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نمش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the concept of speckling, spotting, or dappling, particularly with contrasting colors like white and black. It is applied to physical markings on animals and can describe a scattered or variegated appearance.

Derived headwords

النَّمَشnoun
  1. 1.
    white and black spotsboth

    white and black spots

نَمِسadjective
  1. 1.
    the ghee spoiled, meaning it became corruptboth

    the ghee spoiled, meaning it became corrupt

نَمْسnoun
  1. 1.
    the ghee spoiled, meaning it became corruptboth

    the ghee spoiled, meaning it became corrupt

Parallel reading

النَّمَش بالتحريك: نقط بيض وسود.
An-namash (with harakat): white and black spots.
ومنْهُ ثورٌ نمِسٌ، وهو الثورُ الوحشيُّ الذي فيهِ نُقَطٌ.
And from it is a speckled bull, which is the wild bull that has spots.