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خ ط م

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root خ ط م (kh-t-m) primarily relates to the front part of an animal's face, particularly the nose and mouth area, and by extension, the act of controlling or restraining an animal by its nose. It also extends to concepts of blocking, preventing, or marking, and has metaphorical uses related to speech, leadership, and even plants.

Derived headwords

الخَطْمnoun
  1. 1.
    serious matterclassical

    A grave or important affair, a significant issue.

  2. 2.
    bird's beakclassical

    The beak of a bird, particularly used in poetry to describe a partridge's beak.

  3. 3.
    animal's muzzleboth

    The front part of an animal's nose and mouth, like that of a dog or camel.

  4. 4.
    human noseboth

    The nose of a human, used metaphorically.

  5. 5.
    mountain spurclassical

    A prominent part or ridge of a mountain.

خَطَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike the noseboth

    To strike someone on their nose, especially with a sword on the bridge of the nose.

  2. 2.
    to put a halter onboth

    To place a halter (خطام) on an animal's nose, or to cut the nose slightly to prepare for a halter.

  3. 3.
    to restrain with wordsclassical

    To silence or prevent someone from speaking or responding through speech.

  4. 4.
    to stitch edgesclassical

    To stitch or sew the edges of leather (أديم).

  5. 5.
    to string a bowclassical

    To string a bow with its string.

  6. 6.
    to mark with a brandboth

    To brand an animal on its nose.

  7. 7.
    to cover with a beardclassical

    For a beard to grow and cover the cheeks.

  8. 8.
    to cover the nose of sandclassical

    To pass over the front of a sand dune, cutting into it.

  9. 9.
    to inflict shameclassical

    To bring obvious shame or disgrace upon someone.

  10. 10.
    to bind a wordclassical

    To secure or tie a word, implying caution in speech.

خِطَامnoun
  1. 1.
    halterboth

    The rope or strap used to lead a camel or other animal by its nose.

  2. 2.
    bowstringboth

    The string of a bow.

  3. 3.
    nose brandboth

    A brand or mark placed on the nose of an animal, sometimes extending to the cheeks.

  4. 4.
    bucket ropeclassical

    The rope of a bucket.

  5. 5.
    early nightfallclassical

    The beginning of the night.

المِخْطَمnoun
  1. 1.
    nose bridgeboth

    The part of the nose where the halter is placed; the nose bridge.

  2. 2.
    nostrilsclassical

    The nostrils, or the front part of the nose.

مَخَاطِمnoun
  1. 1.
    nosesboth

    Plural of مخطم (mikhṭam), referring to noses.

مَخْطُومadjective
  1. 1.
    having a halterboth

    An animal, especially a camel, that has a halter on its nose.

  2. 2.
    branded on the noseboth

    An animal marked with a brand on its nose.

  3. 3.
    horse with white markingsclassical

    A horse whose white markings extend from its muzzle to its lower jaw, resembling a halter.

الأَخْطَمadjective
  1. 1.
    long-nosedboth

    A man with a long nose.

  2. 2.
    blackclassical

    Black in color.

البُسْر المَخْطُومnoun
  1. 1.
    striped datesboth

    Unripe dates (busr) that have streaks or lines on them.

الخَطْمِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    marshmallow plantboth

    A plant (Althaea officinalis) used for medicinal purposes, known for its soothing and healing properties.

ذَات الخَطْمِيّname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A location between Medina and Tabuk, where the Prophet (PBUH) prayed.

خُطَيْمname
  1. 1.
    a person's nameboth

    A name of several individuals, including a hadith narrator and a companion.

القَيْس بْن الخَطِيمname
  1. 1.
    a poet's nameclassical

    A poet from the Ansar tribe.

نَجْم بْن الخَطِيمname
  1. 1.
    a hadith narratorclassical

    A narrator of hadith who reported from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir.

العَبَّاد بْن عَبْد العُزَّى (الخَطِيم)name
  1. 1.
    a companion's nameclassical

    A companion known as 'Al-Khatim' because he was struck on the nose during the Battle of the Camel.

