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خ وم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to unpleasantness, foulness, and bad odor, often associated with spoiled or corrupted things. It can describe a bad smell, a corrupted environment, or a generally disagreeable quality.

Derived headwords

خَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    raw materialboth

    The basic, unrefined substance or material from which something is made.

  2. 2.
    nature, dispositionclassical

    The inherent quality or character of something or someone.

خَامَverb
  1. 1.
    to be spoiled, corruptedclassical

    To become rotten, putrid, or morally corrupted.

  2. 2.
    to smell foulclassical

    To emit a bad or putrid odor.

خُوَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foulness, putridityclassical

    A state of being spoiled, rotten, or emitting a foul smell.

وَخِمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    unpleasant, foulclassical

    Describing something that is disagreeable, offensive to the senses, or morally corrupt.

  2. 2.
    unhealthy environmentclassical

    Pertaining to an environment that is unhealthy or detrimental.

خَامَتْverb
  1. 1.
    it smelled foulclassical

    Past tense verb indicating a foul odor was emitted.

Parallel reading

أرضٌ خامَةٌ أي: وخِمَةٌ وبيئةٌ
Land that is khāmah means it is unpleasant and an unhealthy environment.
وقد خامَتْ
And it smelled foul.