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دمّرهُ

Root: دمر

Form: 2

Full Definition

دمّرهُII , and دمّرهُمْ, and دمّر عَلَيْهِ, and عَلَيْهِمْ, Verbal.Noun تَدْمِيرٌ; and دَمَرَهُمْ , Verbal.Noun دُمُورٌ, and, accord. to the K دَمَارٌ [which is omitted in the CK] and دَمَارَةٌ, but this is wrong, for the second and third of these three inf. ns., or all of them, are of دَمَرَ in the intrans. sense explained above; He destroyed, or destroyed utterly, him, or it, or them. And دمّر السَّيْلُ المَكَانَ The torrent destroyed the place.

def.2 دمّر, Verbal.Noun as above, He fumigated his قُتْرَة [or lurking-place] with fur, or soft hair, [of camels,] in order that the wild animals might not perceive his smell. [See also the act. part. n., below.]
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