ه س م

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of breaking or crushing, often in the context of physical damage or destruction. It also encompasses a specific term for cauterizers and a geographical location.

Derived headwords

الهسمnoun

1.
breakingclassical
This term is mentioned as being neglected by Al-Jawhari, with Al-Azhari defining it as breaking, a dialectal variant of 'hashm'.

هَسَمَverb

1.
to breakclassical
This verb form is implied by the noun 'al-hasm' and its definition as breaking.

الهَسْمnoun

1.
breakingclassical
A dialectal variant of 'hashm', meaning breaking or crushing.

الحسمnoun

1.
breakingclassical
The standard term for breaking or crushing, of which 'al-hasm' is a dialectal variant.

الحَسْمnoun

1.
cauterizersclassical
Referring to those who repeatedly apply cauterization, with the 'ḥā'' (ح) being changed to 'hā'' (ه) according to Al-Azhari.

هَوْسَمname

1.
Hawsamclassical
A place name, described as a region in the mountains behind Tabaristan and Daylam, according to Yaqut.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وقال الأزهري: هو الكسر، لغة في الهشم

Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Al-Azhari said: it is breaking, a dialectal variant of 'al-hashm'.

الهسم، (بضمتين: الكاوون، لغة في الحسم)

Al-hasm (with two dammahs): the cauterizers, a dialectal variant of 'al-ḥasm'.

وهم الذين يتابعون الكي مرة بعد أخرى، ثم قلبت الحاء هاء، قاله الأزهري

And they are those who follow cauterization repeatedly, then the 'ḥā'' was changed to 'hā'', Al-Azhari said.

وهوسم، كجوهر: (د) من بلاد الجبل، (خلف طبرستان) والديلم، عن ياقوت

And Hawsam, like Jawhar: a region from the lands of the mountain, behind Tabaristan and Daylam, according to Yaqut.