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الدودم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root refers to a substance resembling blood that originates from specific trees, particularly the 'samar' or 'arz' trees. It is known for its medicinal properties, similar to mummy, and is found in the region of Mount Lebanon.

Derived headwords

الدودمnoun
  1. 1.
    Tree sap/resinclassical

    A substance resembling blood that emerges from the samar tree or the 'arz tree. It is used in applications similar to mummy.

  2. 2.
    Locationclassical

    A place, specifically Mount Beirut in the Levant, where this substance is most commonly found.

علبطnoun
  1. 1.
    Resin-like substanceclassical

    A term used synonymously with الدودم, referring to a substance like blood from trees.

علابطnoun
  1. 1.
    Resin-like substanceclassical

    Another term used synonymously with الدودم, denoting a tree exudate similar to blood.

Parallel reading

الدودم، كعلبط وعلابط: شيء كالدم يخرج من السمر، أو من شجر العرز، يستعمل فيما تستعمل فيه الموميا، مجرب، وأكثر ما يكون بجبل بيروت من الشام، وذكره في د وم وهم.
Al-Dudam, like 'albat and 'alabit: a thing like blood that comes out of the samar, or from the 'arz tree, used in what mummy is used for, tested, and it is most abundant in Mount Beirut of the Levant, and he mentioned it in D and M and W.