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الترمس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of plant and its seeds, often compared to lupine or Egyptian broad beans. It also extends to meanings of concealment, underground passages, and a place name.

Derived headwords

التِّرْمِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Lupine plantboth

    The fruit of a tree that has angular, grooved seeds.

  2. 2.
    Egyptian broad beanboth

    Also referred to as the Egyptian broad bean.

  3. 3.
    Water of Banu Asadclassical

    A specific type of water associated with the Banu Asad tribe.

تَرْمَسَانname
  1. 1.
    Town in Homsboth

    A town located in the region of Homs.

التَّرَامِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Pearlsclassical

    Refers to pearls, specifically the small, round ones.

تَرْمِسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Underground passageboth

    An underground tunnel or secret passage, often dug beneath the ground.

تَرْمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To hideboth

    To be absent or hidden from a conflict or disturbance.

Parallel reading

الترمس، بالضم: حمل شجر له حب مضلع محزز، أو الباقلاء المصري، وماء لبني أسد، ويفتح.
Al-turmus, with damma: the fruit of a tree with angular, grooved seeds, or the Egyptian broad bean, and water of Banu Asad, and with fatha.
وترمسان، بالضم: ة بحمص.
And Turmasan, with damma: a town in Homs.
والترامس: الجمان.
And al-taramis: pearls.
وحفر ترمسة تحت الأرض، أي: سردابا.
And he dug a turmasa underground, meaning: a tunnel.
وترمس: تغيب عن حرب أو شغب.
And turmas: to be absent from war or disturbance.