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ضمر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 ضَمَرَ ذ , (S, A, Mgh, Msb, K,) aor. ضَمُرَ ; (S, Msb, K;) and ضَمُرَ; (S, Msb, K;) inf. n. ضُمُورٌ, of the former, and ضُمْرٌ, (S, A, Mgh, Msb, K,) of the former also, (A, Mgh,) or of the latter, (Msb,) [also written ضُمُرٌ, (see an ex., voce نَهَارٌ,)] He (a horse, [&c.,] S, A, &c.) was, or became, lean, or light of flesh: (S:) or slender, and lean: (Msb:) or lean, and lank in the belly: (A, K:) or lank in the belly by reason of leanness: (Mgh:) and ↓ اضطمر signifies the same. (S, K.) [See also 5 and 8.] ― -b2- Also, inf. n. ضُمُورٌ, He became lean and weak. (TA.) ― -b3- ضَمُرَ العِنَبُ (assumed tropical:) The grapes became withered, so as to be neither fresh grapes nor raisins. (Sgh.) ― -b4- ضَمَرَتِ الحِنْطَةُ (assumed tropical:) The wheat, being parched over the fire, became contracted and small. (Mgh.)

Derived headwords

ضَمَرَverb
  1. 1.
ضَمُرَ العِنَبُ
ضَمَرَتِ الحِنْطَةُ