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Form 1شَحُمَ3 senses · 2 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarشَحَامَةٌ شَحْمٌ شَحَمٌ

Core sense — he became fat; he was eagerly desirous of fat; he fed him with fatgenerated

1.1his camels became fatشَحُمَتْ إِبِلُهُ

he (a man) became fat; also شَحِمَ, or he became abundant in the fat of his person.

the she-camel became fat after leannessشُحِمَتِ النَّاقَةُ

Also شَحَمَت, of the classes of عُنِىَ and نَصَرَ; maṣdar شَحْمٌ and شُحُومٌ.

1.1.1he became eagerly desirous of fatشَحِمَ

Also: he ate much fat.

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1.2he fed him, or his companions, with fat; he gave him, or them, fat to eatشَحَمَهُ

Or شَحَمَ أَصْحَابَهُ.

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, (S, Msb, K,) aor. شَحُمَ , (K,) inf. n. شَحَامَةٌ , (MA, Msb,) He (a man, S, K) was, or became, fat; (S, MA, K;) as also شَحِمَ , aor. شَحَمَ : (TA:) or he was, or became, abundant in the fat of his person. (Msb.) And شَحُمَتْ إِبِلُهُ (K) His camels were, or became, fat. (TA.) And شُحِمَتِ النَّاقَةُ ; and شَحَمَت , aor. شَحُمَ ; of the classes of عُنِىَ and نَصَرَ ; inf. n. شَحْمٌ and شُحُومٌ ; The she-camel became fat after leanness. (TA.) شَحِمَ , (S, K,) aor. شَحَمَ , (K,) inf. n. شَحَمٌ , (TA,) He was, or became, eagerly desirous of fat. (S, K, TA.) And He ate much fat. (TA.) شَحَمَهُ , (K,) or شَحَمَ أَصْحَابَهُ , (S,) aor. شَحَمَ , (K,) inf. n. شَحْمٌ , (TA,) He fed him, or his companions, with fat; or gave him, or them, fat to eat. (S, K.)
Form 4اشحم1 sense

Core sense — he had much fat in his possessiongenerated

4.1

He had much fat in his possession, like الحم, which means “he had much flesh in his possession.”

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He had much fat in his possession: like as الحم signifies “ he had much flesh in his possession. ” (TA.)

Derived nouns 11

Nounشَحْمٌ13 senses · 1 main

Core sense — fat, the substance of fatness; the hump of the camelgenerated

1figurative · مجاز[Fats have been forbidden to them; but they have sold them, and have devoured the prices: see Lev. vii. 23]حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُّحُومُ فَبَاعُوهَا وَأَكَلُوا أَثْمَانَهَا

Said of an animal: fat, the substance of fatness; a word of well known meaning. شَحْمَةٌ is a more special term, [i. e. an ism waḥda,] meaning a piece of it; the plural of the first is شُحُومٌ.

Said of the Jews, in a tradition. The fat forbidden to them is that of the kidneys, of the stomach, and of the intestines into which the food passes from the stomach; but not that of the أَلَيْة [meaning the “rump,” and also the “tail of a sheep,”] nor of the back.

[lit. I met him, or found him, with the fat of his kidneys,] meaning: in his state of briskness, liveliness, or sprightlinessلَقِيتُهُ بِشَحْمِ كُلَاهُ
[lit. Such a one is fat for the swallower]فُلَانٌ شَحْمٌ لِلْمُبْتَلِعِ

Said of one who is deemed weak.

1.1

Also the hump of the camel; Az heard this sense from the Arabs.

1.2

And the whiteness [app. meaning the white part] of the belly.

1.3[The lobe, or lobule, of the ear;] the soft portion of the lower part of the earشَحْمَةُ الأُذُنِ

The part of the ear to which the قُرْط [i. e. ear-ring or ear-drop] is suspended; or the place of the perforation for the قُرْط.

1.4what comprises the white and the black of the eyeشَحْمَةُ العَيْنِ

That is, the مُقْلَة of the eye. (Zj in his “Khalk el-Insán;” and voce مُقْلَةٌ.) [This is what is generally meant by it, i. e. the globe of the eye.] In the T it is said to be the حَدَقَة [i. e. black, or what is in the middle of the white,] of the eye; and some say that it is the شَحْمَة [app. meaning the whole substance] that is beneath [or behind] the حَدَقَة.

1.5the inner part [i. e. the pulp] of the colocynth, without its seedsشَحْمَةُ الحَنْظَلِ

Also شَحْمُهُ, in art. حنظل.

1.6the thin yellow [pulp] that lies amid the seeds of the pomegranateشَحْمَةُ الرُّمَّانِ

Or, as in the M, the substance that separates the seeds of the pomegranate.

1.7the heart pith, or cerebrum, of palm-treesشَحْمُ النَّخْلِ

That is, the جُمَّار.

the heart of the palm-treeشَحْمَةُ النَّخْلَةِ

That is, the جُمَّارَة.

1.8the marsh-mallowشَحْمَةُ المَرْجِ

That is, the خِطْمِىّ.

