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عثمر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to specific, possibly obscure, terms. It includes a description of a type of grape and a place name, with some discussion about the etymology of the latter.

Derived headwords

العُثْمَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dried grapeclassical

    A type of grape that has lost its juice and only its skin remains.

عُثْمَرname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name located in the lands of the Tayy tribe.

Parallel reading

العثمرة بالضمض من العنب: ما امتص ماؤه وبقي قشره
Al-'uthmarah (with damma on the 'ayn) from grapes: is that which has absorbed its juice and its skin remains.
وقد أهمله الجوهري وابن منظور، وأورده الصاغاني
Al-Jawhari and Ibn Manzur neglected it, and Al-Saghani mentioned it.
وعثمر، كقنفذ: جزعة ببلاد طيىء
And 'Uthmar, like Qunfudh: is a place name in the lands of Tayy.
والميم زائدة، ولذا ذكره الصاغاني في عثر
And the 'meem' is extra, and therefore Al-Saghani mentioned it under ('athara).