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محمل

Root: حمل

3 entries for this word

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Entry 1

محمل maḥmal see حمل ḥamala; also أخذ شيئا على محمل الجد (m. il-jidd) to take s.th. seriously

Entry 2

محمل maḥmil (colloq. maḥmal) pl. محامل maḥāmil2 camel-borne litter; mahmal, a richly decorated litter sent by Islamic rulers to Mecca as an emblem of their independence, at the time of the hadj

Entry 3

محمل muḥammal loaded, laden, heavily charged, burdened (ب with), encumbered (ب by)

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