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دَمْدَمَ

Root: دم

Form: R. Q. 1

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دَمْدَمَ
R. Q. 1 [Verbal.Noun دَمْدَمَةٌ,] He smeared, or did over, a thing much, or exceedingly, or with energy: and he so covered over a thing. (Ham p. 461. [But the context there indicates that the verb in these two senses should be correctly written دمّم.])
2 See also 1, near the middle of the paragraph, and in five places after that.
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