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دمح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of lowering or bowing one's head, often in a gesture of humility or submission. It also extends to descriptions of roundness and compactness in form.

Derived headwords

دَمَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to bow one's headboth

    To lower one's head, typically in a gesture of humility, submission, or deference.

تَدْمِيحnoun
  1. 1.
    bowing of the headclassical

    The act or instance of bowing one's head, as described in the verb form.

الدَّمْحَمَحadjective
  1. 1.
    round and compactclassical

    Describing something that is rounded, plump, and well-formed, suggesting a compact and solid appearance.

Parallel reading

دمح تدميحا: طأطأ رأسه.
He bowed his head, a bowing.
طأطأ رأسه.
He lowered his head.
والدمحمح: المستدير الململم.
And the damhamah (round and compact) is that which is rounded and gathered.