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كعمز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the state of something becoming tangled, disordered, or unraveled, specifically in the context of bedding or fabric.

Derived headwords

تَكَعْمَزَverb
  1. 1.
    became tangledclassical

    The verb describes the state of bedding or fabric where its threads have become disordered and its stuffing has bunched up.

تَكَعْمُزnoun
  1. 1.
    tanglingclassical

    The act or state of becoming tangled, disordered, or unraveled, particularly referring to bedding.

Parallel reading

تكعمز الفراش: انتقضت خيوطه واجتمع صوفه.
The bedding became tangled: its threads became disordered and its stuffing bunched up.
أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني ونقله صاحب اللسان عن الهجري.
Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani neglected it, and the author of Al-Lisan transmitted it from Al-Hajari.