حام
Root: حم
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
حام ḥāmin hot; heated, violent, fierce (e.g., a battle); glowing, passionate, fiery; burning
Entry 2
حام ḥāmin pl. حماة ḥumāh protector, defender, guardian; patron │ الدولة الحامية (daula) protecting power (of a protectorate)
Entry 3
حام (حوم) ḥāma u (ḥaum, حوم ḥawamān) to circle, hover. glide (in the air; of a bird, also of an aircraft); to hover, swarm, buzz (حول and على around) │ حامت الشبهة ضده (šubha, ḍiddahū) suspicion concentrated on him, he was suspected II to circle in the air; to hover in circles, to circle; to go around, revolve (thoughts and images, in one’s head or mind); to browse (في in a book)
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