1.9the truffle, as a generic nounشَحْمُ الأَرْضِ

Synonym الكَمْءُ.

the truffle, as an ism waḥdaشَحْمَةُ الأَرْضِ

Synonym الكَمْأَةُ; or the white truffle, synonym الكَمْأَةُ البَيْضَآءُ.

[It should be observed that الكَمْءُ is generally held to be an ism waḥda, and الكَمْأَةُ to be a collective generic noun, contrary to analogy; but here they are clearly used the reverse way.]

1.10a certain white wormشَحْمَةُ الأَرْضِ

Or it is of ( مِن [which is omitted in some of the copies of the K]) the [long worms, found in moist earth, and in the mud of rivers, called] خَرَاطِين; or a white عَظَآءَة [ism waḥda of عَظَآءٌ, q. v.], not big.

Or, as some say, it is not of the species called عَظَآء; it is more pleasant to the taste, and better.

And [because it dwells in the sand-hills,] they also call it شَحْمَةُ النَّقَا, as they say بَنَاتُ النَّقَا; it is the reptile called حُلَكَة, which dives into the sand, and to which the fingers of virgins are likened.

1.11a name for the small speciesأَبُو شَحْمٍ

The species meant is what is called حِمَارُ قَبَّانَ.

1.12

[See also شَحْمَةٌ below.]

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, (S, Msb, K,) of an animal, (Msb,) a word of well known meaning, (S, Msb, K,) Fat; (MA, KL;) the substance of fatness: (ISd, TA:) شَحْمَةٌ is a more special term, (S, Msb,) [i. e. a n. un.,] signifying a piece thereof: (K:) the pl. of the former is شُحُومٌ . (Msb, TA.) It is said of the Jews, in a trad., حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُّحُومُ فَبَاعُوهَا وَأَكَلُوا أَثْمَانَهَا [Fats have been forbidden to them; but they have sold them, and have devoured the prices thereof: see Lev. vii. 23]: the fat that is forbidden to them is that of the kidneys and of the stomach and of the intestines into which the food passes from the stomach; but not that of the أَلَيْة [meaning the “ rump, ” and also the “ tail of a sheep, ”] nor of the back. (TA.) One says, لَقِيتُهُ بِشَحْمِ كُلَاهُ [lit. I met him, or found him, with the fat of his kidneys,] meaning, in his state of briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness. (K, TA.) And of him who is deemed weak, one says, فُلَانٌ شَحْمٌ لِلْمُبْتَلِعِ [lit. Such a one is fat for the swallower]. (Ham p. 771.) Also The hump of the camel: (TA:) heard by Az from the Arabs in this sense. (TA in art. حم .) And The whiteness [app. meaning the white part] of the belly. (TA.) شَحْمَةُ الأُذُنِ [The lobe, or lobule, of the ear;] the part, of the ear, to which the قُرْط [i. e. ear-ring or ear-drop] is suspended; (S, Msb, K;) i. e. the soft portion of the lower part of the ear: or the place of the perforation for the قُرْط . (TA.) شَحْمَةُ العَيْنِ The مُقْلَة of the eye; (TA;) i. e., what comprises the white and the black of the eye: (Zj in his “ Khalk el-Insán; ” and S and Msb and K voce مُقْلَةٌ :) [this is what is generally meant by it; i. e. the globe of the eye:] in the T it is said to be the حَدَقَة [i. e. black, or what is in the middle of the white,] of the eye: and some say that it is the شَحْمَة [app. meaning the whole substance] that is beneath [or behind] the حَدَقَة . (TA.) شَحْمَةُ الحَنْظَلِ [and شَحْمُهُ , as in the K in art. حنظل ,] The inner part [i. e. the pulp] of the colocynth, exclusive of its seeds. (K.) شَحْمَةُ الرُّمَّانِ The thin yellow [pulp] that is amid the seeds of the pomegranate; (K;) or, as in the M, the substance that separates the seeds of the pomegranate. (TA.) شَحْمُ النَّخْلِ The heart pith, or cerebrum, ( جُمَّار ,) of palm-trees: (S in art. جذب :) and شَحْمَةُ النَّخْلَةِ the heart ( جُمَّارَة ) of the palm-tree. (M, TA.) شَحْمَةُ المَرْجِ The خِطْمِىّ [or marsh-mallow]. (K.) شَحْمُ الأَرْضِ The truffle; as a gen. n.; syn. الكَمْءُ : (TA in art. كمأ :) and شَحْمَةُ الأَرْضِ the truffle; as a n. un.; syn. الكَمْأَةُ : (K:) or the white truffle; syn. الكَمْأَةُ البَيْضَآءُ . (S.) [It should be observed that الكَمْءُ is generally held to be a n. un.; and الكَمْأَةُ , to be a coll. gen. n.; contr. to analogy: but they are here evidently used in the reverse manner.] شَحْمَةُ الأَرْضِ also signifies A certain white worm: or is of ( مِن [which is omitted in some of the copies of the K]) the [long worms, found in moist earth, and in the mud of rivers, called] خَرَاطِين : (K, TA:) or a white عَظَآءَة [n. un. of عَظَآءٌ , q. v.], not big: or, as some say, it is not of the [species called] عَظَآء ; it is more pleasant [to the taste], and better: and [because it dwells in the sand-hills,] they say [i. e. call it] also شَحْمَةُ النَّقَا , like as they say بَنَاتُ النَّقَا : (TA:) it is the [reptile called] حُلَكَة , which dives into the sand, and to which the fingers ( بَنَان ) of virgins are likened. (TA in art. ارض . [See حُلَكَةٌ : and see also شَبَثٌ .]) أَبُو شَحْمٍ is an appellation of The small species of what is called حِمَارُ قَبَّانَ . (TA in art. قب , q. v.) [See also شَحْمَةٌ below.]
Nounشُحْمٌ1 sense

