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غثمر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe coarse, rough, or low-quality materials, particularly in textiles. It also extends to the idea of something being cheap or readily available, perhaps due to its poor quality.

Derived headwords

مِغْثَمَرnoun
  1. 1.
    coarse, rough clothclassical

    A garment made of coarse and poorly woven fabric. It is described as being of low quality.

Parallel reading

المغثمر: الثوب الخشن الردئ النسج.
Al-maghthamar: The coarse, poorly woven garment.
عمدا كسوت مرهبا مغثمرا
Intentionally I clothed Marhaban with a coarse garment
ولو أشاء حكته محبرا
And if I had wished, I would have made it (a garment of) fine silk.
يقول: ألبسته المغثمر لادفع به عنه العين.
He says: I clothed him with the coarse garment to ward off the evil eye from him.
ومرهب: اسم ولده.
And Marhaban: is the name of his son.