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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of worthlessness, lack of goodness, and potentially a derogatory term. It is also linked to a Persian word for enemy, suggesting a possible semantic extension into negative connotations.

Derived headwords

الدشمةnoun
  1. 1.
    worthless personclassical

    A person who possesses no good qualities or is of no value.

دسمةnoun
  1. 1.
    worthless personclassical

    A term used to describe someone who is of no good or value.

الدشمانnoun
  1. 1.
    enemyclassical

    A term, possibly derived from this root, used in Persian to denote an enemy.

Parallel reading

الدشمة، بالضم
Ad-dashmah, with dammah.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وفي المحكم: هو الذي لا خير فيه
And in Al-Muhkam: it is that which has no good in it.
وضبطه الزمخشري بالسين المهملة
And Al-Zamakhshari vocalized it with the unpointed sin.
يقال: ما أنت إلا دسمة
It is said: You are nothing but a worthless person.
ولعل منه أخذ الدشمان للعدو بالفارسية
And perhaps from this is derived 'ad-dashman' for 'enemy' in Persian.