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هدمل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes worn-out or tattered things, particularly clothing. It can also refer to a sandy area with abundant vegetation.

Derived headwords

الهدملnoun
  1. 1.
    worn-out garmentclassical

    A garment that is old, tattered, and worn out from use.

هدملةnoun
  1. 1.
    sandy area with treesclassical

    A sandy tract of land that is densely covered with trees or shrubs.

Parallel reading

الهدمل بالكسر: الثوب الخلق.
Al-hadmal (with kasra) is a worn-out garment.
عجوز عليها ms1272 هدمل ذات خيعل
An old woman wearing a tattered garment of khay'al.
والهدملة، على وزن السبحلة: الرملة الكثيرة الشجر، عن أبى عبيد.
And al-hadmalah, on the pattern of al-sabhalah, is a sandy area with many trees, according to Abu Ubayd.
كأنها بالهدملات الرواسيم
As if they were like the firmly rooted sandy areas (with trees).