. 2.
    leadersclassical

    Plural of 'خضرم' referring to respected leaders.

خضارمةnoun
  1. 1.
    leadersclassical

    Plural of 'خضرم' referring to respected leaders.

  2. 2.
    a group of Persiansclassical

    A group of non-Arabs who emerged at the beginning of Islam and settled in various regions like Syria, Basra, Kufa, etc.

مخضرمadjective
  1. 1.
    uncircumcisedclassical

    A male who has not been circumcised.

  2. 2.
    transitionalclassical

    One who lived half their life in the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah) and half in Islam, or one who experienced both eras.

  3. 3.
    mixed lineageclassical

    Someone of uncertain or mixed lineage, possibly with an unknown father or born of concubines.

  4. 4.
    black with white fatherclassical

    A man who is dark-skinned while his father is white.

  5. 5.
    inferior lineageclassical

    Someone whose lineage is not noble or distinguished.

  6. 6.
    meat of unknown sexclassical

    Meat from an animal whose sex (male or female) is unknown.

  7. 7.
    insipid foodclassical

    Food that is bland, neither sweet nor bitter.

  8. 8.
    water between heavy and lightclassical

    Water that is neither dense nor thin.

  9. 9.
    ear-tippedclassical

    An animal whose ear has had its tip cut off, often as a mark.

مخضرم بفتح الراء — uncircumcised
مخضرم بكسر الراء — one who lived half his life in the Jahiliyyah and half in Islam
خضرمverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantclassical

    To be plentiful or numerous.

  2. 2.
    to be vastclassical

    To be wide or extensive.

  3. 3.
    to cut the ear tipclassical

    To cut a piece from the tip of an ear, leaving it dangling.

خضرمةnoun
  1. 1.
    making intermediateclassical

    The act of making something intermediate or between two states.

  2. 2.
    ear cuttingclassical

    The practice of cutting the tip of an animal's ear as a mark.

متخضرمadjective
  1. 1.
    scatteredclassical

    Describing something, like froth, as dispersed and not coalescing.

خضرميname
  1. 1.
    a person from the Khadarmaclassical

    A member of the Khadarma, a group of Persians who settled in various parts of the Islamic empire.

خضرمونnoun
  1. 1.
    leadersclassical

    Plural of 'خضرم' referring to respected leaders, specifically for men.

Parallel reading

البئر الكثيرة الماء
A well that is rich in water.
البحر الغطمطم
The vast, overwhelming sea.
الكثير من كل شيء
A large quantity of everything.
خرج العجاج يريد اليمامة فاستقبله جرير بن الخطفى، فقال: أين تريد؟ قال: أريد اليمامة قال: تجد بها نبيذا خضرما، أي: كثيرا
Al-'Ujjaj set out heading for Yamama, and Jarir bin Al-Khuṭfā met him and said: 'Where are you going?' He replied: 'I am going to Yamama.' Jarir said: 'You will find abundant nabidh there, meaning: a lot.'
الجواد المعطاء
The generous, giving person.
السيد الحمول كالخضارم
The respected leader who carries burdens, like the Khadārim.
ولد الضب بعد الحسل
The young of the desert monitor lizard after the 'حسل' stage.
الماء الحلو، أو هو بين الحلو والمر
Sweet water, or water that is between sweet and bitter.
من لم يختتن
One who has not been circumcised.
الماضي نصف عمره في الجاهلية ونصفه في الإسلام، أو من أدركهما
One who spent half their life in the pre-Islamic era and half in Islam, or one who lived through both eras.
شاعر مخضرم أدركهما، كلبيد
A transitional poet who lived through both eras, like Labīd.
رجل مخضرم: أسود وأبوه أبيض
A man who is dark-skinned and his father is white.
المخضرم: الناقص الحسب
One of deficient lineage.
المخضرم النسب: هو الدعي
One of mixed lineage: the adopted one.
لحم مخضرم: لا يدرى أمن ذكر أم أنثى
Meat from an animal of unknown sex.
الطعام المخضرم: التافه
The bland food, which is neither sweet nor bitter.
الماء المخضرم: هو غير العذب
The transitional water: it is not fresh water.
ناقة مخضرمة
A she-camel whose ear tip was cut.
امرأة مخضرمة: مخفوضة
A woman who has been circumcised (female genital mutilation).
الخضارمة: قوم من العجم خرجوا في بدء الإسلام فسكنوا الشام
The Khadarma: a group of non-Arabs who emerged at the beginning of Islam and settled in Syria.
ماء مخضرم أي كثير
Abundant water.
الخضرمة: أن يجعل الشيء بين بين
The act of making something intermediate.
خضرم: خلط
Khadrama: to mix.