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همو

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the flowing or shedding of tears. It describes the action of tears falling, with variations in the verb form indicating this specific meaning.

Derived headwords

هَمَىverb
  1. 1.
    to shed tearsboth

    This is the primary meaning of the root, referring to the act of tears flowing from the eyes.

يَهْمِيverb
  1. 1.
    it sheds (tears)both

    This is the imperfect form of the verb, indicating the ongoing or future action of shedding tears.

أَهْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to neglectclassical

    This verb form, as mentioned by Al-Jawhari, is related to the root but its specific connection to the primary meaning of shedding tears is unclear or possibly a different semantic branch.

هَمْيnoun
  1. 1.
    shedding of tearsboth

    This is the verbal noun (masdar) for the act of tears flowing.

Parallel reading

و (هَما الدَّمْعُ يَهْمُو)
And the tear shed, it sheds.
أَهْمَلَهُ الجَوْهَرِيُّ.
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وَحَكَى اللِّحْيَانِيُّ وَحْدَهُ أَنَّهُ (كَيَهْمِي)، بِاليَاءِ؛ أَيْ سَالَ.
And Al-Lihyani alone narrated that it is 'kayahmi', with a 'ya'; meaning it flowed.
وَالمَعْرُوفُ يَهْمِي.
And what is known is 'yahmi'.