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دمه

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes intense heat, particularly the scorching heat of the sun and sand. It conveys a sense of extreme temperature and its effects.

Derived headwords

دَمِهَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely hotboth

    The verb indicates that the heat, especially of the sun or sand, has become severe and oppressive.

دَمْهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely hotboth

    This form also signifies extreme heat, often used in conjunction with the subject of the heat, like the day or the sun.

دَامَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely hotboth

    Similar to 'damiha' and 'damhaha', this verb form denotes severe heat.

دَمْهُnoun
  1. 1.
    intense heatboth

    This noun refers to the extreme heat, particularly of the sun or the ground heated by the sun.

دَامَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    intense heatboth

    This noun form signifies severe heat, often associated with the sun's intensity.

الدَّمَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    intense heat of the sunboth

    Specifically denotes the extreme heat generated by the sun.

دَمَهَتْهُverb
  1. 1.
    the sun scorched itboth

    This verb form indicates that the sun's heat has intensely affected or scorched something.

صَخَدَتْهُverb
  1. 1.
    scorched itclassical

    Used as a synonym for 'damahathu', meaning the sun's intense heat has scorched something.

الدَّمَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    intense heat of sand/groundboth

    Refers to the extreme heat of sand or the ground, especially when heated by the sun.

دَمِهَتْverb
  1. 1.
    it became intensely hotboth

    The sand or ground became extremely hot.

أَدْمَوْمَهَتْverb
  1. 1.
    it became intensely hotclassical

    This verb form signifies that the sand or ground reached a state of extreme heat.

أَدْمَوْمَهَverb
  1. 1.
    it became intensely hotclassical

    Another verb form indicating extreme heat, particularly of sand.

اَدْمَوْمَهَ الرَّمْلُverb phrase
  1. 1.
    the sand became intensely hotclassical

    A specific construction indicating the sand reaching a state of severe heat.

Parallel reading

دمه يومنا دمها
The heat of our day was intense, it was intensely hot.
فهو دمه ودامه
So it is intensely hot and extremely hot.
اشتَدَّ حَرُّهُ
Its heat intensified.
والدمه: شدة حر الشمس.
And 'al-damah': the intensity of the sun's heat.
ودمهت دمها
And it (the sand) became intensely hot.
وقد ادمومحت
And it became intensely hot.
ويقال: ادمومه الرمل
And it is said: the sand became intensely hot.
ظلت على شزن في دامه دمه
She remained on a rocky place in its intense heat, intensely hot,
كأنه من أوار الشمس مرعون
as if it were frightened by the sun's heat.