خُطَامname
  1. 1.
    a person's nameclassical

    The name of a rajaz poet and a dog poet.

خَطْمَةname
  1. 1.
    a place nameboth

    A location near Medina.

  2. 2.
    a tribe nameclassical

    A branch of the Tayy tribe.

خَطِيمَةname
  1. 1.
    a person's nameclassical

    The name of two individuals from the tribe of Tayy.

خَطْمَة (بَنُو)name
  1. 1.
    a clan nameclassical

    A clan among the Ansar, named after someone struck on the nose.

خَطَّامَةname
  1. 1.
    a tribe nameclassical

    A tribe belonging to the Azd.

مِسْك خِطَامnoun
  1. 1.
    fragrant muskclassical

    Musk that fills the nostrils with its strong fragrance.

خَاطِمadjective
  1. 1.
    leaderclassical

    One who leads or manages the affairs of a group of people.

خَطَمَ الكَلِمَةverb
  1. 1.
    to secure a wordclassical

    To bind or secure a word, implying careful consideration before speaking.

خِطَام الدَّلْوnoun
  1. 1.
    bucket ropeclassical

    The rope attached to a bucket.

خَطَمَ الأَنْفverb
  1. 1.
    to inflict shameclassical

    To bring obvious shame or disgrace upon someone's nose.

خَطَمَ بِاللِّحْيَةverb
  1. 1.
    to grow a beardclassical

    For a beard to grow and cover the cheeks.

خَطَمَ الأَنْفَ لِلرَّمْلverb
  1. 1.
    to approach sandclassical

    To approach the front of a sand dune, cutting into it.

