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ضرم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

ضَرَمَةٌ ذ A palm-branch with its leaves upon it, or a شِيحَة [i. e. plant of one of the species of wormwood called شِيح], having fire [ kindled ] in its extremity: (S, K:) pl. [or rather coll. gen. n.] ↓ ضَرَمٌ. (S.) [Hence,] one says, مَا بِهَا نَافِخُ ضَرَمَةٍ, [in the CK, ضِرْمَةٍ, and in my MS. copy of the K ضَرْمَةٍ, both of which are wrong, There is not in it (namely, the house, الدَّار,) a blower of a ضَرَمَة,] meaning, (tropical:) anyone. (S, K, TA.) ― -b2- ― -b3- Also A live coal. (K.) ― -b4- And Fire, (K, TA,) itself, as some say; (TA;) or so ↓ ضَرَمٌ, (Ham p. 77, and Har p. 27,) sometimes. (Ham ibid.)

Derived headwords

ضَرَمَةٌ
  1. 1.
مَا بِهَا نَافِخُ ضَرَمَةٍ