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رمعن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the act of flowing or streaming, particularly in reference to tears. It suggests a rapid or continuous movement of liquid.

Derived headwords

ارمعنverb
  1. 1.
    to flow, streamclassical

    To flow or stream, especially used for tears. It implies a continuous and possibly rapid movement.

مرمعلadjective
  1. 1.
    flowing, streamingclassical

    Describing something that flows or streams, particularly tears. It is an active participle form indicating the state of flowing.

مرمعنadjective
  1. 1.
    flowing, streamingclassical

    Describing something that flows or streams, particularly tears. It is an active participle form indicating the state of flowing, similar to مرمعل.

Parallel reading

ارمعن الشيء: كارمعل
The thing flowed: it was like 'armal'.
يجوز أن يكون لغة فيه
It is permissible that it is a dialectal variant for it.
وأن تكون النون بدلا من اللام
And that the 'nun' is a substitute for the 'lam'.
ارمعل الدمع وارمعن سال
Tears flowed and streamed.
فهو مرمعل ومرمعن
So it is flowing and streaming.