Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

حَامِىٌّ

Root: حوم

Full Definition

حَامِىٌّ A black, or negro, boy or young man, or slave: so termed in relation to حام [or Ham, the son of Noah], the father of the blacks, or negroes.


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