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كمعر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the accumulation of fat or grease, specifically in the hump of a camel. It describes the state of becoming fatty or oily.

Derived headwords

كَمِعْرverb
  1. 1.
    to become fattyclassical

    To accumulate fat or grease, particularly referring to the hump of a camel becoming fatty.

كَمْعَرnoun
  1. 1.
    fatty humpclassical

    The hump of a camel that has become fatty or accumulated a significant amount of fat.

Parallel reading

كمعر السنام: صار فيه شحم.
The camel's hump became fatty: it accumulated fat.