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نيم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of something worn out, tattered, or degraded. It also extends to describe natural phenomena like sand drifts formed by wind.

Derived headwords

النَّيْمnoun
  1. 1.
    sand driftsclassical

    The ridges or drifts formed in sand when the wind blows over it.

  2. 2.
    worn-out furclassical

    Old, tattered, or worn-out fur.

نَيْمnoun
  1. 1.
    worn-out furclassical

    Old, tattered, or worn-out fur.

Parallel reading

النَّيْم: الدرج التى تكون في الرمل إذا جرت فيه الريح.
The nīm: the ridges that are in the sand when the wind blows over it.
حتى انجلى الليل عنها في ملمعة مثل الأديم لها من هبوة نيم
Until the night cleared from it in a shining expanse like tanned hide, having from a sand drift.
والنَّيْم: الفرو الخلق.
And the nīm: the worn-out fur.
من نيم ومن كتم
Of nīm and of katam.