تمه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the process of food, particularly meat, dairy, and fats, becoming spoiled or rancid. It also extends to a sheep whose milk spoils quickly.

Derived headwords

تَمِهَverb

1.
to spoilboth
To become spoiled or corrupted, referring to food.

تَمْهًاnoun

1.
spoilingclassical
The state of being spoiled or corrupted, used in reference to food.

تَمَاهَةnoun

1.
rancidityboth
A state similar to rancidity or staleness, specifically describing meat, fat, or milk that has changed in smell and taste.

تَمِهadjective

1.
spoiledboth
Describing something, like meat, fat, or milk, that has become spoiled or rancid.

مُتَمَاهadjective

1.
spoiling quicklyclassical
Describing a sheep whose milk spoils rapidly, even before it can be milked.

Parallel reading

تمه الطعام، كفرح، تمها

Food spoils, as in 'faraha', with the masdar 'tamahan'.

تمه اللحم تماهه، وهو مثل الزهومة، وذلك إذا تغير ريحه وطعمه

Meat becomes rancid ('tamaha') with a 'tamahah', which is like staleness, occurring when its smell and taste change.

فهو تمه؛ وكذلك الدهن واللبن

It is spoiled ('tamih'); likewise is fat and milk.

وقيل: التمه في اللبن كالنمس في الدسم

It is said: 'Al-tamah' in milk is like 'al-namas' in fat.

وشاة متماه: يتغير لبنها سريعا ريثما يحلب

A sheep is 'mutamah' if its milk spoils quickly, just before it is milked.

تمه الرجل وتهم بمعنى واحد

A man's spoiling and 'tahama' mean the same thing.

وبه سميت تهامة

And by this (concept) Tihamah was named.