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قطمر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to the thin covering or husk of a date pit. It is also used metaphorically to denote a very small or insignificant amount of something.

Derived headwords

القِطْمِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Date pit huskboth

    The thin covering or husk that surrounds the date pit. It is the delicate layer between the pit and the date flesh.

  2. 2.
    White spot on pitclassical

    The small white spot found on the back of the date pit from which the palm tree sprouts.

القِطْمَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Date pit huskboth

    Synonymous with 'al-qitmīr', referring to the thin covering of a date pit.

قِطْمِيرًاnoun
  1. 1.
    An iotaclassical

    Used to denote a very small or insignificant amount of something, equivalent to 'a tiny bit' or 'nothing at all'.

Parallel reading

القطمير والقطمار: شق النواة
Al-qitmīr and al-qitmār: the split of the date pit.
القطمير الفوفة التي في النواة
Al-qitmīr is the husk that is in the date pit.
وهي القشرة الدقيقة التي على النواة بين النواة والتمر
It is the thin peel that is on the date pit, between the pit and the date flesh.
ويقال: هي النكتة البيضاء التي في ظهر النواة التي تنبت منها النخلة.
And it is said: it is the white spot on the back of the date pit from which the palm tree sprouts.
وما أصبت منه قطميرا
And I did not obtain from it even a qitmīr (a tiny amount).