مَخْرِمٌ
Root: خرم
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مَخْرِمٌ
The end of a prominence, or projecting part, of a mountain: pl. مَخَارِمُ: or مَخْرِمُ
جَبَلٍ signifies the prominence, or projecting part, of a mountain: [like خَرْمٌ:] and مَخْرِمُ سَيْلٍ, the extremity of a torrent: (K: [accord. to the TK, of a sword; for مخرم السيف is there put in the place of مخرم السِيل:]) pl. as above: and مَخْرِمُ أَكَمَةٍ and اكمةٍ signify the place where a hill such as is termed
اكمة
ends. Also A [road such as is termed] ثَنِيَّة, between two mountains: [or the pl.] مَخَارِمُ signifies the mouths of [mountain-roads such as are termed] فِجَاج: or roads in rugged tracts: or roads in mountains, and in sands. [Hence,] يَمِينٌ ذَاتُ مَخَارِمَ
2 [The pl.] المَخَارِمُ [or مَخَارِمُ اللَّيْلِ] also signifies The first portions of the night. It occurs in an instance in which some read المَحَارِمُ [pl. of مَحْرَمٌ, q. v.].
2 [The pl.] المَخَارِمُ [or مَخَارِمُ اللَّيْلِ] also signifies The first portions of the night. It occurs in an instance in which some read المَحَارِمُ [pl. of مَحْرَمٌ, q. v.].
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