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الدرغم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something or someone that is base, vulgar, or of poor quality. It is primarily used as an adjective to denote a negative characteristic.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْغَمadjective
  1. 1.
    Base, vulgarclassical

    Describing something or someone as being of low quality, vulgar, or morally reprehensible.

دَرغَمَverb
  1. 1.
    To be base, vulgarclassical

    The action of exhibiting qualities of being base, vulgar, or of poor character.

Parallel reading

الدرغم، كزبرج: الرديء البذيء.
Al-dargham, like zubraj: the bad, the vulgar.