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حمرد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of residue, specifically concerning water that has become turbid or stagnant. It describes the dregs or sediment left behind in a container or body of water.

Derived headwords

الحمردnoun
  1. 1.
    turbid residueclassical

    The turbid residue or sediment of water, especially that which remains stagnant in a basin or container.

الحمأةnoun
  1. 1.
    mud, sedimentboth

    Mud or sediment, particularly the dregs or residue found at the bottom of a body of water or in a container.

Parallel reading

الحمأة؛ وقيل: الحمرد بقية الماء الكدر يبقى في الحوض.
The turbid residue; and it was said: Al-hamrad is the remainder of turbid water that stays in the basin.