هَامَهٌ
Root: هوم
Full Definition
هَامَهٌ
The head: or the part between the two edges of the head: or the middle, and main part, of the head, [see قَرْنٌ, and صَدًى, in several places,] of anything: or the upper part of the head, in which are the
نَاصِيَة
and the
قُصَّه, which mean the fore part of the hair of the forehead; in it is the
مفرق, which is the
فرق
of the head, between the two sides, extending to the
دَائَرَة. See also two explanations voce جُمْجَمَةٌ.
2 هَامَةٌ The crown, or top, of the head. See قَمَحْدُوَةٌ, and اِعْتَجَرَ.
3 هَامٌ meaning Headmen, or chiefs: see a verse cited in art. غلصم.
4 بَنَاتُ الهَامِ The marrow of the brain.
5 أُمُّ الهَامِ (K in art. دمغ) app. i. q. أُمُّ الرَّأْسِ and أْمُّ الدِّمَاغِ: see أُمٌّ and دِماَغٌ.
6 هَامَةٌ An owl: a certain night-bird, that frequents the burial-places, of small size, i. q. صَدًى: or i. q. بُومَةٌ: pl. [or coll. gen. n.] هَامٌ. See بُومٌ; and see also أَحَرَّ.
2 هَامَةٌ The crown, or top, of the head. See قَمَحْدُوَةٌ, and اِعْتَجَرَ.
3 هَامٌ meaning Headmen, or chiefs: see a verse cited in art. غلصم.
4 بَنَاتُ الهَامِ The marrow of the brain.
5 أُمُّ الهَامِ (K in art. دمغ) app. i. q. أُمُّ الرَّأْسِ and أْمُّ الدِّمَاغِ: see أُمٌّ and دِماَغٌ.
6 هَامَةٌ An owl: a certain night-bird, that frequents the burial-places, of small size, i. q. صَدًى: or i. q. بُومَةٌ: pl. [or coll. gen. n.] هَامٌ. See بُومٌ; and see also أَحَرَّ.
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