Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

دُهْمَةٌ

Root: دهم

Full Definition

دُهْمَةٌ Blackness: and a deep ash-colour [without any tinge of white: see أَدْهَمُ].

def.2 Also A brown ewe (نَعْجَةٌ حَمْرَآءُ): [see also دَهْمَآءُ, voce أَدْهَمُ:] and sing. of دُهَمٌ signifying a certain sort [or breed] of sheep or goats.


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