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ضرسام

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of water sources and negative personal attributes. It describes a specific type of water and also terms for a weak, base, or ignoble person.

Derived headwords

ضِرْسَامname
  1. 1.
    Water sourceclassical

    A specific name for a water source or well.

الضِّرْسَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Weaklingclassical

    A person who is weak, feeble, and base or ignoble.

  2. 2.
    Wretchclassical

    An ignoble and contemptible individual.

ضِرْسَامَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Weak and baseclassical

    Describing someone as weak, ignoble, and contemptible.

Parallel reading

ضرسام، بالكسر: ماء م.
Ḍirsām, with a kasra: a male water source.
والضرسامة، بالكسر: الرخو اللئيم الفسل.
And al-ḍirsāmah, with a kasra: the weak, base, ignoble one.