خمن
1 خَمَنَ, [
aor. ـُ
inf. n. خُمُونٌ, said of [a man's] reputation (الذِّكْرُ), It was, or became, obscure;
i. q. خَمَلَ,
inf. n. خُمُولٌ: and, said of a thing, it was, or became, obscure, unapparent, hidden, or concealed: whence خَمَنَهُ as
syn. with خَمَّنَهُ,
q. v. (
Msb.) 2 خمّنهُ, (
Msb,
K,)
inf. n. تَخْمِينٌ; (
S,
Msb;) and ↓ خَمَنَهُ, (
Msb,
K,)
aor. ـِ
inf. n. خَمْنٌ; (
Msb;) He spoke of it conjecturally, (
S,
Msb,
K,) and opining; (
TA;) or surmising: (
K:) or he formed a surmise respecting it; or an opinion. (
Msb.)
IDrd says, I think it to be
post-classical: (
TA:)
AHát says that it is of Persian origin, (
Msb,
TA,) arabicized, (
TA,) from خمانا, [
app. a mistranscription for گُمَانَا, or گُمَانَهْ, or گُمَانْ,] applied to “ an opinion,” and “ a conjecture,” or “ conjectural saying. ” (
Msb,
TA.)
b2: تَخْمِينٌ is also
syn. with تَحْرِيرٌ. (So in the
TA. [But this, I doubt not, is a mistranscription for تَحْزِيزٌ, which, though perhaps
post-classical, signifies The act of conjecturing.]) خَمَنٌ Stink. (
K.) خَمَانٌ The elder-tree: and خَمَانٌ صَغِيرٌ Dwarf elder-tree: so in the present day.]
خَمَّانٌ A weak spear: and قَنَاةٌ خَمَّانَةٌ [a weak spear or spear-shaft]. (A 'Obeyd,
S,
K.)
b2: What is bad of household-goods, or furniture, or utensils: (
TA:) and The refuse, or lowest or basest or meanest sort, or mankind; (
S,
K;) the bad thereof. (
K.) [Mentioned also in art. خم.]
خَامِنُ الذِّكْرِ A man (
TA) obscure, unnoted, reputeless, of no reputation;
i. q. خَامِلُ الذِّكْرِ. (
K,
TA.)
Quasi خمى خَامٍ (accus. خَامِيًا) for خَامِسٌ: see the latter word.
