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كعمز

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to the state of something becoming tangled, matted, or disordered, particularly in the context of fibers or wool.

Derived headwords

تَكَعْمَزَverb
  1. 1.
    became mattedclassical

    The verb describes a state where fibers, such as those in a carpet or wool, become tangled and clumped together.

Parallel reading

تَكَعْمَزَ الفِرَاشُ: اِنْتَقَضَتْ خُيُوطُهُ وَاجْتَمَعَ صُوفُهُ؛ عَن الهَجَرِيِّ.
The carpet became matted: its threads became disordered and its wool gathered together; according to Al-Hajari.