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هرمل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of plucking or shedding hair, particularly the fine, downy hair of animals or the hair of the head. It also extends to the idea of something being sparse or falling out.

Derived headwords

هَرْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to pluck hairboth

    To pluck or pull out hair, especially fine or downy hair.

هَرَامِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    fallen hairclassical

    Hair that has fallen out, especially fine or downy hair.

Parallel reading

هرمله، أي نتف شعره.
He plucked his hair, meaning he pulled out his hair.
وشعر هراميل، إذا سقط.
And hair is haramīl when it falls out.
قد هرمل الصيف عن أعناقها الوبرا
The summer has plucked the fine hair from their necks