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Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the expulsion of phlegm or mucus from the throat, chest, or head. It also extends to meanings related to singing, playing, exhaustion, and a specific place name.

Derived headwords

النخمةnoun

1.
Phlegmboth
What is expelled from the chest and throat.
2.
Mucusclassical
What is expelled from the head.
3.
Senseclassical
A person's sense or perception.
4.
Nose obstructionclassical
A type of blockage in the nose, indicating a narrowness of spirit.
5.
Slapclassical
A blow or strike.

النخامةnoun

1.
Phlegmboth
What is expelled from the chest and throat.
2.
Mucusclassical
What is expelled from the head.

النخاعةnoun

1.
Phlegmboth
What is expelled from the chest and throat.
2.
Mucusclassical
What is expelled from the head.

نخمverb

1.
To expel phlegmboth
A man expelled something from his chest or from his chest and nose.
2.
To play and singclassical
To engage in playing music and singing.
3.
To be exhaustedclassical
To become weary or tired.

تنخمverb

1.
To expel phlegmboth
To expel something from the chest or from the chest and nose.

ناخمnoun

1.
Singerclassical
One who sings, especially in the context of playing music.

النخومname

1.
District in Egyptclassical
A district or city in Egypt, possibly of Coptic origin.

النخمnoun

1.
Exhaustionclassical
Weariness or fatigue.

Parallel reading

النخامة: ما يخرج من الرأس

The nakhama: what comes out of the head.

نخم الرجل، كفرح نخما

The man expelled phlegm, as in 'faraha' (he rejoiced), with 'nakhman' (expelling phlegm).

وتنخم: دفع بشيء وألقاه من خراشي صدره فقط، أو منه ومن أنفه

And tanakhama: he pushed out something and threw it from the mucus of his chest only, or from it and from his nose.

واسم ذلك الشيء النخامة

And the name of that thing is nakhama.

ونخم، كنصر ينخم نخما: لعب وغنى

And nakham, as in 'nasara' (he helped), yankhumu nakhman: he played and sang.

والنخم: أجود الغناء

And an-nakhm: the best of singing.

فغنى ناخمهم، أي: مغنيهم

So their singer sang, meaning: their singer.

والنخمة: الحسن

And an-nakhma: beauty.

والنخوم، كصبور: كورة بمصر

And an-nukhum, like 'sabur': a district in Egypt.

والنخم، محركة: الإعياء

And an-nakhm, with vowel movement: exhaustion.

نخمة الرجل: حسه

A person's nakhma: his sense.

والنخمة: ضرب من خشام الأنف

And an-nakhma: a type of nasal obstruction.

وقال ابن الأعرابي: النخمة: النخاعة

And Ibn al-A'rabi said: An-nakhma: an-nukha'a.

ونخم نخما: لغب وأعيا

And he expelled phlegm (nakham): he became weary and exhausted.