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موم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to wax and a specific type of inflammation. The core meaning revolves around a substance used for sealing or binding, and by extension, a medical condition.

Derived headwords

المومnoun
  1. 1.
    wax, an arabized wordboth

    wax, an arabized word

البرسامnoun
  1. 1.
    a known illness (pleurisy or brain fever)both

    a known illness (pleurisy or brain fever)

Parallel reading

الموم: الشمع، معرب.
Al-mūm: wax, a loanword.
والموم: البرسام، يقال منه
And al-mūm: peritonitis, it is said from it.