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الدمع

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the fluid secreted by the eye, commonly known as tears. It extends to related concepts like dripping, flowing, and marks associated with such flow, as well as specific names and plants.

Derived headwords

الدَّمْعnoun
  1. 1.
    tearsboth

    The water of the eye, shed due to sadness or joy. Plural: دُموع.

دُموعnoun
  1. 1.
    tearsboth

    Plural of دَمْع, referring to the fluid secreted by the eye.

الدَّمْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a tearboth

    A single drop of eye fluid.

ذو الدَّمْعَةname
  1. 1.
    Dhu al-Dam'ahclassical

    A name given to Al-Husayn ibn Zayd ibn Ali ibn Al-Husayn.

دَمَعَتِ العَيْنُverb
  1. 1.
    the eye shed tearsboth

    The eye secreted fluid, i.e., it cried.

امرأةٌ دَمْعَةadjective
  1. 1.
    weepy womanboth

    A woman who is quick to shed tears.

الدَّامِعَةadjective
  1. 1.
    flowing (wound)classical

    Describing a type of head wound (shajjah) that follows the 'dāmiyah' (bleeding) type, implying a flow of fluid.

  2. 2.
    dewyclassical

    Referring to moisture or dew that seeps from the ground.

  3. 3.
    dripping (grapevine)classical

    The sap that flows from a grapevine in spring.

  4. 4.
    flowing (infant's head)classical

    Referring to fluid that moves from an infant's head at birth.

  5. 5.
    flowing (mark)classical

    A mark on the face that runs down towards the nostril.

  6. 6.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant.

الدَّمْعnoun
  1. 1.
    brand markclassical

    A brand mark placed in the tear duct area, and a camel branded with it.

مَدْموعadjective
  1. 1.
    brandedclassical

    A camel that has been branded in the tear duct area.

دَمْعُ داوُدother
  1. 1.
    Dawood's tearclassical

    A type of medicine.

قَدَحٌ دَمْعانadjective
  1. 1.
    overflowing cupclassical

    A cup that is full and overflowing.

الدَّمْعانَةname
  1. 1.
    Al-Dam'anahclassical

    A body of water belonging to the Banu Bahir tribe.

الإدْماعnoun
  1. 1.
    filling a vesselclassical

    The act of filling a container to its capacity.

Parallel reading

الدمع: ماء العين من حزن أو سرور، ج: دموع.
Tears: the water of the eye from sadness or joy, plural: dumūʿ.
والدمعة: القطرة منه.
And the damʿah: a drop of it.
وذو الدمعة: الحسين بن زيد بن علي بن الحسين.
And Dhu al-Damʿah: Al-Husayn ibn Zayd ibn Ali ibn Al-Husayn.
ودمعت العين، كمنع وفرح.
And the eye shed tears, like the verb forms of manaʿa and fariḥa.
وامرأة دمعة، كفرحة: سريعة الدمعة.
And a damʿah woman, like farḥah: quick to shed tears.
والدامعة من الشجاج: بعد الدامية.
And the dāmiʿah from head wounds: after the dāmiyah (bleeding).
وكشداد من الثرى: ما يتحلب ندى، كالدامع، ms0956 ويوم فيه رذاذ.
And like shiddād from the soil: what oozes as dew, like the dāmiʿ, and a day with drizzle.
وكرمان: ما يسيل من الكرم في الربيع، وما تحرك من رأس الصبي إذا ولد.
And like kurmān: what flows from the grapevine in spring, and what moves from a child's head when born.
وككتاب: ميسم في المناظر سائل إلى المنخر.
And like kitāb: a brand mark on the face flowing to the nostril.
وكغراب: نبت.
And like ghurāb: a plant.
والدمع، بضمتين: سمة في مجرى الدمع، وبعير مدموع: موسوم بها.
And al-damʿ, with two ḍammas: a brand mark in the tear duct, and a mدموع camel: branded with it.
ودمع داود: دواء م.
And Dawood's tear: a medicine.
وقدح دمعان: ممتلئ سيال.
And an overflowing cup: full and flowing.
والدمعانة: ماءة لبني بحر.
And Al-Damʿānah: a body of water for Banu Baḥr.
والإدماع: ملء الإناء.
And al-idmāʿ: filling the vessel.