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حرمس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something smooth, level, and hard, often applied to land or terrain. It can also denote a period of hardship or drought.

Derived headwords

الحَرْمَسnoun
  1. 1.
    smoothnessclassical

    Refers to a quality of being smooth or level.

حَرْمَاسadjective
  1. 1.
    smoothclassical

    Describing something that is smooth or level, often used for terrain.

أرضٌ حَرْمَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    hard landclassical

    Land that is hard and firm, difficult to traverse.

حَرَامِسadjective
  1. 1.
    harshclassical

    Describing years or times that are harsh, severe, and marked by drought or scarcity.

سِنونٌ حَرَامِسnoun
  1. 1.
    harsh yearsclassical

    Years characterized by hardship, drought, and scarcity.

Parallel reading

الحرمس: الأملس.
Al-ḥarmas: the smooth.
والحرماس: الأملس.
And al-ḥarmās: the smooth.
وأرض حرماس: صلبة شديدة.
And ḥarmās land: hard and severe.
أبو عمرو: بلد حرماس أي أملس؛
Abū ʿAmr: a ḥarmās country, meaning smooth;
وأنشد: جاوزن رمل أيلة الدهاسا، ... وبطن لبنى بلدا حرماسا
And he recited: They passed the sands of Ayla, the swift ones, ... and the belly of Lubna, a smooth land.
وسنون حرامس أي شداد مجدبة، واحدها حرمس.
And ḥarāmis years, meaning harsh and barren, the singular of which is ḥarmas.