عرمض

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes various forms of green aquatic growth, often resembling moss or algae. It also extends to describe certain types of thorny trees and shrubs, particularly smaller varieties.

Derived headwords

العَرْمَضnoun

1.
algaeboth
Green growth found on water, sometimes described as resembling wool or spiderwebs.
2.
mossboth
A soft, green substance that grows on water.
3.
thorny shrubclassical
A type of thorny tree or shrub, known for its hard wood and thorns resembling bird beaks.
4.
small lote treeclassical
Refers to young or small lote trees (Sidr).
5.
small desert thornclassical
Refers to young or small desert thorn plants (Arāk).

العَرْمَاضnoun

1.
algaeboth
Green growth on water, similar to العَرْمَض.
2.
mossboth
A soft, green substance that grows on water.

المُعَرْمِضadjective

1.
covered in algaeboth
Describes water that is covered or overgrown with algae.
2.
mossyboth
Describes water that has a moss-like growth.

عَرْمَضَverb

1.
to be covered in algaeboth
The water became covered with algae.

عَرْمَضَةnoun

1.
algal growthboth
The act or state of water being covered with algae.

Parallel reading

الطحلب؛ قال اللحياني: وهو الأخضر مثل الخطمي يكون على الماء، قال: وقيل العرمض الخضرة على الماء، والطحلب الذي يكون كأنه نسج العنكبوت.

Algae; Al-Lihyani said: It is the greenness like mallow that is on the water, and it was said that Al-'Arimḍ is the greenness on the water, and the algae that is like a spiderweb.

العرمض رخو أخضر كالصوف في الماء المزمن وأظنه نباتا.

Al-'Arimḍ is a soft green like wool in stagnant water, and I think it is a plant.

الماء المعرمض والمطحلب واحد، ويقال لهما: ثور الماء، وهو الأخضر الذي يخرج من أسفل الماء حتى يكون فوق الماء.

Water that is Al-Mu'armid and water that is Mutahlib are the same, and they are called: the bull of the water, which is the greenness that emerges from the bottom of the water until it is above the water.

العرمض الغلفق الأخضر الذي يتغشى الماء، فإذا كان في جوانبه فهو الطحلب.

Al-'Arimḍ is the green covering that envelops the water, and if it is on its sides, it is algae.

ماء معرمض

Water covered in algae.

تيممت العين التي عند ضارج، ... يفيء عليها الظل عرمضها طامي

I headed for the spring near Ḍāriǧ, ... the shade covers it, its algae overflowing.

علا الماء عرمضة وعرماضا: علاه العرمض؛ عن اللحياني.

The water was covered with algae and algal growth: Al-'Arimḍ covered it; according to Al-Lihyani.

من شجر العضاه لها شوك أمثال مناقير الطير وهو أصلبها عيدانا

From the thorny trees, it has thorns like bird beaks and it is the hardest of them in its branches.

بالراقصات على الكلال عشية، ... تغشى منابت عرمض الظهران

By the dancers in the evening weariness, ... covering the growth of Al-'Arimḍ of the Ẓahrān.

يقال لصغار الأراك عرمض.

The small desert thorn plants are called 'Arimḍ.

السدر صغاره، وصغار العضاه عرمض.

Its small lote trees, and the small thorny trees are 'Arimḍ.