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دمش

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root relates to a state of agitation, boiling, or surging, often associated with heat or the effects of medicine. It describes a sensation or condition that rises to the head.

Derived headwords

دَمَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to surge, to boilclassical

    To experience agitation, boiling, or surging, particularly due to heat or the effects of medicine that causes a reaction in the head.

دَمْشnoun
  1. 1.
    agitation, surgingclassical

    The state of being agitated, boiling, or surging, often as a result of heat or medication.

Parallel reading

الدمش الهيجان والثوران من حرارة أو شرب دواء ثار إلى رأسه
Al-damash is the agitation and surging from heat or drinking medicine that surged to his head.
يقال: دمش دمشا
It is said: damasha damshan.
وهذا عندي دخيل أعرب
And this, in my opinion, is an Arabized loanword.