حمض

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حمض

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Of the root ح م ض (ḥ m ḍ). All forms likely correspond to Proto-Semitic ones: *ḥamṣ́-, *ḥamaṣ́-, and *ḥammiṣ́-.

noun حَمْض · ḥamḍ · أَحْمَاض · الْحَمْض

acid
Opposite: قَاعِدَة, قَلَوِيّ

noun حَمْض · ḥamḍ · حُمُوض · الْحَمْض

a term used by Bedouins for saline, mostly chenopodiaceous and zygophyllaceous plants
Opposite: خِلَّة

verb حَمُضَ · ḥamuḍa · يَحْمُضُ · حُمُوضَة · حَامِض

intransitive to acidify

verb حَمَّضَ · ḥammaḍa · يُحَمِّضُ · تَحْمِيض · مُحَمِّض

to make sour, to acidify
to develop (analogue photographic images)

In English

acid a sour substance

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"حمض." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B6.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {حمض},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B6},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}