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حثرم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific anatomical feature, namely a circular mark or protrusion on the upper lip. It also extends to describe a person with such a feature.

Derived headwords

الحَثْرَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Circular mark on upper lipclassical

    A circular mark or protrusion located in the center of the upper lip.

أَبْظَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Having a prominent upper lip markclassical

    Describing a man who has a slightly elongated or prominent circular mark on his upper lip.

Parallel reading

الحثرمة بالكسر: الدائرة في وسط الشفة العليا.
Al-hathramah (with kasrah): The circle in the middle of the upper lip.
فإذا طالت قليلا قيل رجل أبظر.
And if it became slightly elongated, one would say a man is abthar.
كأنما حثرمة ابن غابن قلفة طفل تحت موسى خاتن
As if the hathramah of Ibn Ghabin were the foreskin of a child under the knife of a circumciser.