Parallel reading

شغلني عنك خطم
A serious matter occupied me from you.
أي: خطب جليل
Meaning: a grave matter.
ويحتمل أن يراد به أمر خطمه أي: منعه من الخروج
And it is possible that what is meant is a matter that restrained him, meaning: prevented him from going out.
غداة دعا بني شجع وولى ... يؤم الخطم لا يدعو مجيبا
The morning he called upon the sons of Shuja' and turned away... heading towards Al-Khitam, with no one answering his call.
لأصهب صيفي يشبه خطمه ... إذا قطرت تسقيه حبة قلقل
For a tawny summer falcon whose beak resembles... when it dripped, he would give it a grain of qarqal.
الخطم: منقار الطائر
Al-Khitam: the beak of a bird.
الخطم من الدابة: مقدم أنفها وفمها
Al-Khitam of an animal: the front of its nose and mouth.
هو من السبع بمنزلة الجحفلة من الفرس
It is to a wild beast what the Jafhala (large lip) is to a horse.
خبأت لكم خطم شاة
I have saved for you the muzzle of a sheep.
منك: أنفك
From you: your nose.
يقال: ضرب الرجل على خطمه ومخطمه
It is said: the man was struck on his muzzle and his nose-bridge.
عقروا مخاطمهم
They wounded their noses.
ضرب خطما أي: أنفه
He struck him a striking, meaning: his nose.
خطمه بالسيف إذا ضرب حاق وسط أنفه
He struck his nose with a sword if he hit the middle of his nose.
خطمه بالخطام ككتاب يخطمه خطما: جعله على أنفه كخطمه به
He put the halter on him, he would put the halter on him with a striking: he placed it on his nose as if he had struck him with it.
أو خطمه وخطمه: إذا حز أنفه حزا غير عميق ليضع عليه الخطام
Or he cut his nose and cut his nose: if he made a shallow cut on his nose to place the halter on it.
ناقة مخطومة ونوق مخطمة شدد للكثرة
A haltered she-camel and haltered she-camels, the emphasis is for abundance.
فخطم الأخرى دونها
So he put the halter on the other one, leaving it behind.
خطمه بالكلام: قهره ومنعه حتى لا ينبس ولا يحير
He silenced him with words: he overpowered him and prevented him from speaking or faltering.
خطم الأديم خطما أي خاط حواشيه
He stitched the leather with a stitching, meaning he stitched its edges.
خطم القوس بالوتر خطما وخطاما أي علقها به أو عليه
He strung the bow with the string, a string and a stringing, meaning he attached it to it or on it.
ذلك المعلق به
That which is attached to it.
يلحس الرصف له قضبة ... سمحج المتن هتوف الخطام
Licking the stones, it has a branch... its back is smooth, calling out the bowstring.
وتر القوس
The string of the bow.
كل ما وضع في أنف البعير ليقتاد به
Everything placed on the nose of a camel to lead it.
هو كل حبل يعلق في حلق البعير، ثم يعقد على أنفه كان من جلد أو صوف أو ليف أو قنب
It is every rope that is hung around the camel's neck, then tied onto its nose, whether it is made of leather, wool, fiber, or hemp.
سمة على أنفه حتى تنبسط على خديه
A brand on its nose until it spreads onto its cheeks.
في عرض وجهه إلى الخد كهيئة الخط
Across the face to the cheek in the manner of a line.
وربما وسم بخطام، وربما وسم بخطامين
And sometimes he branded with one brand, and sometimes with two brands.
جمل مخطوم خطام أو مخطوم خطامين، مضافة
A camel branded with one brand or branded with two brands, in addition.
الطويل الأنف من الرجال
The long-nosed among men.
أخذ البياض من خطمه إلى حنكه الأسفل
The white took from its muzzle to its lower jaw.
البسر الذي فيه خطوط وطرائق
The unripe dates that have lines and streaks.
نبات يغسل به الرأس
A plant used to wash the head.
أنه كان يغسل رأسه بالخطمي وهو جنب
That he used to wash his head with Al-Khitmi while he was in a state of ritual impurity.
ذات الخطماء: ع بين المدينة وتبوك
Dhat Al-Khitmaa': a place between Medina and Tabuk.
فيه مسجد رسول الله [ ] في مسيره إلى تبوك
In it is the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) on his journey to Tabuk.
خطيم بن علي بن خطيم النيسابوري محدث
Khutaym bin Ali bin Khutaym Al-Naysaburi, a hadith narrator.
صحابي
A companion.
خطيم بن نويرة، وقيس بن الخطيم الأنصاري: شاعران
Khutaym bin Nuwayrah, and Qays bin Al-Khitam Al-Ansari: two poets.
نجم بن الخطيم: محدث
Najm bin Al-Khitam: a hadith narrator.
يقال له الخطيم لأنه ضرب على أنفه يوم الجمل
He was called Al-Khatim because he was struck on the nose on the Day of the Camel.
