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عرمض

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to aquatic vegetation, specifically algae or moss that grows in water. It can also describe water that is affected by this growth.

Derived headwords

العَرَمَضُnoun
  1. 1.
    Algae, mossboth

    The green growth that emerges from the bottom of water and rises to the surface.

  2. 2.
    Water bullclassical

    Also called 'bull of the water', according to Abu Zayd.

مُعَرْمِضadjective
  1. 1.
    Algal-coveredmodern

    Describing water that has algae growing in it.

Parallel reading

الطحلب، وهو الأخضر الذي يخرج من أسفل الماء حتى يعلوه.
Algae, which is the green growth that emerges from the bottom of the water until it covers it.
ويسمى أيضا ثور الماء، عن أبى زيد.
It is also called the bull of the water, according to Abu Zayd.
ماء معرمض.
Algal-covered water.
تيممت العين التي عند ضارج * يفئ عليها الظل عرمضها طامى
I headed for the spring near Ḍāriǧ, whose shade covers it, its algae abundant.