سُخَامٌ
Root: سخم
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سُخَامٌ
Crock, or black matter, [that collects upon the outside] of a cooking-pot.
2 And Charcoal: heard in this sense from a man of Himyer.
3 [Hence,] Black hair. And لَيْلٌ سُخَامٌ and سُخَامِىٌّ Black night.
def.2 Also Soft feathers beneath the upper feathers of a bird: n. un. with ة.
2 And Soft to the feel, and goodly; applied to a garment, or piece of cloth; such as [the kind of cloth called] خَزّ; and cotton; and the like: you say ثَوْبٌ سُخَامُ المَسِّ a garment soft to the feel; such as خَزّ: and رِيشٌ سُخَامٌ feathers soft to the feel: and قُطْنٌ سُخَامٌ [cotton soft to the feel]: it is not from the signification of “ blackness. ” And hence, خَمْرٌ سُخَامٌ Wine that descends smoothly and easily [down the throat]; as also and سُخَامِىٌّ , or, accord. to ' Alee Ibn- Hamzeh, only the former of these two: and [in like manner] طَعَامٌ سُخَامٌ food that is soft, or smooth, and easy in descent.
2 And Charcoal: heard in this sense from a man of Himyer.
3 [Hence,] Black hair. And لَيْلٌ سُخَامٌ and سُخَامِىٌّ Black night.
def.2 Also Soft feathers beneath the upper feathers of a bird: n. un. with ة.
2 And Soft to the feel, and goodly; applied to a garment, or piece of cloth; such as [the kind of cloth called] خَزّ; and cotton; and the like: you say ثَوْبٌ سُخَامُ المَسِّ a garment soft to the feel; such as خَزّ: and رِيشٌ سُخَامٌ feathers soft to the feel: and قُطْنٌ سُخَامٌ [cotton soft to the feel]: it is not from the signification of “ blackness. ” And hence, خَمْرٌ سُخَامٌ Wine that descends smoothly and easily [down the throat]; as also and سُخَامِىٌّ , or, accord. to ' Alee Ibn- Hamzeh, only the former of these two: and [in like manner] طَعَامٌ سُخَامٌ food that is soft, or smooth, and easy in descent.
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