ح • ذ • م

, (S, Msb, K,) aor. حَذِمَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. حَذْمٌ, (S, Msb,) He cut it, or cut it off, (S, Msb, K,) in any manner: (TA:) or hastily, or quickly. (K.) And [He did it quickly: or] he was quick in it; [as also حَذَمَ فِيهِ;] i. e., in any action. (S, Msb.) You say, حَذَمَ فِى مَشْيِهِ, (Msb,) and قِرَآءَتِهِ, فى (S, K,) He was quick [in his walking, or going, and in his reading, or reciting]: (S, Msb, K:) and so in other things: (K:) by “ other things ” being here meant walking and the like; for حَذْمٌ, of which the verb is حَذَمَ, signifies the being quick in walking, app. with a stretching out of the arms backwards: (TA:) and a light, an active, or an agile, walking. (S, TA.) [See also حَذَمَانٌ, below.] Hence, (Mgh, Msb, TA,) 'Omar said, (S, TA,) to the مُؤَذّن of Jerusalem, (TA,) إِذَا أَذَّنْتَ قَتَرَسَّلْ وَإِذَا أَقَمْتَ فَاحْذِمْ, (S, A, Mgh, Msb, TA,) i. e. [When thou chantest the أَذَان, be moderate; not quick: and when thou chantest the إِقَامَة,] cut short the lengthening of thine utterance; meaning, be quick in the اقامة: (As, Mgh, TA:) another reading is said to have been given by Z, namely, [فَاخْذِمْ,] with خ. (TA.)

The flight of a bird that has its wings clipt, (K, TA,) as the pigeon and the like. (TA.)

Quickness in walking or going: (K:) accord. to Aboo-'Adnán, a pace of the kind termed ذَمِيلٌ, exceeding what is termed مَشْىٌ. (TA.) And Slowness (K, TA) in walking or going: so says Aboo-'Adnán on the authority of Khálid Ibn-Jembeh. (TA.) Thus it bears two contrary meanings. (K.)

A sharp, or cutting, sword; as also ↓ حِذْيَمٌ, with kesr to the ح, (K,) and with fet-h to the ى; (TA;) or ↓ حَذِيمٌ. (So in two copies of the S.)

Skilful (K, TA) in a thing. (TA.) See also حَذِمٌ.

an epithet applied to a slave: so in the saying, اِشْتَرَى عَبْدًا حُذَامَ المَشْىِ He bought a slave slow [in gait], lazy, (K, TA,) devoid of good: so says Khálid Ibn-Jembeh. (TA.)

and ↓ حُذَمَةٌ Short in stature and in step; (K;) applied to a man: (TA:) and the latter is likewise fem.; (S, K, TA;) applied to a woman as meaning short in stature. (S, TA.)

; see حُذَمٌ. One says of the female hare, حُذَمَةٌ لُذَمَةٌ تَسْبِقُ الجَمْعَ بِالأَكَمَةِ, i. e. Swift, persistent in running, she outstrips the company pursuing her upon the hill. (TA.)

Swift hares. (IAar, K. [See also حُذَمَةٌ.]) And Skilful thieves. (IAar, K.)