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غمن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the process of treating or preparing something, particularly animal hides or dates, to soften them or facilitate their processing. It implies a method of making something tender or ready for the next stage of preparation.

Derived headwords

غَمَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to treat hideclassical

    To treat an animal hide in a specific way, likely involving soaking or softening, to loosen its wool or hair.

  2. 2.
    to ripen datesclassical

    To treat dates in a similar manner to ripen them or prepare them for consumption.

أَغْمَنَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to treat hide (causative)classical

    To cause an animal hide to be treated, specifically to loosen its wool or hair.

  2. 2.
    to ripen dates (causative)classical

    To cause dates to be treated for ripening or preparation.

غُمِّينَadjective
  1. 1.
    treated hideclassical

    Describing an animal hide that has undergone the treatment process to loosen its wool or hair.

غَمِيلadjective
  1. 1.
    treated hideclassical

    An alternative adjective for an animal hide that has been treated to loosen its wool or hair.

Parallel reading

غمنت الجلد أغمنه بالضم، أي غممته ليتفسخ عنه صوفه
I treated the hide, I caused it to be treated with damma, meaning I treated it so its wool would loosen from it.
فهو غمين وغميل
And it is treated (referring to the hide).
وكذلك التمر إذا فعلت به ذلك ليدرك
And likewise dates if you do that to them so they ripen.