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كمد

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns suppressed emotions, particularly sadness, and extends to concepts of discoloration, ineffective cleansing, and warming applications.

Derived headwords

الكَمَدُnoun
  1. 1.
    hidden sorrowboth

    hidden sorrow

كَمَدَverb
  1. 1.
    sad, sorrowfulboth

    sad, sorrowful

كَمِدٌadjective
  1. 1.
    sad, sorrowfulboth

    sad, sorrowful

كَيِمِدٌadjective
  1. 1.
    grieving secretlyclassical

    An alternative form describing someone who is experiencing suppressed grief.

المَكْدَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    discolorationclassical

    A change in the color of something, often implying a negative alteration.

أَكْمَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to fail to cleanse thoroughlyclassical

    Used by a fuller (washer of clothes) to describe not cleaning a garment properly, leaving it discolored or stained.

تَكْمِيدُnoun
  1. 1.
    warming (a limb)classical

    The act of heating a body part, such as a limb, using a cloth or similar item.

الكِمَادُnoun
  1. 1.
    poultice, fomentationboth

    poultice, fomentation

Parallel reading

الحزن المكتوم
suppressed grief
تقول منه: كمد الرجل فهو كمد وكيمد
You say from it: the man grieved, so he is grieving and secretly grieving.
والمكدة: تغير اللون
And al-makdah: discoloration.
وأكمد القصار الثوب، إذا لم ينقه
And the fuller made the garment discolored, if he did not cleanse it properly.
وتكميد العضو: تسخينه بخرق ونحوها
And tawkmeed of the limb: heating it with a cloth and the like.
وكذلك (1) الكماد، بالكسر
And likewise al-kimaad, with kasra.
" الكماد أحب إلى من الكى "
"The compress is more beloved to me than cauterization."