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دهم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

9 ادهمّ أد أدهم اـد اـدهم ادهم دهم ودى ٱدهم آد آدهم , inf. n. اِدْهِمَامٌ, He (a horse) became أَدْهَم, (S, K,) i. e. black. (S, * K, * TA.) And ↓ ادهامّ, inf. n. اِدْهِمَامٌ, It (a thing) was, or became, black. (S, K.) [Hence,] الزَّرْعُ ↓ ادهامّ The seedproduce [ became of a dark green colour, or] was overspread with blackness, by reason of abundance of moisture, or irrigation. (JK, TA.) And in like manner, الرَّوْضَةُ ↓ ادهامّت and ادهمّت [ The meadow became of a dark green colour, &c.]. (JK.) And الخُضْرَةُ ↓ ادهامّت The greenness became intense [ so as to appear blackish, or so as to appear black when viewed from a distance ]. (TA.)

Derived headwords

ادهمّverb
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