حَمِىٌّ
Root: حمى
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حَمِىٌّ
A sick man prohibited, or interdicted, from what would injure him, of food and drink.
2 Protected, defended, or guarded from evil, &c. 'Ásim Ibn-Thábit El Ansáree was called حَمِىُّ الدَّبْرِ [The protected by hornets, or by the swarm of bees], because his corpse was protected from his enemies by large hornets, (S in art. دبر,) or by a swarm of bees.
def.2 One who will not bear, endure, or tolerate, wrongful treatment. And حَمِىُّ الأَنْفِ A man who refuses to submit to wrongful treatment. (TA. [See also أَنْفٌ.])
2 Protected, defended, or guarded from evil, &c. 'Ásim Ibn-Thábit El Ansáree was called حَمِىُّ الدَّبْرِ [The protected by hornets, or by the swarm of bees], because his corpse was protected from his enemies by large hornets, (S in art. دبر,) or by a swarm of bees.
def.2 One who will not bear, endure, or tolerate, wrongful treatment. And حَمِىُّ الأَنْفِ A man who refuses to submit to wrongful treatment. (TA. [See also أَنْفٌ.])
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