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دسم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 دَسِمَ أدسم دسم , (S, M, Msb, K,) aor. دَسَمَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. دَسَمٌ, (Msb, TA,) or دُسُومَةٌ, (Mgh, in which the verb is not mentioned,) It (a thing, S, M, Mgh, or food, Msb) was, or became, greasy; or had in it, or upon it, grease, or gravy, or dripping of flesh-meat or of fat; (M, K, * Mgh;) as also ↓ تدسّم: (M:) and it (a garment, or some other thing,) was, or became, dirty, or filthy. (K.) ― -b2- And دَسِمَ, (inf. n. دَسَمٌ, TK,) He, or it, was, or became, of the colour termed دُسْمَة, i. e., dust-colour inclining to blackness. (M, K.) -A2- دَسَمَ, (Z, K, and so in some copies of the S,) [aor., app., دَسِمَ ,] inf. n. دَسْمٌ; (TA;) or ↓ دسّم; (so in some copies of the S;) said of rain, It moistened the earth (S, Z, K) a little, (K,) not much, (S,) or so as not to reach the moist soil. (Z, TA.) ― -b2- And دَسَمَ, aor. دَسِمَ , (K,) inf. n. دَسْمٌ, (TA,) He smeared a camel with tar. (K.) ― -b3- Also, (S, M, K,) aor. دَسُمَ , (S, K, *) or دَسِمَ , (M,) inf. n. دَسْمٌ, (S, M,) He stopped up (S, M, K) a thing, (M,) such as a wound, (S, M,) and an ear, (S,) and a flask, or bottle; as also ↓ ادسم; (K;) or دَسَمَ القَارُورَةَ signifies شَدَّ رأْسَهَا [i. e. he bound the head of the flask, or bottle: or the right reading, as the context seems to indicate, is سَدَّ رَأْسَهَا i. e. he stopped up the head of the flask, or bottle ]; (M;) and دَسَمَ الجُرْحَ he put the tent (الفَتِيلَ) into the wound. (TA.) ― -b4- And hence, i. e. from دَسَمَ الجُرْحَ or from دَسَمَ القَارُورَةَ, (TA,) (tropical:) Inivit feminam. (Kr, M, K, TA.) And hence also,] one says to the مُسْتَحاَضَة, [see this word,] اُدْسُمِى وَصَلِّى (assumed tropical:) [ Stuff thy vagina with cotton, to arrest the blood, and say thy prayers ]. (TA.) ― -b5- Also, (K,) inf. n. دَسْمٌ, (TA,) He closed, or locked, a door; syn. أَغْلَقَ. (K.) -A3- Also, (i. e. دَسَمَ,) i. q. طَسَمَ, [in some copies of the K, and in the TA, طَمَسَ, which signifies the same, i. e. It became effaced, or obliterated, ] said of a relic, trace, mark, or the like. (S, K.)

Derived headwords

دَسِمَverb
  1. 1.
دَسَمَ القَارُورَةَ
شَدَّ رأْسَهَا
سَدَّ رَأْسَهَا
دَسَمَ الجُرْحَ
اُدْسُمِى وَصَلِّى