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الدلمص

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something that is shiny, lustrous, or smooth. It is also associated with baldness, possibly due to a smooth or shiny scalp.

Derived headwords

الدلمصnoun
  1. 1.
    shininessboth

    The quality of being shiny, lustrous, or bright.

  2. 2.
    baldnessclassical

    The state of being bald, specifically referring to a smooth or hairless head.

علبطnoun
  1. 1.
    shininessclassical

    A quality of being shiny or lustrous, used as a synonym for الدلمص.

علابطnoun
  1. 1.
    shininessclassical

    A quality of being shiny or lustrous, used as a synonym for الدلمص.

دلامصadjective
  1. 1.
    shinyboth

    Describing something that is shiny, lustrous, or gleaming.

تدلمصverb
  1. 1.
    to become baldclassical

    To become bald, to lose hair from the head.

Parallel reading

الدلمص، كعلبط وعلابط: البراق.
Al-dalmas, like 'albat and 'alabit: the shiny.
وذهب دلامص: لماع.
And shiny gold: gleaming.
ورأس دلمص: أصلع،
And a shiny head: bald,
وقد تدلمص: إذا صلع.
And he has become bald: if he is bald.