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القطمير

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the thin covering or husk of a date pit, or the pit itself. It also has a specific, classical usage as the name of a dog belonging to the People of the Cave.

Derived headwords

القِطْمِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Date pit huskboth

    The thin husk or shell surrounding the date pit, or the delicate layer between the pit and the date flesh.

  2. 2.
    Date pitboth

    The pit of a date fruit.

  3. 3.
    White spot on dateclassical

    A small white spot found on the back of a date.

القِطْمَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Date pit huskboth

    Synonymous with القطمير, referring to the husk or shell of a date pit.

قُطْمِيرname
  1. 1.
    Dog of the People of the Caveclassical

    The name of the dog that accompanied the People of the Cave.

قُطْمُورname
  1. 1.
    Alternative name for dogclassical

    An alternative name mentioned for the dog of the People of the Cave.

Parallel reading

القِطْمِير والقطمار، بكسرهما: شق النواة، أو القشرة التي فيها، أو القشرة الرقيقة بين النواة والتمرة، أو النكتة البيضاء في ظهرها.
Al-Qitmīr and al-Qitmār, with kasra on both: the split of the pit, or the husk that is in it, or the thin husk between the pit and the date, or the white spot on its back.
وقُطْمِير: كلب أصحاب الكهف.
And Qitmīr: the dog of the People of the Cave.
ابن كثير: هو قطمور.
Ibn Kathir: it is Qutmūr.