baṣma

fingerprint, imprint

بَصْمَة

Word

Noun · pattern فَعْلَة

Root

ب ص م

Forms

Plural
بَصَم

From the same root

All words from ب ص م →

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 1 entry
  • بُصْمٌ space that is between the extremity of the little finger and that of the third finger
    The space that is between the extremity of the little finger and that of the third finger [when they are extended apart]: (S, M, * K:) mentioned on the authority of AO, (S,) or on that of Aboo-Málik alone. (M.) The عَتَب is the space between the third finger and the middle finger; the رَتَب, that between the middle finger and the first finger; [but see these two words;] the فِتْر, that between the first finger and the thumb; the شِبْر, that between the thumb and the little finger; and the فَوْت, that between every two fingers, in length. (S.) ― -b2- ذُو بُصْمٍ Thick, or coarse; applied to a man, (M, K,) or a garment, or piece of cloth: (K:) or you say ثَوْبٌ لَهُ بُصْمٌ, meaning a garment, or piece of cloth, that is dense, or compact; close in texture. (M.)

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