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دغمر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of mixing, confusion, and adulteration, particularly in relation to character, disposition, and color. It extends to meanings of being bad-tempered, ignoble, or deceitful.

Derived headwords

الدَّغْمَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixing, confusionboth

    The act of mixing or confusing things, often implying adulteration or impurity.

  2. 2.
    Adulteration of colorboth

    The mixing or adulteration of colors, leading to a less pure or distinct hue.

  3. 3.
    Bad dispositionclassical

    A mixture of bad qualities in character, indicating a harsh or ignoble nature.

دَغْمَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Mixed, adulteratedboth

    Describing something that is mixed or adulterated, particularly in terms of color or character.

  2. 2.
    Bad-tempered, ignobleclassical

    Describing a person with a bad disposition, characterized by harshness, meanness, or ignobility.

دَغْمَرverb
  1. 1.
    To mix, to confuseboth

    To mix or confuse something, implying adulteration or impurity.

  2. 2.
    To adulterate colorboth

    To mix or adulterate the color of something.

دَغْمُورadjective
  1. 1.
    Bad reputationclassical

    Describing a person who has a poor or bad reputation.

مُدَغْمَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Mixed in characterclassical

    Describing someone whose character is not pure or noble, implying a mixture of bad qualities.

  2. 2.
    Hiddenclassical

    Describing something that is hidden or concealed.

ذَغْمُورadjective
  1. 1.
    Spiteful, resentfulclassical

    Describing a person who is spiteful and holds grudges, whose resentment does not dissipate.

Parallel reading

الخَلْطُ.
Mixing.
خُلُقٌ دَغْمَرِيٌّ وَدَغْمَرِيٌّ.
A mixed character and a mixed character.
تَخْلِيطُ اللَّوْنِ وَالخُلُقِ.
Mixing of color and character.
إِذَا امْرُؤٌ دَغْمَرَ لَوْنَ الأَدْرَنِ، ... سَلِمَتْ عِرْضًا لَوْنُهُ لَمْ يَدْكُنْ
If a man mixes the color of the soiled, ... his complexion remained unharmed, it did not become soiled.
دَغْمَرَ: خَلَطَ.
Daghmar: mixed.
لَمْ يَدْكُنْ؛ قَالَهُ ابْنُ الأَعْرَابِيِّ.
It did not become soiled; Ibn al-A'rabi said this.
رَجُلٌ دَغْمُورٌ: سَيِّءُ الثَّنَاءِ.
A man daghmur: of bad praise.
رَجُلٌ مُدَغْمَرُ الخُلُقِ أَيْ لَيْسَ بِصَافِي الخُلُقِ.
A man mudghmar al-khuluq, meaning not of pure character.
وَخُلُقٌ دَغْمَرِيٌّ وَفِي خُلُقِهِ دَغْمَرَةٌ أَيْ شَرَاسَةٌ وَلُؤْمٌ.
And a mixed character, and in his character is daghmarah, meaning fierceness and meanness.
لَا يَزْدَهِينِي العَمَلُ المُقْزِي، ... وَلَا مِنَ الأَخْلَاقِ دَغْمَرِيٌّ
The vile deed does not impress me, ... nor from the characters is it daghmari.
وَالدَّغْمَرِيُّ: السَّيِّءُ الخُلُقِ، وَكَذَلِكَ الذَّغْمُورُ، بِالذَّالِ، الحَقُودُ الَّذِي لَا يَنْحَلُّ حِقْدُهُ.
And the daghmari: the bad-tempered, and likewise the dhaghmur, with the dhāl, the resentful one whose resentment does not dissipate.
وَدَغْمَرَ عَلَيْهِ الخَبَرَ: خَلَطَهُ.
And he daghmara the news upon him: he mixed it.
وَالمُدَغْمَرُ: الخَفِيُّ.
And the mudghmar: the hidden.