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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of plucking, cutting, or shedding hair, fur, or feathers. It extends to meanings of decay, dilapidation, and spoiling, particularly in relation to old age or poor condition. It also describes specific types of hair remnants and worn clothing.

Derived headwords

هَرْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to pluck outboth

    To pluck out and cut hair, fur, or feathers.

  2. 2.
    to spoilmodern

    To spoil or ruin something, like an action or work.

هرملverb
  1. 1.
    to pluck outboth

    To pluck out and cut hair, fur, or feathers.

  2. 2.
    to decayclassical

    An old woman becoming frail and senile due to old age.

  3. 3.
    to spoilmodern

    To spoil or ruin an action or work.

الْهَرْمَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    An old, aged woman.

  2. 2.
    loose womanclassical

    A woman described as wild, unrestrained, and loose.

  3. 3.
    old she-camelclassical

    An old and worn-out she-camel.

الْهَرْمُولُnoun
  1. 1.
    tuft of hairboth

    A remaining piece or tuft of hair on the sides of the head, or similarly, of feathers or fur.

هَرَامِيلُnoun
  1. 1.
    tufts of hairboth

    Plural of هَرْمُول (harmūl), referring to tufts of hair, feathers, or fur.

الْهَرْمُولَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    frayed hemclassical

    The part of a shirt that frays or splits at the bottom edges.

Parallel reading

نتف شعره
He plucked out his hair.
وهرمل الشعر: نتفه وقطعه
And 'harmala' (the verb) means to pluck and cut hair.
وكذلك الوبر
And likewise for fur.
ردوا لأحداجهم بزلا مخيسة ... قد هرمل الصيف عن أعناقها الوبرا
They returned their camel saddles with lean she-camels... the summer had plucked the fur from their necks.
هرملت العجوز: بليت كبرا وخرفت
The old woman 'harmalat': she became worn out with age and senile.
هرمل عمله: أفسده
'Harmala' (the verb) applied to his work means he spoiled it.
المسنة
The aged woman.
الهوجاء المسترخية من النساء
The wild, loose woman.
الناقة الهرمة
The old she-camel.
قطعة من الشعر تبقى في نواحي الرأس، وكذا من الريش والوبر
A piece of hair remaining on the sides of the head, and likewise of feathers and fur.
هيق أزف وزفانية مرطى ... زعراء ريش ذناباها هراميل
A swift, fast-moving ostrich, with wings spread wide... its tail feathers were tufts.
التي تتشقق من أسافل القميص، كالرعبولة
That which frays from the lower parts of a shirt, like a frayed hem.
شعر هراميل: إذا سقط
Scattered hair: when it falls out.
هرمل الوبر: إذا سقط
The fur 'harmala': when it falls off.