ك خ م

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of pushing away, repelling, or preventing someone from a place or position. It is also used to describe something great, mighty, or expansive, particularly in relation to royalty or authority.

Derived headwords

الكيخمadjective

1.
mighty, greatclassical
Used to describe a king or sultan as being great, mighty, or expansive in power and influence.

كحيدرadjective

1.
mighty, greatclassical
An alternative description for a king or sultan, signifying greatness and might.

كخمهverb

1.
to repel, push awayclassical
To push someone away from their place or position; to prevent or deter them.

كخمه كمنعه — He repelled him, i.e., prevented him from his place.

كُخِمَverb

1.
to be repelled, preventedclassical
Passive form indicating being pushed away or prevented from a place or position.

وقد كخمت القوم أي كخم — And I have repelled the people, meaning they were repelled.

الإكخامnoun

1.
repelling, preventingclassical
The act of pushing away or preventing someone from a place or position. It is mentioned as a variant of الإكماخ.

الإكماخnoun

1.
repelling, preventingclassical
The act of pushing away or preventing someone from a place or position. الإكخام is a linguistic variant of this.

Parallel reading

وقال الليث: (يوصف به الملك والسلطان)

And Al-Layth said: (It is used to describe the king and the sultan).

يقال: (ملك كيخم) أي: (عظيم) عريض

It is said: (a mighty king), meaning great and expansive.

وكذلك سلطان كيخم

And likewise, a mighty sultan.

وأنشد: (قبة إسلام وملكا كيخما ... )

And he recited: (A dome of Islam and a mighty kingdom...)

وقال أبو عمر و: (كخمه كمنعه: دفعه عن موضعه)

And Abu 'Amr said: (He repelled him, like preventing him: pushing him from his place).

وقال المرار: (إني أنا المرار غير الوخم ... )

And Al-Mirar said: (Indeed, I am Al-Mirar, not the one who repels...)

(وقد كخمت القوم أي كخم ... )

(And I have repelled the people, meaning they were repelled...)

أي: دفعتهم ومنعتهم

Meaning: I pushed them away and prevented them.

ومنه قيل للملك كيخم

And from this, the king is called 'Kaykhama' (mighty).

الإكخام: لغة في الإكماخ

Al-Ikham: a dialectal variant for Al-Ikmakh.