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شَحُمَ

Root: شحم

Form: 1

Full Definition

شَحُمَI , Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun شَحَامَةٌ, He was, or became, fat; as also شَحِمَ, Present.T ـَ: or he was, or became, abundant in the fat of his person. And شَحُمَتْ إِبِلُهُ His camels were, or became, fat. And شُحِمَتِ النَّاقَةُ; and شَحَمَت, Present.T ـُ; of the classes of عُنِىَ and نَصَرَ; Verbal.Noun شَحْمٌ and شُحُومٌ; The she-camel became fat after leanness.
2 شَحِمَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun شَحَمٌ, He was, or became, eagerly desirous of fat. And He ate much fat.

def.2 شَحَمَهُ, or شَحَمَ أَصْحَابَهُ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun شَحْمٌ, He fed him, or his companions, with fat; or gave him, or them, fat to eat.
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