تَدْسِيمٌ
Root: دسم
Form: 2
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تَدْسِيمٌII
, Verbal.Noun of دسّم, signifies The smearing a thing, or a morsel, or mouthful, [or seasoning it, imbuing it, or soaking it,] with
دَسَم [i. e. grease, or gravy, or dripping].
2 دَسِّمُوا نُونَتَهُ, said by 'Othmán respecting a beautiful boy, means Blacken ye his dimple in the chin, in order that the evil eye may not have effect upon it. [Accord. to another explanation, mentioned in the TA, the blackness denoted by this phrase is behind the ear: but this is evidently a mistake.]
3 See also 1.
2 دَسِّمُوا نُونَتَهُ, said by 'Othmán respecting a beautiful boy, means Blacken ye his dimple in the chin, in order that the evil eye may not have effect upon it. [Accord. to another explanation, mentioned in the TA, the blackness denoted by this phrase is behind the ear: but this is evidently a mistake.]
3 See also 1.
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