خ • م • ش

, (S, A, K,) aor خَمِشَ (S, Msb, K) and خَمُشَ , (S, K,) inf. n. خَمْشٌ, (Msb,) He scratched it, namely, the face, with the nails, so as to cause bleeding or not; syn. خَدَشَهُ: (S, * A, K:) only used in relation to the face: (A:) or also used in relation to the rest of the person: (TA:) and ↓ خمّشهُ, inf. n. تَخْمِيشٌ, signifies the same: (TA:) [or denotes intensiveness, or muchness, like خَدَّشَهُ.] And خَمَشَتِ المَرْأَةُ وَجَهَهَا بِظُفْرَهَا The woman wounded the exterior of the scarf-skin of her face with her nail. (Msb.) One says also, by way of imprecation, خَمْشًا [May thy, or his, or her, face be scratched]; like as one says جَدْعًا and قَطْعًا. (TA.) He slapped it; namely, the face. (A, K.) He beat him, or it, (K, TA,) with a staff, or stick. (TA.) He cut off from him a limb, or member. (K.)

(Lh) Do not thou that: may thy mother, being bereft of thee by death, scratch her face for thee. (ISd.) One says also, on the occasion of a thing at which one wonders, خَمْشَى عَقْرَى حَلْقَى. (S and TA in art. حلق: see 1 in that art.)

The mark made by scratching with the nails upon the face: (Msb, TA:) pl. خُمُوشٌ. (S, A, Msb.)

Gnats: (S, A, K:) in the dial. of Hudheyl: (S:) n. un. with ة: or it has no n. un.; (TA;) one thereof being called بَقَّةٌ. (S.)

A wound, (S, A, K,) or mutilation, (S,) for which there is no fine, or mulct, (A,) or for which there is no certain fine, or mulct; (S, K:) or what is below the bloodwit; as the cutting off of an arm or a hand, or of an car, and the like: (K:) or a wound, or mutilation, of any kind below slaughter and the bloodwit; such as amputation, or a wound; or a blow, or plunder, or a similar injury. (L.) It is related in a trad., that Keys Ibn-' Ásim collected his sons at his death, and said, كَانَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَ فُلَانٍ خُمَاشَاتٌ فِى الجَاهِلِيَّهِ [There were, between me and such a one, wounds, &c., in the Time of Ignorance]. (L.) And you say, قَدْ أَخَذْتُ خُمَاشَتِى مِنْ فُلَانٍ I have retaliated upon such a one [my wound, &c.]. (TA.) خُمَاشَاتٌ, also, (S, TA,) or خُمَاشَاتُ ذَحْلٍ, (A, TA,) signifies (tropical:) Remains of ذَحْل [or desire of retaliation, or the like]. (S, A, TA.)