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صخم

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Iraqi Arabic

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Root
ص خ م
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic سَخَّمَ (saḵḵama, to blacken with soot), may be related to obsolete صَخَمَ (ṣaḵama, to burn, to scorch).

Verb

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صخم (ṣaḵḵam) II

  1. to blacken, to smudge (with soot)
  2. to tell off, to berate
  3. to ruin, to disgrace
    صخّم الله وچّك
    ṣaḵḵam Allā wiččak
    Shame on you! May the God blacken your face!
  4. to rape
    صخّموها وبعدين قتلوها
    ṣaḵḵamūha wbaʿdēn kitlūha
    They raped her and then killed.