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ءمص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of food, possibly a Persian dish. It describes a preparation of meat, either raw or lightly cooked, and also refers to the food itself.

Derived headwords

الآمصnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of foodclassical

    A dish, possibly of Persian origin, described as a preparation of meat.

الخاميزnoun
  1. 1.
    Raw or lightly cooked meat dishclassical

    Meat that is sliced thinly and eaten raw, or sometimes lightly seared by fire.

العامصnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of foodclassical

    Synonymous with 'al-khameez', referring to a specific dish.

Parallel reading

الآمص: الخاميز، وهو ضرب من الطعام، وهو العامص أيضا؛ فارسي حكاه صاحب العين.
Al-āmiṣ: al-khameez, which is a type of food, and it is also al-ʿāmiṣ; Persian, narrated by the author of Al-ʿAyn.
الآمص إعراب الخاميز، والخاميز: اللحم يشرح رقيقا ويؤكل نيئا، وربما يلفح لفحة النار.
Al-āmiṣ is the Persianized form of al-khameez, and al-khameez is meat sliced thinly and eaten raw, and sometimes seared with a touch of fire.