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ضمد

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of binding, bandaging, or tying something, especially to treat a wound or injury. It extends to the materials used for binding and the general concept of securing or fastening.

Derived headwords

ضَمَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to bandageboth

    To bind a wound or injury with a bandage or dressing.

  2. 2.
    to tieboth

    To secure or fasten something, such as a head, with a band or cloth.

أَضْمِدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bandagesclassical

    Plural of 'dimad', referring to the materials used for bandaging.

ضِمَادnoun
  1. 1.
    bandageboth

    A strip of material used to bind a wound or injury.

  2. 2.
    headbandboth

    A strip of cloth or material wrapped around the head, often for medicinal purposes or after applying oil/water.

  3. 3.
    dressingboth

    The material applied to a wound.

ضِمَادَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bandageboth

    A strip of material used for binding, similar to 'dimad'.

  2. 2.
    bindingboth

    The act or material of binding.

تَضَمَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to be bandagedboth

    To have a bandage applied to oneself.

  2. 2.
    to bind oneselfboth

    To tie or secure oneself, often with a band or cloth.

تَضْمِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    bandagingboth

    The act of applying a bandage or dressing.

  2. 2.
    bindingboth

    The act of tying or securing with a band.

مُتَضَمِّدverb
  1. 1.
    bindingclassical

    The active participle of 'taḍammada', meaning one who is binding or being bound.

مُضَمَّدnoun
  1. 1.
    bandagerclassical

    One who applies bandages.

مِضَمَدnoun
  1. 1.
    bandageclassical

    A term for a bandage, possibly a variant or dialectal form.

Parallel reading

ضمدت الجرح وغيره أضمده ضمدا، بالإسكان: شددته بالضماد والضمادة
I bandaged the wound and other things, I bandage it with a bandage and a binding.
وهي العصابة، وعصبته وكذلك الرأس إذا مسحت عليه بدهن أو ماء ثم لففت عليه خرقة
It is the band, and I bound his head similarly if I wiped it with oil or water then wrapped a cloth around it.
واسم ما يلزق بهما الضماد؛ وقد تضمد
And the name of what adheres to them is the bandage; and he was bandaged.
ضمدت رأسه بالضماد، وهي خرقة تلف على الرأس عند الادهان والغسل ونحو ذلك
I bandaged his head with the bandage, which is a cloth wrapped around the head when applying oil, washing, and the like.
وقد يوضع الضماد على الرأس للصداع يضمد به
And a bandage may be placed on the head for a headache, to be bandaged with it.
والمضد لغة يمانية
And 'mimad' is a Yemeni dialect.
وضمد فلان رأسه تضميدا أي شده بعصابة أو ثوب ما خلا العمامة
And so-and-so tied his head with binding, meaning he secured it with a band or cloth, excluding a turban.
وقد ضمد به فتضمد
And he was bound with it, so he was bandaged.