دندم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes old, blackened, or withered plants. It also relates to a specific dialectal term for such vegetation.

Derived headwords

الدندمnoun

1.
old blackened plantclassical
Refers to a plant that has become old and blackened, possibly withered or dried out.

الدندنnoun

1.
old blackened plantclassical
Similar to الدندم, this term denotes an old and blackened plant, used in the dialect of Banu Asad.

الدندم: النبت القديم المسود كالدندن، بلغة بني أسد

Al-dandamu: the old, blackened plant, like al-dandanu, in the dialect of Banu Asad.

ولولا أنه قال بلغة بني أسد لجعلت ميم الدندم بدلا من نون الدندن

And if he had not said 'in the dialect of Banu Asad,' I would have considered the 'mim' of al-dandamu to be a substitute for the 'nun' of al-dandanu.