خطام: اسم راجز أخذ عنه الأصمعي
Khitam: the name of a rajaz poet from whom Al-Asma'i learned.
خطام الكلب: شاعر
Khitam Al-Kalb: a poet.
خطمة: ع من أعراض المدينة
Khitmah: a place in the outskirts of Medina.
نعاما بخطمة صعر الخدود ... لا ترد الماء إلا صياما
Ostriches at Khitmah, with tilted necks... they do not drink water except when fasting.
وفي طيئ خطمة
And among Tayy is Khitmah.
خطيمة، كجهينة: ابنا سعد بن ثعلبة
Khitimah, like Juhaynah: two sons of Sa'd bin Tha'labah.
خطامة بن سعد بن ثعلبة بن نصر
Khitamah bin Sa'd bin Tha'labah bin Nasr.
مازن بن الغضوبة بن غراب بن بشر بن خطامة الخطامي، له وفادة وصحبة
Mazin bin Al-Ghadhubah bin Ghuarib bin Bishr bin Khitamah Al-Khitami, he had a delegation and companionship.
بطن من الأنصار، وهم بنو عبد الله بن جشم بن مالك بن أوس
A clan of the Ansar, and they are the children of Abdullah bin Jusham bin Malik bin Aws.
وإنما لقب خطمة لأنه ضرب رجلا على أنفه فخطمه
And he was only nicknamed Khatmah because he struck a man on his nose and thus 'khatamah'd him.
منهم عبد الله بن يزيد بن حصن بن عمرو بن الحارث الخطمي، له صحبة
Among them is Abdullah bin Yazid bin Hisn bin Amr bin Al-Harith Al-Khitmi, he had companionship.
أبو بكر موسى ابن إسحاق بن موسى بن عبد الله بن موسى الخطمي الفقيه الشافعي
Abu Bakr Musa bin Ishaq bin Musa bin Abdullah bin Musa Al-Khitmi, the Shafi'i jurist.
بنو خطامة، كثمامة: حي من الأزد
Banu Khitamah, like Thamama: a tribe from Azd.
مسك خطام: يفعم، أي: يمللأ الخياشم
Musk of Khitam: it is fragrant, meaning: it fills the nostrils.
حديد الريح، كأنه يخطم الأنف
Sharp wind, as if it blocks the nose.
وراح وخطام من المسك ينفح
And a breeze and a waft of musk were emanating.
مقدم وجه الإنسان
The front of a person's face.
يبعث الله من بقيع الغرقد سبعين ألفا هم خيار من ينحت عن خطمه المدر
Allah will send forth from Baqi' Al-Gharqad seventy thousand, they are the best of those who are distinguished from the earth by their faces.
أي: تنشق عن وجهه الأرض
Meaning: the earth splits open from his face.
إذا غلب أن يخطم: منع خطامه
If it becomes difficult to lead: its halter is prevented.
أرادوا نحت أثلتنا ... وكنا نمنع الخطما
They wanted to carve our thorny trees... and we used to prevent the leading.
الخطمة، بالضم: رعن الجبل
Al-Khitmah, with dammah: the spur of the mountain.
فلان خاطم أمر بني فلان أي: هو قائدهم ومدبر أمرهم
So-and-so is the Khatim of the affairs of so-and-so's people, meaning: he is their leader and manager of their affairs.
تلكم لجيم فمتى تخرنطم ... تخطم أمور قومها وتخطم
That is for Lujaim, so when will you lead... she leads her people's affairs and leads.
خطم الكلمة خطما: ربطها وشدها
He secured the word with a securing: he tied it and fastened it.
وهو كناية عن الاحتياط فيما يلفظ به
And it is a metaphor for caution in what is uttered.
خطام الدلو: حبلها
The Khitam of the bucket: its rope.
إذا جعلت الدلو في خطامها ... حمراء من مكة أو إحرامها
When the bucket is placed in its rope... red from Mecca or its consecration.
خطم الليل: أول إقباله
The Khitam of the night: its first approach.
كما يقال: أنف الليل، وهو مجاز
As it is said: the nose of the night, and this is metaphorical.
وسمه على أنفه وذلك الأثر هو الخطم
He branded him on his nose, and that mark is the Khitm.
المخطم من الأنف: كمعظم: موضع الخطام
Al-Mikhṭam of the nose: like Mu'dham: the place of the halter.
تزوج على خطام أي: تزوج امرأتين فصارتا كالخطام له
He married with a Khitam, meaning: he married two women, and they became like a halter for him.
خطمنه خطما وهن عسر
They passed over it with a striking, and they were difficult.
أراد بقوله: خطمنه: مررن على أنف ذلك الرمل فقطعنه
He meant by his saying: 'khatamnahu': they passed over the front of that sand dune and cut into it.
خطم أنفه: ألزق به عارا ظاهرا
He disgraced his nose: he attached obvious shame to it.
خطمه باللوم وعذره
He rebuked him with blame and excused him.
خطم أنف الرمل: استقبله جازعا
He approached the nose of the sand dune: he faced it with trepidation.
خطم بلحية: صارت في خديه
He grew a beard: it became on his cheeks.
وخطمته لحيته، وكل ذلك مجاز
And his beard 'khatamah'd' him, and all of that is metaphorical.