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الدرمك

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to fine materials like flour and dust, and also encompasses actions of movement and smoothing. It can refer to specific types of flour, soft earth, a type of carpet, and verbs describing running, approaching, smoothing, and breaking.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْمَكnoun
  1. 1.
    fine flourboth

    Refers to the fine flour produced from grinding grain, often associated with the al-ḥawārī (miller).

  2. 2.
    fine dustboth

    Denotes fine, soft earth or dust.

الدَّرْمُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    carpetclassical

    A type of thick, soft carpet or rug.

دَرْمَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to runclassical

    To run or move quickly.

  2. 2.
    to approachclassical

    To move at a near pace or to approach.

  3. 3.
    to smoothclassical

    To smooth or make something level, often referring to a building.

  4. 4.
    to breakclassical

    To break or shatter, specifically used for camels breaking the water trough.

Parallel reading

دقيق الحوارى
the miller's fine flour
التراب الناعم
fine dust
درمك: عدا
He ran.
أو قارب الخطو
or he approached the pace.
و البناء: ملسه
And the building: he smoothed it.
و الإبل الحوض: كسرته
And the camels [broke] the water trough.