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1. ǧemmed ppl.

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Adorned with gemstones. …

2. iǧemmed ppl.

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Grafted by the process of budding, budded. …

3. ǧemmī adj.

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Full of jewels; shining like gems. …

4. ǧemme n.

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(a) A precious stone, gem; (b) fig. a precious thing, a virtue; (c) fig. an illustrious or precious person. …

5. sā̆l-ǧemme n.

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Rock salt [cp. salt gemme, s.v. salt n.(1) 1b.(a)]. …

6. yimme n.

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(a) A precious stone, gem;—also coll. [quot. c1275]; (b) yimme ston [OE gim-stān], a gemstone, jewel; ?also, specif. a pearl [quot. a1225(?OE)]; also fig. and in fig. context. …

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