Core sense — white, applied to mengenerated

1

With ḍamm, [as though plural of أَشْحَمُ, which I do not find mentioned,] white; applied to men.

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, with damm, [as though pl. of أَشْحَمُ , which I do not find mentioned,] White; applied to men. (IAar, TA.)
Nounشَحِمٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — eagerly desirous of fatgenerated

1a man eagerly desirous of fat and of fleshرَجُلٌ شَحِمٌ لَحِمٌ

Eagerly desirous of fat.

1.1grapes having little juice and a thick skinعِنَبٌ شَحِمٌ
1.2a pomegranate having thick pulpرُمَّانَةٌ شَحِمَةٌ

That is, thick شَحْمَة [or pulp amid the seeds].

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Eagerly desirous of fat. (S, K.) One says, رَجُلٌ شَحِمٌ لَحِمٌ A man eagerly desirous of fat and of flesh. (TA.) عِنَبٌ شَحِمٌ Grapes having little juice (K, TA) and thick skin. (TA.) And رُمَّانَةٌ شَحِمَةٌ A pomegranate having thick شَحْمَة [or pulp amid the seeds]. (TA.)
Nounشَحْمَةٌ3 senses

Core sense — a piece of fat; a certain birdgenerated

1

Ism waḥda of شَحْمٌ, which see throughout.

2

Also a certain bird. (For طَائِرٌ, which I regard as the right reading, in the CK, I find in other copies of the K الطَّائِرُ, as an explanation of الشَّحْمَةُ.)

3

And a certain game of the children of the Arabs of the desert.

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[n. un. of شَحْمٌ , which see throughout. Also] A certain bird. (K. [For طَائِرٌ , which I regard as the right reading, in the CK, I find in other copies of the K الطَّائِرُ as an explanation of الشَّحْمَةُ .]) And A certain game of the children of the Arabs of the desert. (K, * TA.)
Nounشَحِيمٌ1 sense

Core sense — fat, said of a mangenerated

1

Fat, as an adjective applied to a man; or abundant in the fat of his person.

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Fat, as an epithet applied to a man: (ISk, S, K:) or abundant in the fat of his person. (Msb.)
Nounشَحَّامٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a seller of fat; one who feeds men much with fatgenerated

1

A seller of fat; also شَاحِمٌ.

1.1

And one who feeds men much with fat.

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A seller of fat; (S, K;) as also شَاحِمٌ . (K.) And One who feeds men much with fat. (TA.)
Nounشَاحِمٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who feeds men with fat; a man possessing fatgenerated

1

One who feeds men with fat.

1.1

And a man having, or possessing, fat, like لَاحِمٌ, meaning “having, or possessing, flesh”; these are possessive adjectives like لَابِنٌ and تَامِرٌ.

1.2

See also شَحَّامٌ.

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One who feeds men with fat. (S, TA.) And A man having, or possessing, fat; like لَاحِمٌ signifying “ having, or possessing, flesh: ” possessive epithets like لَابِنٌ and تَامِرٌ . (TA.) See also شَحَّامٌ .
Nounمُشْحِمٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a man having much fat in his house or tentgenerated

1

A man having much fat in his house or tent. It is the ism fāʿil of form 4.

Or مُشَحِّمٌ, like مُحَدِّثٌ in measure; both are perhaps correct.

1.1

And the first of these two: a man whose camels are fat.

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, (S, [so in my copies, see 4, of which it is the part. n.,]) or مُشَحِّمٌ , like مُحَدِّثٌ [in measure], (K,) [both perhaps correct,] A man having much fat in his house or tent. (S, K.) And the former, A man whose camels are fat. (K.)
Nounمُشَحَّمٌ1 sense

Core sense — food, or bread, into which fat has been putgenerated

1

See مَشْحُومٌ.

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: see مَشْحُومٌ .
Nounمُشَحِّمٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man having much fat in his house or tentgenerated

1

See مُشْحِمٌ.

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: see مُشْحِمٌ .
Nounمَشْحُومٌ1 sense

Core sense — food, or bread, into which fat has been putgenerated

1[a cake of bread, etc., into which fat has been put]خُبْزَةٌ مُشَحَّمَةٌ

Food, and bread, into which fat has been put; and so مُشَحَّمٌ.

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Food, and bread, into which fat has been put; (TA;) [and so مُشَحَّمٌ , for] one says خُبْزَةٌ مُشَحَّمَةٌ [a cake of bread, &c., into which fat has been put]. (K in art. ربق .)