خضم
1 خَضِمَ,
aor. ـَ (
S,
K;) and خَضَمَ,
aor. ـِ (
JK,
K;)
inf. n. خَضْمٌ; (
JK,
S,
K;) He (a man) ate a thing with the whole of the mouth: (
As,
S:) or he ate, (
K,) in a general sense: (
TA:) or he ate with the more remote of the teeth: (
K:) قَضْمٌ signifies the “ eating with the nearer of the teeth; ” (
TA;) [i. e., “with the teeth of the fore part of the mouth: ” or the “ eating with the extremities of the teeth: ” see art. قضم:] or [he ate so that] he filled his mouth with that which he ate: or it relates peculiarly to the thing that is moist, or juicy, as the cucumber, (
K,) and the like: (
TA:) or he ate in the enjoyment of a plentiful and pleasant life: (
JK,
TA:) or خَضْمٌ referring to a man is like قَضْمٌ referring to a beast. (
TA.)
b2: And خَضَمَهُ,
aor. ـِ (
JK,
K,)
inf. n. as above; (
TA;) and ↓ اختضمهُ; (
JK,
K;) He cut it; or cut it off: (
K:) or he cut it in pieces. (
JK.)
b3: خَضَمَ لَهُ مِنْ مَالِهِ, (
K,)
accord. to
IAar, (
TA,) signifies He gave him of his property; (
K;) [as though he cut off for him a portion thereof;] but
Th rejects this, and says that it is هَضَمَ. (
TA.) 8 إِخْتَضَمَ see 1.
b2: [Hence,] السَّيْفُ يَخْتَضِمُ جَفْنَهُ The sword cuts, and eats, its scabbard, (
K,) by reason of its sharpness; mentioned by
J as a meaning of يَخْتَضِمُ: [see 8 in art. خصم:] and يَخْتَصِمُ العَظْمَ cuts the bone: and الذِّرَاعَ [the fore arm]. (
TA.)
b3: And اختضم الطَّرِيقَ He stopped the way, robbing and slaying passengers. (
K.) خُضْمٌ: see خُصْمٌ.
خَضْمَةٌ
i. q. خَصْمَةٌ, (
K,) i. e. A certain bead, or gem, mentioned before. (
TA.) خُضَامٌ: see what next follows.
خُضَامَةٌ A thing that is eaten in the manner termed خَضْمٌ; [see 1;] (
K;) as also ↓ خُضَامٌ [expressly said to be like غُرَابٌ, otherwise it would seem to be خَضَامٌ, like قَضَامٌ, to which it is opposed,] (
TA,) [and ↓ مَخْضَمٌ, as is indicated in the
K in art. قضم, opposed to مَقْضَمٌ in that art. (
q. v.) in the
S and
K.]
مَخْضَمٌ: see what next precedes.
