See also: رامک

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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رَامِك (rāmik) (feminine رَامِكَة (rāmika), masculine plural رَامِكُونَ (rāmikūna), feminine plural رَامِكَات (rāmikāt))

  1. active participle of رَمَكَ (ramaka)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Persian رامک (râmak), from رام (râm) + ـک (ak).

Noun

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رَامِك or رَامَك (rāmik or rāmakm (obsolete)

  1. a kind of compound astringent used against dysentery, black like pitch, mixed from musk, pomegranate bark, gum arabic, benjamin, mastic, unripe dates, gallnut and other ingredients
    • 1025, ابن سينا [Avicenna], القانون في الطب [Canon Medicinae]:
      إن السك الأصلي هو الصيني المتخذ من الأملج والآن لما عز ذلك فقد يتخذونه من العفص والبلح على نحو عمل الرامك. الطبع: الساذج منه حار في الأولى يابس في الثانية وللطيب حار يابس في الثالثة.
      The original sukk is Chinese and is made from emblic and when that is hard to get then they take oak gall and dates prepared like rāmik. Its nature: The simple form of it is hot in the first grade, dry in the second grade and as for the scent hot and dry in the third grade.
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