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الصمرد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to descriptions of camels, specifically their milk production, and also to land and livestock. It encompasses terms for both abundant and scarce milk in camels, and for both fat and lean livestock, as well as descriptions of land.

Derived headwords

الصُّمَرَّدnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel (female)classical

    A female camel that is either very abundant in milk or has very little milk.

الصَّمَارِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    Hard landsclassical

    Lands that are hard and solid.

  2. 2.
    Fat livestockclassical

    Livestock, such as sheep or goats, that are fat and well-fed.

  3. 3.
    Lean livestockclassical

    Livestock that are lean and emaciated.

Parallel reading

الصمرد، كزبرج: الناقة الغزيرة اللبن، والقليلته، ضد.
Al-Sumurrad, like Zubruj: the female camel abundant in milk, and the one with little milk, opposite.
والصمّاريد: الأرضون الصلاب، والغنم السمان، والمهازيل، ضد.
And Al-Samarid: the hard lands, and the fat sheep, and the lean ones, opposite.