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طحمر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root طحمر appears to relate to concepts of filling, stretching, and covering. It is used in contexts of filling a waterskin, stretching a bowstring, and the presence of clouds obscuring the sky.

Derived headwords

طَحْمَرَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to fillclassical

    To fill a waterskin to its capacity.

طَحْمَرَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to stringclassical

    To string a bow, i.e., to attach the bowstring.

طَحْمَرِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cloudinessclassical

    A state of being cloudy or having some clouds in the sky.

طَخْمَرِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cloudinessclassical

    A state of being cloudy or having some clouds in the sky, with a variant pronunciation using 'kha' (خ) instead of 'ha' (ح).

Parallel reading

طحمرت السقاء: ملائة.
To fill a waterskin: to fill it.
وطحمرت القوس: وترتها.
And to string a bow: to attach its string.
ما على السماء طحمريرة وطخمريرة، بالحاء والخاء، أي شئ من الغيم.
There is no cloudiness (using 'ha' or 'kha') in the sky, meaning any amount of clouds.