Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مِخَمَّةٌ

Root: خم

Full Definition

مِخَمَّةٌ A broom; a thing with which one sweeps.
2 [Hence,] هُوَ مِخَمَّةٌ وَ مِثَمَّةٌ He is a vehement eater [and one who sweeps together the good and the bad]. [See also art. ثم.]


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