See also: حمص

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Of the root ح م ض (ḥ-m-ḍ). All forms likely correspond to Proto-Semitic ones: *ḥamṣ́-, *ḥamaṣ́-, and *ḥammiṣ́-.

Noun edit

حَمْض (ḥamḍm (plural أَحْمَاض (ʔaḥmāḍ))

  1. (chemistry) acid
    Antonyms: قَاعِدَة (qāʕida), قَلَوِيّ (qalawiyy)

Declension edit

Noun edit

حَمْض (ḥamḍm (plural حُمُوض (ḥumūḍ))

  1. a term used by Bedouins for saline, mostly chenopodiaceous and zygophyllaceous plants
    Antonym: خِلَّة (ḵilla)

Declension edit

Verb edit

حَمُضَ (ḥamuḍa) I, non-past يَحْمُضُ‎ (yaḥmuḍu)

  1. (intransitive) to acidify

Conjugation edit

Verb edit

حَمَّضَ (ḥammaḍa) II, non-past يُحَمِّضُ‎ (yuḥammiḍu)

  1. to make sour, to acidify
  2. to develop [+accusative = analogue photographic images]

Conjugation edit