ش ح م

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root ش ح م (sh-h-m) primarily relates to fat, grease, and richness. It extends to concepts of plumpness, abundance, and even specific edible or non-edible substances associated with fat or whiteness. Figuratively, it can denote vigor and eagerness.

Derived headwords

الشَّحْمnoun

1.
Fat, greaseboth
Well-known substance, the essence of fat. It is the fatty tissue in animals.
2.
White truffleclassical
A white truffle, specifically a type of fungus found underground.
3.
Low-water grapesclassical
A type of grape that is low in water content and has a thick skin.
4.
Egg (of men)classical
Refers to the white or fertile eggs of men.

الشحم: معروف — Fat: well-known

الشحم: القليل الماء الغليظ اللحاء — Fat: low-water content, thick-skinned (referring to grapes)

شَحْمَةnoun

1.
Piece of fatboth
A piece or portion of fat.
2.
Birdclassical
A type of bird.
3.
Game (children's)classical
A game played by the children of Bedouins.
4.
White truffleclassical
A white truffle, a type of fungus.
5.
White worm/lizardclassical
A white worm, or a type of lizard, or a white, non-large lizard.
6.
Earlobeboth
The soft, lower part of the ear where earrings are hung.
7.
Marshmallow plantclassical
The marshmallow plant.
8.
Pulp of colocynthclassical
The part inside the colocynth fruit, excluding the seeds.
9.
Pomegranate membraneboth
The thin yellow layer between the seeds of a pomegranate.
10.
Palm pithclassical
The core or pith of a palm tree.
11.
Eyeballclassical
The eyeball or its pupil.

والشحمة بالهاء: القطعة منه — And the shahmat (with ha): a piece of it

والشحمة من الأذن: معلق القرط — And the shahmat (of the ear): the place where the earring hangs

والشحمة من الرمان: الرقيق الأصفر الذي بين ظهراني الحب — And the shahmat (of the pomegranate): the thin yellow part between the seeds

شُحُومnoun

1.
Fatsboth
The plural of shahm, referring to various types of fats.

والجمع: شحوم — And the plural: shuhum

أبو شَحْمَةname

1.
Abd al-Rahman ibn Umarclassical
A kunya (patronymic) for Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab.

وأبو شحمة: عبد الرحمن بن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله تعالى عنهما — And Abu Shuhmah: Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with them both

شَحِيمadjective

1.
Fat, plumpboth
A person who is fat or plump, having much fat in their body.

ورجل شحيم: سمين — And a shahim man: fat

شَحُمَverb

1.
To become fatboth
To become fat or plump, to gain fat in the body.

وقد شحم ككرم: صار ذا شحم في بدنه — And he became fat like karuma: he became possessed of fat in his body

مُشَحَّمadjective

1.
Having much fat (in house)classical
A person who has a lot of fat in their household, implying abundance.
2.
Fatty (food)both
Food that has had fat added to it.

ورجل مشحم كمحدث: كثير الشحم في بيته — And a mushahham man like muhaddath: having much fat in his house

وطعام مشحوم وخبز مشحوم: قد جعل فيه الشحم — And mushahhum food and mushahhum bread: into which fat has been placed

الشَّاحِمnoun

1.
Seller of fatclassical
A seller of fat.

والشاحم، والشحام: بائعه — And the shahim, and the shiham: its seller

الشِّحَامnoun

1.
Seller of fatclassical
A seller of fat.

والشاحم، والشحام: بائعه — And the shahim, and the shiham: its seller

شَحَمَهُverb

1.
To feed fatboth
To feed someone or something fat, to give them fat to eat.

وشحمه كمنعه: أطعمه إياه — And shahama-hu like mana'a-hu: he fed him it (fat)

شَحَمَverb

1.
To eat much fatclassical
To eat a large quantity of fat.
2.
To become fat (camel)classical
A she-camel becoming fat after being thin.

وشحم شحما: أكل منه كثيرا — And shahama shahman: he ate a lot of it

وشحمت الناقة كعني ونصر شحما وشحوما: سمنت بعد هزال — And the she-camel became fat like 'aniya and nasara, shahman and shuhuman: she gained fat after emaciation

أَشْحَمَverb

1.
To have much fatclassical
To have an abundance of fat, similar to having an abundance of meat.
2.
To feed people fatclassical
To frequently offer fat and meat to people.

