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الكمدة

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of discoloration, fading, and intense sorrow or grief, often associated with a heart condition. It also extends to the physical act of pressing or heating a sore area and, in a less common usage, refers to the male organ.

Derived headwords

الْكَمَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Discolorationboth

    A change in color, and the loss of its clarity.

  2. 2.
    Intense sorrowboth

    Deep grief or sadness, often affecting the heart.

  3. 3.
    Heart diseaseclassical

    A sickness of the heart stemming from grief.

  4. 4.
    Male organclassical

    A term referring to the male genitalia.

الْكَمَدnoun
  1. 1.
    Discolorationboth

    A change in color, and the loss of its clarity.

  2. 2.
    Intense sorrowboth

    Deep grief or sadness, often affecting the heart.

كَمَدَverb
  1. 1.
    To be discoloredboth

    To undergo a change in color and lose its purity.

  2. 2.
    To grieve intenselyboth

    To experience profound sadness or sorrow.

كَامِدadjective
  1. 1.
    Discoloredboth

    Having undergone a change in color and lost its clarity.

  2. 2.
    Grievingboth

    Suffering from intense sorrow or sadness.

كَمِيدadjective
  1. 1.
    Discoloredboth

    Having undergone a change in color and lost its clarity.

  2. 2.
    Grievingboth

    Suffering from intense sorrow or sadness.

أَكْمَدَverb
  1. 1.
    To cause to grieveboth

    To inflict intense sorrow or sadness upon someone.

  2. 2.
    To cause discolorationclassical

    To make something lose its color or clarity.

مَكْمُودadjective
  1. 1.
    Grievedboth

    One who is suffering from intense sorrow or sadness.

  2. 2.
    Discoloredclassical

    Something that has lost its color or clarity.

كَمَدَverb
  1. 1.
    To wear outclassical

    To become worn out or old, referring to a garment.

  2. 2.
    To smoothclassical

    To make smooth, referring to a fabric.

كَمَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    To poundclassical

    To pound or crush a garment.

الْكِمَادnoun
  1. 1.
    Poundingclassical

    The act of pounding or crushing a garment.

  2. 2.
    Compressboth

    A dirty rag that is heated and applied to a sore area.

تَكْمِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    Heating a compressboth

    The act of heating a limb or body part with a compress.

الْكَمَادَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Compressboth

    A dirty rag that is heated and applied to a sore area, used for relief from wind and stomach pain.

تَكْمِيد الْعُضْوverb phrase
  1. 1.
    To heat a limbboth

    The act of applying heat to a limb or body part using a compress.

الْكَمْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Male organclassical

    A term referring to the male genitalia.

Parallel reading

الكمدة، بالضم، والكمد، بالفتح وبالتحريك: تغير اللون، وذهاب صفائه، والحزن الشديد، ومرض القلب منه.
Al-kamdah (with dammah), and al-kamad (with fatha and with harakah): discoloration, the loss of its clarity, intense sorrow, and heart disease resulting from it.
كمد، كفرح، فهو كامد وكمد وكميد
Kamada, like faraha, so he is kamid, kamad, and kamid.
وأكمده فهو مكمود
And akmadahu fa-huwa makmud.
والثوب: أخلق، واملاس.
And the garment: worn out, and smooth.
وكنصر: دق الثوب
And nassara: to pound the garment.
والاسم: الكماد، ككتاب
And the noun: al-kimad, like kitab.
وهي أيضا: خرقة وسخة تسخن وتوضع على الموجوع، يشتفي بها من الريح ووجع البطن، كالكمادة.
And it is also: a dirty rag that is heated and placed on the painful area, by which one is healed from wind and stomach pain, like al-kummadah.
وتكميد العضو: تسخينه بها.
And takmid al-'udw: heating it with it.
والكمدة، كغلبة: الذكر.
And al-kamdah, like ghalabah: the male organ.