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در

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

R. Q. 1 دَرْدَرَ دردر , (inf. n. دَرْدَرَةٌ, TK,) He (a child, S) chewed, or mumbled, an unripe date (S, K) with his toothless gums. (TA.) Hence the saying of a certain Arab, to whom El-Asma'ee had come, أَتَيْتَنِى وَ أَنَا أُدَرْدِرُ [ Thou camest to me when I was a child mumbling with toothless gums: or it may mean thou hast come to me when I am old, mumbling &c.: see دُرْدُرٌ]. (TA.) ― -b2- Also He (a man) lost his teeth, and their sockets became apparent. (TA.)

Derived headwords

دَرْدَرَ
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أَتَيْتَنِى وَ أَنَا أُدَرْدِرُ