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خ ق م

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to sounds, specifically imitative sounds, and also to a specific place name associated with a well. The primary focus is on onomatopoeia and a geographical term.

Derived headwords

الخَيْقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    sound imitationclassical

    An imitative sound, often a cry or vocalization.

خَيْقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    sound imitationclassical

    An imitative sound, often a cry or vocalization.

خَيْقَمَانَةname
  1. 1.
    well nameclassical

    A name for an old well located in the lands of the Banu Tamim tribe.

Parallel reading

هو (حكاية صوت)
It is an imitation of a sound.
يدعو خيقما وخيقما
He calls out 'khayqama' and 'khayqama' (imitative sounds).
وخيقمانة: ركية عادية بديار بني تميم
And Khayqamana: an old well in the lands of Banu Tamim.
كأنما نطفة خيقمان
As if the drop of Khayqamana (water)...
صبيب حناء وزعفران
...a pour of henna and saffron.
وكان ماء هذه الركية أصفر شديد الصفرة
And the water of this well was intensely yellow.