دمع

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the fluid secreted by the eyes (tears) and related concepts. It extends to describe the flow of liquids from other sources, specific types of eye injuries, and anatomical parts of the eye.

Derived headwords

الدَّمْعnoun

1.
tears of the eyeboth
tears of the eye

الدَّمْعَةnoun

1.
a drop of itboth
a drop of it

دَمَعَverb

1.
To shed tearsboth
The eye shedding tears.

دَمِعَverb

1.
To shed tears (variant pronunciation)classical
A variant pronunciation of the verb meaning to shed tears.

دَمْعًاnoun

1.
Tears (masdar)both
The act or state of shedding tears.

دَمِعَةadjective

1.
Tearfulclassical
A woman who is quick to shed tears.

الدَّامِعَةnoun

1.
a type of wound (shijāj) after the dāmiʿaboth
a type of wound (shijāj) after the dāmiʿa
2.
if blood flows from it, then it is the dāmiʿaboth
if blood flows from it, then it is the dāmiʿa

المَدَامِعnoun

1.
the tear ducts, which are the corners of the eyeboth
the tear ducts, which are the corners of the eye

الدِّمَاعnoun

1.
Eye fluid (non-tear)classical
Fluid from the eye due to illness or old age, distinct from tears.

دِمَاعًاnoun

1.
Flowing fluidclassical
Refers to a flowing fluid, specifically in the context of the eye in the provided verse.

دِمَاع الكَرْمnoun

1.
Grapevine sapclassical
The sap that flows from grapevines during springtime.

الدَّمْعnoun

1.
tears of the eyeboth
tears of the eye

Parallel reading

الدمع: دمع العين.

The tear: the fluid of the eye.

والدمعة: القطرة منه.

And the tear (singular): the drop of it.

ودمعت العين تدمع دمعا،

And the eye shed tears, shedding tears (masdar).

ودمعت بالكسر دمعا: لغة حكاها أبو عبيدة.

And 'damict' (with kasra) shedding tears (masdar): a dialect reported by Abu Ubaydah.

وامرأة دمعة: سريعة الدمعة.

And a woman 'dam'ah': quick to shed tears.

والدامعة من الشجاج بعد الدامية.

And the 'dami'ah' (wound) is from head wounds after the 'damiya'.

فإذا سال منها دم فهى الدامعة بالعين غير معجمة.

And if blood flows from it, then it is the 'dami'ah' (with 'ayn) not unpointed (i.e., not 'mim').

والمدامع: المآقى، وهى أطراف العين.

And the 'madami'' (plural): the corners of the eye, and they are the edges of the eye.

والدماع بالضم: ماء العين من علة أو كبر، ليس الدمع.

And 'al-dimaa'' (with damma): the fluid of the eye from illness or old age, not tears.

يا من لعين لا تني تهماعا * قد ترك الدمع بها دماعا *

Oh, for an eye that does not cease to weep * tears have left it flowing with fluid *

ودماع الكرم: ما يسيل منه أيام الربيع.

And the 'dimaa'' of the grapevine: what flows from it during the days of spring.

الدمع بضم الدال والميم: سمة في مجرى الدمع.

The 'al-dam'' (with damma on dal and mim): a brand mark in the tear duct.