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Ḥ-M-D
Triconsonantal Semitic root of Arabic and Hebrew words From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ḥ-M-D (Arabic: ح-م-د, Hebrew: ח-מ-ד) is the triconsonantal Semitic root of many Arabic and some Hebrew words. Many of those words are used as names. The basic meaning expressed by the root is "to praise" in Arabic and "to desire" in Hebrew.[1][2]
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Concepts
Arabic
Hebrew
- Ḥemda חֶמְדָּה — "desire, delight, beauty".
- Nehmad נֶחְמָד — "nice, cute, pleasant, lovely"
- Ḥamud חָמוּד — "cute, lovely, sweet, pretty"
- Maḥmad מַחְמָד — "something desirable", as in hayat maḥmad חַיַּת מַחְמָד "pet" ("desirable animal"), maḥmad eino מַחְמַד עֵינוֹ "someone's beloved" ("desire of his eyes")
- Ḥemed חֶמֶד — "grace, charm"
- Ḥamad חָמַד — "desired, coveted", as in lo taḥmod לֹא תַחְמֹד "Thou shalt not covet"
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