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ه ص م

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root H-S-M primarily relates to the concept of breaking, shattering, or crushing. It extends to describe strong, hard, or powerful entities, often associated with destructive force, such as a strong man or a lion. It also has a specific geological meaning related to a type of smooth stone.

Derived headwords

هصمه يهصمه هصماverb
  1. 1.
    to break, shatterboth

    To break something, to shatter it. This is the primary meaning of the root.

  2. 2.
    to defeat, crushclassical

    To defeat an enemy, to crush them. This is a figurative extension of breaking.

الهيصمnoun
  1. 1.
    smooth stoneclassical

    A type of smooth stone, often mentioned as being used for certain purposes. The pronunciation might sometimes shift the 's' to 'z' among the Tamim tribe.

  2. 2.
    strong manclassical

    A strong, robust, and solid man. This meaning is attributed to Al-Jawhari and Al-Asma'i.

  3. 3.
    lionclassical

    A lion, named so because of its strength and ferocity, implying a breaking or crushing power.

الهيصميةname
  1. 1.
    a sect of Karamitesclassical

    A specific religious sect, followers of Muhammad ibn Al-Haysam, belonging to the Karamite school of thought.

ناب هيصمadjective
  1. 1.
    crushing toothclassical

    An adjective describing a tooth that is capable of breaking or crushing everything it encounters.

Parallel reading

هصمه يهصمه هصما: كسره
He broke it, he broke it, a breaking: he shattered it.
وكذلك: هزمه
And similarly: he defeated him.
الهيصم: ضرب من الحجارة أملس
Al-Haysam: a type of smooth stone.
تقد منه الحقاق
The strong ones are broken by it.
وأكثر ما يتكلم به بنو تميم
And it is most spoken of by the Banu Tamim.
وربما قلبت فيه الصاد زايا
And sometimes the 'sad' is inverted into a 'zay' in it.
الهيصم: الرجل القوي
Al-Haysam: the strong man.
هو الغليظ الشديد الصلب
He is the thick, strong, and hard one.
الهيصم: الأسد
Al-Haysam: the lion.
سمي به لشدته
It is named so because of its intensity.
كل ذلك من الهصم، وهو: الكسر
All of that is from 'al-hasm', which is: breaking.
والهيصمية: فرقة من الكرامية، أصحاب محمد بن الهيصم
And Al-Haysamiyyah: a sect of the Karamites, followers of Muhammad ibn Al-Haysam.
ناب هيصم: يكسر كل شيء
A crushing tooth: it breaks everything.