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رمج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions of obscuring, spoiling, or covering, particularly in the context of writing or bird droppings. It also includes a specific term for a falconry lure.

Derived headwords

الرامجnoun
  1. 1.
    Falconry lureclassical

    A lure used for hunting falcons and other birds of prey.

ترميجnoun
  1. 1.
    Spoiling writingclassical

    The act of spoiling lines after they have been straightened and written, by covering them with dirt or similar substances.

رمجverb
  1. 1.
    To spoil writingclassical

    To spoil what has been written with dirt until it is ruined.

  2. 2.
    To drop droppingsclassical

    The act of a bird dropping its droppings.

Parallel reading

الملواح الذي يصاد به الصقور ونحوها من جوارح الطير، اسم كالغارب.
The lure with which falcons and other birds of prey are hunted, a name like 'gharib'.
إفساد السطور بعد تسويتها وكتابتها بالتراب ونحوه
Spoiling the lines after straightening and writing them with dirt or the like.
رمج ما كتب بالتراب حتى فسد.
He spoiled what was written with dirt until it was ruined.
الرمج إلقاء الطائر سجه أي ذرقه.
Al-ramj is the bird's dropping its droppings, meaning its excrement.