Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

خَمَنَ, [aor. ـُ {يَخْمُنُ},] inf. n. خُمُونٌ, said of [a man's] reputation (الذِّكْرُ), It was, or became, obscure; i. q. خَمَلَ, inf. n. خُمُولٌ: and, said of a thing, it was, or became, obscure, unapparent, hidden, or concealed: whence خَمَنَهُ as syn. with خَمَّنَهُ, q. v. (Mṣb.)

خمّنهُ, (Mṣb, Ḳ,) inf. n. تَخْمِينٌ; (Ṣ, Mṣb;) andخَمَنَهُ↓, (Mṣb, Ḳ,) aor. ـِ {يَخْمِنُ}, inf. n. خَمْنٌ; (Mṣb;) He spoke of it conjecturally, (Ṣ, Mṣb, Ḳ,) and opining; (TA;) or surmising: (Ḳ:) or he formed a surmise respecting it; or an opinion. (Mṣb.) IDrd says, I think it to be post-classical: (TA:) AḤát says that it is of Persian origin, (Mṣb, TA,) arabicized, (TA,) from خمانا, [app. a mistranscription for گُمَانَا, or گُمَانَهْ, or گُمَانْ,] applied to “an opinion,” and “a conjecture,” or “conjectural saying.” (Mṣb, TA.)

تَخْمِينٌ is also syn. with تَحْرِيرٌ. (So in the TA. [But this, I doubt not, is a mistranscription for تَحْزِيزٌ, which, though perhaps post-classical, signifies The act of conjecturing.])

خَمَنٌ Stink. (Ḳ.)

[خَمَانٌ The elder-tree: and خَمَانٌ صَغِيرٌ Dwarf elder-tree: so in the present day.]

خَمَّانٌ A weak spear: and قَنَاةٌ خَمَّانَةٌ [a weak spear or spear-shaft]. (AʼObeyd, Ṣ, Ḳ.)

What is bad of household-goods, or furniture, or utensils: (TA:) and The refuse, or lowest or basest or meanest sort, or mankind; (Ṣ, Ḳ;) the bad thereof. (Ḳ.) [Mentioned also in art. خم.]

خَامِنُ الذِّكْرِ A man (TA) obscure, unnoted, reputeless, of no reputation; i. q. خَامِلُ الذِّكْرِ. (Ḳ, TA.)