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د غ م ص

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to concepts of fatness, plumpness, and abundance of flesh. It is presented as a potential variant or correction of a previously discussed term.

Derived headwords

الدَّغْمَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fatness, plumpnessboth

    A state of being fat and having abundant flesh.

Parallel reading

الدغمصة، بالميم بدل الفاء: هو السمن وكثرة اللحم
Al-daghmaseh, with a mim instead of a fa: is fatness and abundance of flesh.
أورده صاحب اللسان هكذا، وضبطه، وهو بعينه الذي تقدم، إن لم يصحفه الصاغاني، فتأمل.
The author of Al-Lisan mentioned it thus, and vocalized it, and it is the very same as what preceded, if Al-Sagani did not miswrite it, so ponder.