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د ق م س

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to fine, soft materials, specifically silk. The primary derived terms discuss silk and its variations, with some indication of potential inversion or alternative forms.

Derived headwords

الدَّقْمَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Silkclassical

    A fine, soft fabric, specifically identified as silk.

كَقُمْطَرother
  1. 1.
    Like qamṭarclassical

    This appears to be a comparative phrase, possibly referencing a variant or related term for silk, though 'qamṭar' itself is not explicitly defined here.

الْمَدْقَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Silkclassical

    An alternative or inverted form of 'al-daqmas', also referring to silk.

الدَّمْقَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Silkclassical

    Another variant or inverted form of 'al-daqmas', also meaning silk.

Parallel reading

الدَّقْمَس، كَقُمْطَر، أَهْمَلَهُ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ.
Al-daqmas, like qamṭar, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وَقَالَ أَبُو عَمْرٍو: هُوَ الْإِبْرِيسَمُ، كَالْمَدْقَسِ وَهُوَ مَقْلُوبٌ مِنْهُ، وَفِي بَعْضِ النُّسَخِ: كَالدَّمْقَسِ.
And Abu Amr said: it is silk, like al-madqas which is an inversion of it, and in some copies: like al-damqas.
وَكُلُّهُ صَحِيحٌ.
And all of it is correct.