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دمك

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to speed and swiftness, particularly in movement or action. It also extends to concepts of smoothness, intensity, and significant events or hardships.

Derived headwords

الدُّمُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    swift pulleyclassical

    A pulley that operates quickly.

  2. 2.
    swift thingclassical

    Anything that is fast-moving or quick in its action.

  3. 3.
    swift horseclassical

    A name for a horse, described as swift.

دَمَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to become smoothboth

    To become smooth or sleek, often referring to a surface or texture.

ودمك الشئ يدمك دموكا، أي صار أملس — And a thing became smooth, meaning it became sleek.
دُمُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    swift runningclassical

    The fastest pace of running, specifically attributed to a rabbit.

  2. 2.
    smoothnessboth

    The state or quality of being smooth.

رَحَى دَمُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    swift grinding millstoneclassical

    A millstone that grinds quickly and efficiently.

دَامِكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A severe misfortune or disaster, often implying a hardship from the passage of time.

دَوَامِكnoun
  1. 1.
    hardships of timeclassical

    The adversities and difficulties brought about by the passage of time.

المُدْمَكnoun
  1. 1.
    bread stretcherclassical

    A tool or implement used to widen or flatten bread dough.

المِدْمَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    A course of building.both

    A course of building.

الدَّمْكَمَكadjective
  1. 1.
    intenseclassical

    Extremely strong, severe, or intense.

رَحَى دَمْكَمَكnoun
  1. 1.
    intense grinding millstoneclassical

    A millstone that grinds with great force or intensity.

Parallel reading

الدُّمُوك: البكرة السريعة.
Al-Dumūk: The swift pulley.
وكذلك كل شئ سريع المر.
And likewise everything that is swift in its passage.
والدمك: أسرع عدو الأرنب.
And al-Damak: The fastest run of a rabbit.
ورحى دموك: سريعة الطحن.
And a swift millstone: fast in grinding.
ودمك الشئ يدمك دموكا، أي صار أملس.
And a thing became smooth, meaning it became sleek.
ويقال: أصابتهم دامكة من دوامك الدهر، أي داهية.
And it is said: A calamity from the hardships of time befell them, meaning a disaster.
والمدمك: المطملة، وهو ما يوسع به الخبز.
And al-Mudmak: The flattening tool, which is what bread is widened with.
والمدماك: الساف من البناء
And al-Midmāk: The lowest course of a building
والدمكمك: الشديد.
And al-Damkamak: The intense one.
وربما قالوا رحى دمكمك، أي شديدة الطحن.
And sometimes they say a very intense millstone, meaning severe in grinding.