حام
العربية
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حام¹
Where it comes from
Compare حَمِيم (ḥamīm).
adjective حَامٍ · ḥāmin · حَامِي · حَامِيَة · أَحْمَى
- extremely hot وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ عَامِلَةٌ نَاصِبَةٌ تَصْلَى نَارًا حَامِيَةً تُسْقَى مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ ضَرِيعٍ لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ
- vehement, ardent, fiery, heated, violent, forceful (of an emotion such as anger)
- steamy (erotic)
حام²
Where it comes from
From the active participle of حَمَى (ḥamā, “to protect”).
The sense ‘stallion-camel freed from work’ has been explained as coming from the image of a stallion-camel protecting its back: "a stallion-camel that has prohibited, or interdicted, his back [to be used for bearing a rider or any burden]".
adjective حَامٍ · ḥāmin · حَامِي · حَامِيَة · حَامُون · حُمَاة
- active participle of حَمَى (ḥamā, “to protect”)
noun حَامٍ · ḥāmin · حَامِي · حَامُون · حُمَاة · حَامِيَة
- a protector حُمَاةَ الْحِمَى يَا حُمَاةَ الْحِمَى هَلُمُّوا هَلُمُّوا لِمَجْدِ الزَّمَنْ
- a stallion-camel freed from work مَا جَعَلَ اللّٰهُ مِن بَحِيرَةٍ وَلَا سَائِبَةٍ وَلَا وَصِيلَةٍ وَلَا حَامٍ
حام³
verb حَامَ · ḥāma · يَحُومُ · حَوْم · حَائِم
- to hover, to revolve around
حام⁴
Where it comes from
Derived from Biblical Hebrew חָם (ḥām).
proper noun حَام · ḥām
- Ḥām, the son of Nūḥ and the brother of Yāfiṯ and Sām.
In English
Talk about this word "حام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. حام. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85 "حام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85.Cite this
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title = {حام},
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