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دمهكر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a loanword from Persian, referring to a specific type of fruit, the quince. It is also described as meaning 'the one who takes by the soul' or 'the one who seizes'.

Derived headwords

الدَّمَهْكَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Quinceboth

    A type of fruit, known in English as quince.

  2. 2.
    The one who seizesclassical

    Figuratively, it refers to someone who takes or seizes something, possibly with intensity.

دمه كيرother
  1. 1.
    Soul takerclassical

    A Persian compound word where 'دمه' means soul and 'كير' means taker.

Parallel reading

الدمهكر، كسفرجل
The damhakar, like the quince.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: أي (الآخذ بالنفس)
And Ibn Duraid said: meaning (the one who takes by the soul).
فارسي (معرب دمه كير)
Persian (a loanword from damah kir).
فدم هو النفس
So 'damah' is the soul.
وكير بمعنى الآخذ
And 'kir' means the taker.