Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ه م م (h-m-m)

Noun edit

هَامَّة (hāmmaf (plural هَوَامّ (hawāmm))

  1. vermin, crawler, creeper
    Coordinate term: حَشَرَة (ḥašara)
  2. anything that has a deadly poison
    • أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ.
      ʔaʕūḏu bikalimāti l-lahi t-tāmmati min kulli šayṭānin wahāmmatin wamin kulli ʕaynin lāmmatin.
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Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Ottoman Turkish: هامه (hame)

Adjective edit

هَامَّة (hāmmaf

  1. feminine singular of هَامّ (hāmm)

Etymology 2 edit

Root
ه و م (h-w-m)

Noun edit

هَامَة (hāmaf (plural هَام (hām) or هَامَات (hāmāt))

  1. owl, specifically barn owl
    Synonym: بُومَة (būma)
  2. head
  3. top, summit, head
Declension edit