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Form 2نَمَّلَ الثَّوْبَ1 sense

Core sense — he mended a garmentgenerated

2.1

[He mended a garment] — the same as رَفَأَهُ.

In art. لقط.

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[He mended a garment] i. q. رَفَأَهُ . (TA in art. لقط .)
Form 5تَنَمُّلٌ1 sense

Core sense — a tingling, or stinging, sensationgenerated

5.1

A tingling, or stinging, sensation, like that of the torpedo fish. See “Abdollatiphi Hist. Aeg. Comp.,” p. 82.

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A formication or stinging, as of the torpedo fish: see “ Abdollatiphi Hist. Aeg. Comp., ” p. 82.

Derived nouns 2

Nounنَمْلُ سُلَيْمَانَ1 sense

Core sense — red antsgenerated

1

Red ants. See أَحْوَى in art. حو.

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Red ants: see أَحْوَى , in art. حو .
Nounأَنْمَلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the end of a finger, the joint in which the nail isgenerated

1

Generally written this way.

The head, or end, of a finger: that is, the joint in which the nail is: [that is, the ungual phalanx, with or without the flesh on it: ] or a joint, or articulation, of the fingers.

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(thus generally written, Msb) The head [or end] of a finger; (S, Msb;) i. e. (Msb) the joint ( مَفْصِل ) (Az, Msb) in which is the nail: (Az, Msb, K:) [i. e. the ungual phalanx, with, or without, the flesh upon it: (see قَصَبٌ :)] or a joint, or an articulation, ( عُقْدَة ) of the fingers. (Msb.)