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قردم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to specific types of garments or armor, possibly of foreign origin, and also a medicinal substance.

Derived headwords

القِرْدَمَانِيّ مقصورnoun
  1. 1.
    medicineclassical

    A type of medicine, described as spherical and of Roman origin.

  2. 2.
    padded coatclassical

    A padded coat worn for warfare, of Persian origin (Arabized). It is also called 'kabbar' in Roman or Nabataean.

Parallel reading

القردمانى مقصور: دواء، وهو كرويا، رومي.
Al-Qardamānī (shortened): a medicine, and it is spherical, Roman.
وقال أبو عبيدة: القردماني (1) : قباء محشو يتخذ للحرب، فارسي معرب.
And Abu Ubaydah said: Al-Qardamānī (1): a stuffed coat taken for war, Arabized Persian.
يقال له " كبر " بالرومية أو بالنبطية.
It is called 'kabbar' in Roman or Nabataean.
فخمة ذفراء ترتى بالعرى قردمانيا وتركا كالبصل
Majestic, fragrant, it is adorned with straps, a qardamāniyy and a turk like onions.