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ذرمل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the action of a camel or similar animal, specifically its gait or movement. It can also refer to the act of preparing or cooking food, particularly bread, in a way that hastens its readiness.

Derived headwords

ذَرْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with a swaying gaitboth

    To walk with a slow, swaying, or dragging gait, often used to describe a camel.

  2. 2.
    to hasten foodclassical

    To prepare or cook food, specifically bread, by placing it in embers or ashes to hasten its readiness, often for guests.

ذَرْمَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    swaying gaitboth

    The act or manner of walking with a slow, swaying, or dragging gait.

  2. 2.
    hastening foodclassical

    The act of preparing food, especially bread, by placing it in embers to hasten its cooking.

Parallel reading

سَلَحَ
It swayed (referring to a camel's gait).
وأخرج خبزته مرمدة ليعجلها على الضيف.
And he took out his bread, covered in embers, to hasten it for the guest.