(خَمَعَ) الْخَاءُ وَالْمِيمُ وَالْعَيْنُ أَصْلٌ وَاحِدٌ يَدُلُّ عَلَى قِلَّةِ الِاسْتِقَامَةِ، [وَ] عَلَى الِاعْوِجَاجِ. فَمِنْ ذَلِكَ خَمَعَ الْأَعْرَجُ. وَيُقَالُ لِلضِّبَاعِ الْخَوَامِعُ ; لِأَنَّهُنَّ عُرْجٌ. وَالْخِمْعُ: اللِّصُّ. وَالْخِمْعُ: الذِّئْبُ. وَالْقِيَاسُ وَاحِدٌ.
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