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طحمر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions of leaping or filling, and also to specific physical attributes like a prominent belly, a single hair, or a type of cloud formation.

Derived headwords

طَحْمَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to leapboth

    To jump or spring forward with force.

  2. 2.
    to fill (waterskin)classical

    To fill a waterskin completely.

  3. 3.
    to string (bow)classical

    To put the string on a bow.

طَحْمِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    cloud formationclassical

    A type of cloud formation in the sky, specifically a dense or heavy one.

طَحْمَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cloud formationclassical

    A type of cloud formation in the sky, similar to طحمير.

  2. 2.
    hair (on head)classical

    A single strand of hair on the head.

طَحْمَرِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cloud formationclassical

    A type of cloud formation in the sky, similar to طحمير and طحمرة.

الطَّحَامِرnoun
  1. 1.
    prominent bellyclassical

    The belly, particularly a large or protruding one.

Parallel reading

وثب
He leaped.
و السقاء: ملأه
And the waterskin: he filled it.
و القوس: وترها
And the bow: he strung it.
وما في السماء طحمير وطحمرة، مكسورتين، وطحمريرة، أي: طحر.
And what is in the sky are طحمير and طحمرة (both with kasra), and طحمريرة, meaning: طحر (a type of cloud).
والطحامر، كعلابط: البطين.
And الطحامر, like علابط: the belly.
وما على رأسه طحمرة: شعرة.
And what is on his head is طحمرة: a hair.