وأشحم: كثر عنده الشحم، كألحم إذا كثر عنده اللحم — And ashahama: fat became abundant for him, like alHama if meat became abundant for him

والشاحم لاحم: ذو شحم ولحم على النسب، كما قالوا لابن وتامر، وأيضا: إذا أطعم الناس الشحم واللحم — And the shahim lahhim: possessing fat and meat by lineage, as they said for ibn and tamir, and also: if he feeds people fat and meat

شَحِيمadjective

1.
Fat, plumpboth
Possessing fat in the body.

شحم كفرح فهو شحيم: صار ذا شحم في بدنه — Shahama ka-faraha, so he is shahim: he became possessed of fat in his body

شَحَمَverb

1.
To be eager for fatclassical
To have a strong desire for fat and meat.

وقد شحم كفرح شحما محركة — And he became eager for fat like faraha, shahman (with vowelization)

شَحْمَةُ العَيْنnoun

1.
Pupil of the eyeclassical
The pupil of the eye, or the white part beneath the pupil.

وشحمة العين: مقلتها، وفي التهذيب: " حدقتها. ويقال: هي الشحمة التي تحت الحدقة — And the shahmat al-'ayn: its pupil, and in al-Tahdhib: 'its iris. It is said: it is the shahmat beneath the iris.'

شَحْمَةُ النَّخْلَةnoun

1.
Palm pithclassical
The edible core or pith of a palm tree.

وشحمة النخلة: الجمارة كما في المحكم — And the shahmat al-nakhla: the pith as in al-Muhkam

رُمَّانَةٌ شَحْمَةadjective

1.
Pomegranate with thick membraneclassical
A pomegranate characterized by a thick membrane between its seeds.

ورمانة " شحمة ": غليظة الشحمة — And a 'shahmat' pomegranate: thick-membraned

Parallel reading

هو جوهر السمن

It is the essence of fat.

والجمع: شحوم

And the plural: shuhum.

والشحمة بالهاء: القطعة منه

And the shahmat (with ha): a piece of it.

لعن الله اليهود حرمت عليهم الشحوم فباعوها وأكلوا أثمانها

May God curse the Jews; fats were forbidden to them, so they sold them and ate their prices.

الشحم المحرم عليهم هو شحم الكلى والكرش والأمعاء، وأما شحم الألية والظهور فلا

The fat forbidden to them is the fat of the kidneys, the stomach, and the intestines; as for the fat of the rump and the back, it is not.

والشحمة: الطائر، وأيضا: لعبة لهم

And the shahmat: a bird, and also: a game for them.

والشحمة من الأرض: الكمأة البيضاء

And the shahmat of the earth: the white truffle.

شحمة الأرض: دودة بيضاء، أو هي من الخراطين

Shahmat al-ard: a white worm, or it is from the earthworms.

والشحمة من الأذن: معلق القرط

And the shahmat of the ear: the place where the earring hangs.

وفيهم من يبلغ العرق إلى شحمة أذنه

And among them are those whose earlobe reaches their ear.

وشحمة المرج: الخطمي

And the shahmat of the marsh: the marshmallow plant.

والشحمة من الحنظل: ما في جوفه سوى حبه

And the shahmat of the colocynth: what is inside it besides its seeds.

والشحمة من الرمان: الرقيق الأصفر الذي بين ظهراني الحب

And the shahmat of the pomegranate: the thin yellow layer between the seeds.

كلوا الرمان بشحمه فإنه دباغ المعدة

Eat pomegranates with their membranes, for they are a cure for the stomach.

ورجل شحيم: سمين

And a shahim man: fat.

وقد شحم ككرم: صار ذا شحم في بدنه

And he became fat like karuma: he became possessed of fat in his body.

ورجل مشحم كمحدث: كثير الشحم في بيته

And a mushahham man like muhaddath: having much fat in his house.

والشحم ككتف، من العنب: القليل الماء الغليظ اللحاء

And shahm (like kuttuf), from grapes: low in water, thick-skinned.

ورجل شحم لحم: إذا كان قرما إليهما يشتهيهما

And a shahm lahm man: if he is strongly desirous of them, craving them.

والشاحم، والشحام: بائعه

And the shahim, and the shiham: its seller.

وشحمه كمنعه: أطعمه إياه

And shahama-hu like mana'a-hu: he fed him it (fat).

ولقيته بشحم كلاه: في حال نشاطه

And I met him with both his shahm: in his state of vigor.

وشحمت الناقة كعني ونصر شحما وشحوما: سمنت بعد هزال

And the she-camel became fat like 'aniya and nasara, shahman and shuhuman: she gained fat after emaciation.

والعرب تسمي سنام البعير شحما وبياض البطن شحما

And the Arabs call the camel's hump fat and the white of the belly fat.

وشحمة العين: مقلتها

And the shahmat of the eye: its pupil.

وطعام مشحوم وخبز مشحوم: قد جعل فيه الشحم

And mushahhum food and mushahhum bread: into which fat has been placed.

والشحم بالضم: البيض من الرجال

And shahm (with damma): the eggs of men.