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قطمر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to the thin covering or membrane found on the kernel of a date pit. It specifically describes the delicate layer surrounding the seed within the pit, from which the palm tree sprouts.

Derived headwords

القِطْمِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    the thin membrane in the date stoneboth

    the thin membrane in the date stone

  2. 2.
    the white speck on the back of the date stone from which the palm tree growsboth

    the white speck on the back of the date stone from which the palm tree grows

Parallel reading

الفوفة التي في النواة، وهي القشرة الرقيقة، ويقال هي النكتة البيضاء التي في ظهر النواة تنبت منها النخلة.
The husk that is in the pit, and it is the thin peel, and it is said to be the white spot on the back of the pit from which the palm tree sprouts.