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الضمخ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of anointing or smearing the body with perfume or other substances, often to the point of dripping. It also extends to describe plump or corpulent women and camels, as well as a type of dripping moistness.

Derived headwords

ضَمَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to anoint heavilyboth

    To smear the body with perfume or other fragrant substances until it appears to be dripping.

تَضْمِيخnoun
  1. 1.
    anointingboth

    The act of smearing the body with perfume or fragrant substances.

انْضَمَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be smearedboth

    To be smeared or anointed with perfume or fragrant substances.

اضْطَمَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be smearedboth

    To be smeared or anointed with perfume or fragrant substances.

تَضَمَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to anoint oneselfboth

    To anoint oneself with perfume or fragrant substances.

ضِمْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    plump womanclassical

    A woman who is fat or corpulent.

  2. 2.
    plump she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is fat or corpulent.

  3. 3.
    dripping moistureclassical

    Moistness or liquid that drips from something, especially ripe fruit.

Parallel reading

لطخ الجسد بالطيب حتى كأنه يقطر
To smear the body with perfume until it is as if it is dripping.
كالتضميخ
Like anointing.
وانضمخ واضطمخ وتضمخ: تلطخ به
And 'inḍamakha', 'iḍṭamakha', and 'taḍammakha': to be smeared with it.