خ ل م

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to friendship, companionship, and intimacy, stemming from the idea of a familiar place or habit. It extends to concepts of choice, selection, and even physical attributes like fat or a specific type of terrain.

Derived headwords

الخُلُمُnoun

1.
friendclassical
A close friend or companion, derived from the idea of familiarity and habit.
2.
pureclassical
Something pure or unadulterated.
3.
companionclassical
A companion or associate.
4.
womanizerclassical
A man who is overly fond of or follows women.
5.
doe's resting placeclassical
The resting place or den of a female deer, where she feels familiar and safe.
6.
greatclassical
Something large or great.
7.
sheep's caul fatclassical
The fatty membrane surrounding the intestines of a sheep.

أَخْلامnoun

1.
friendsclassical
Plural of خُلُم (khulum), referring to friends or companions.

خُلَمَاءnoun

1.
fatty membranesclassical
A plural form, possibly referring to fatty membranes, though its derivation is debated.

الخَالِمadjective

1.
levelclassical
Describing something that is level, even, and without any part exceeding another.

خِلْمَةadjective

1.
grazingclassical
Describing camels that are grazing or feeding on abundant pasture.

اخْتَلَمَverb

1.
to chooseclassical
To select or choose something.

خَلَّمَverb

1.
to chooseclassical
To select or choose something (intensified form).

خَالَمهُverb

1.
to befriendclassical
To become friends with someone, to form a bond of friendship.
2.
to flirtclassical
To engage in romantic or flirtatious conversation.

الخُلُمnoun

1.
sheep's fatsclassical
Fats from a sheep, specifically mentioned as a plural form.

الخُلْمname

1.
city nameclassical
A city located ten parasangs from Balkh.

الخُلْمِيّadjective

1.
from Khulmclassical
An adjective denoting origin from the city of Khulm.

خَيْلَامname

1.
city nameclassical
A city in Fergana.

Parallel reading

الخلم، بالكسر: الصديق

Al-khulum, with a kasra: the friend.

زاد غيره: الخالص

Others added: the pure.

ويقال: هو خلم نساء أي: يتبعهن

And it is said: he is a khulum of women, meaning: he follows them.

وكانوا لا يعدون المتفننة حتى يكون لها خلمان: صاحبها وزوجها

And they did not consider a woman accomplished until she had two khulums: her companion and her husband.

والخلم: مربض الظبية أو كناسها لإلفها إياه

And al-khulum: the resting place of the doe or her den, due to her familiarity with it.

وبه سمي الصديق خلما لألفته

And by this, the friend is named khulum due to his familiarity.

والخلم: العظيم

And al-khulum: the great.

والخلم: شحم ثرب الشاة

And al-khulum: the caul fat of the sheep.

عن أبي عمرو (ج: أخلام)

From Abu Amr (plural: akhlam).

عندي أن خلماء إنما هو على توهم خليم

I believe that khulama is only based on the assumption of khaleem.

إذا ابتسر الحرب أخلامها ... كشافا وهيجت الأفحل

When war brings forth its fat... as a bright light and stirs the strong males.

وإبل خلمة بالكسر أي: رتاع

And camels khilmah, with a kasra, meaning: grazing.

واختلمه وخلمه تخليما أي: اختاره

And ikhtalamahu and khalamahu takhleeman, meaning: he chose him.

وخالمه مخالمة: صادقه

And khalamahu mukhalama: he befriended him.

وقيل: المخالمة: المغازلة

And it was said: al-mukhalama: flirting.

الخلم، بضمتين: شحوم الشاة، عن ابن الأعرابي

Al-khulum, with two dammahs: fats of the sheep, from Ibn al-A'rabi.

والخلم، بالضم: مدينة على عشرة فراسخ من بلخ

And al-Khulm, with a dammah: a city ten parasangs from Balkh.

خيلام: مدينة بفرغانة

Khaylam: a city in Fergana.