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المرهم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns ointments and salves used for healing, particularly for wounds. It also touches upon the linguistic analysis of the word 'marham' itself, discussing the origin of its letters.

Derived headwords

المِرْهَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Ointment, salveboth

    A medicinal preparation, often a compound, applied externally to wounds or sores for healing.

رَهِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To apply ointmentclassical

    This is a hypothetical verb form discussed in the text, suggesting that if the 'm' in 'marham' were extraneous, the root verb would be 'rahama'.

مَرْهَمَverb
  1. 1.
    To apply ointmentboth

    To treat a wound or injury by applying an ointment or salve.

مرهمت الجرح — I applied ointment to the wound.

Parallel reading

دواء مركب للجراحات
A compound medicine for wounds.
وذكر الجوهري له في ر ه م وهم
And Al-Jawhari mentioned it under 'r-h-m' and 'w-h-m'.
والميم أصلية
And the 'm' is original.
لقولهم: مرهمت الجرح
Because they say: 'I applied ointment to the wound'.
ولو كانت زائدة، لقالوا: رهمت
And if it were superfluous, they would have said: 'rahimtu' (or 'rahemtu').