- "the cosmetic", can
appear as تحميض، ثمود، وثمود، وثمود (ithmid, athmoud,
othmod or uthmod) LSJ, s.v., vocalisation, spelling, and
declension vary; Endlich;...
- substance, as
opposed to the cosmetic, can
appear as إثمد ithmid, athmoud,
othmod, or uthmod. Littré
suggests the
first form,
which is the earliest, derives...