wakhīm

evil, fatal

وَخِيم

Word

Adjective · pattern فَعِيل

Root

و خ م

In the library

وإنما ضربت لك هذا المثل لتعلمي أن الجمع والادخار وخيم العاقبة.

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 5 entries
  • تَوَخَّمَ Form V Open entry
    see 10.
  • اِسْتَوْخَمَهُ Form X He found it (food) to be unwholesome
    He found it (food) to be unwholesome; as also ↓ تَوَخَّمَهُ: (JK, K:) he found it (a land) to be insalubrious: (TA:) he found it (a country or town) to disagree with its inhabitants. (S, Msb.) ― -b2- مَا أَسْتَوْخِمُ أَنْ أَصْحَبَكَ: see 5 in art. جدب.
  • وَخْمٌ A heavy person
    A heavy person (K) [i. e., dull].
  • وَخَمٌ A tainted condition of the air, engendering pestilential diseases
    A tainted condition of the air, engendering pestilential diseases. (TA.)
  • وَخِيمٌ Unwholesome
    Unwholesome food: (Mgh:) unsuitable food. (K.)

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