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دحمر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very rare and possibly obscure, with limited attestations. The primary meaning relates to filling something, specifically a waterskin. It also includes a mention of a small creature and a place name.

Derived headwords

دَحْمَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to fillclassical

    To fill a waterskin.

الدحمورnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small, crawling creature or insect.

دحمروname
  1. 1.
    village namemodern

    A village located in Egypt.

Parallel reading

دحمر القربة
He filled the waterskin.
أي (ملأها)
Meaning (he filled it).
والدحمور، بالضم
And ad-dahmūr, with dammah.
وفي بعض الأصول: ودحمور، بلا لام
And in some manuscripts: wa dahmūr, without the definite article.
دويبة
A small creature.
دحمرو: قرية بمصر
Dahmarū: a village in Egypt.