خم

العربية

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خم¹

verb خَمَّ · ḵamma · يَخِمُّ · يَخُمُّ · خَمّ · خُمُوم

  1. to become stinking, to get rotten, to acquire a foul smell

noun خَمّ · ḵamm · الْخَمّ · خَمٌّ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of خَمَّ (ḵamma) (form I)

خم²

Where it comes from

See ق م م (q m m) with this meaning.

verb خَمَّ · ḵamma · يَخُمُّ · خَمّ · خَامّ

  1. to sweep, to scoop

noun خَمّ · ḵamm · الْخَمّ · خَمٌّ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of خَمَّ (ḵamma) (form I)

خم³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Persian خم (xom).

noun خُمّ · ḵumm · أَخْمَام · الْخُمّ

  1. coop for domestic birds to be fattened, pen for poultry, brooding cage, henhouse, pigeon’s home and the like

In English

  • coop enclosure for birds

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

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