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غمر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

غُمْرَةٌ ذ A kind of liniment, made from [ the plant called ] وَرْس, (S, TA,) used by a bride, for her person: (TA:) or [the plant ] ورس [ itself ]: (TA:) or saffron; as also ↓ غُمْرٌ: (K:) or كُرْكُمٌ [which also means saffron and bastard saffron ]: or gypsum; syn. جِصٌّ: or, accord. to Aboo-Sa'eed, a mixture of dates and milk, with which the face of a woman is smeared, to render her skin fine: and the pl. is غُمَرٌ. (TA.) [See also خُمْرَةٌ.]

Derived headwords

غُمْرَةٌ
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