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حندس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes intense darkness, particularly at night. It extends to describe things that are intensely black or large, and metaphorically to slow or heavy movement.

Derived headwords

حِنْدِسnoun
  1. 1.
    intense darknessboth

    Profound darkness, often referring to the deepest part of the night.

  2. 2.
    dark nightclassical

    A night characterized by extreme darkness.

حِنْدِسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessclassical

    The state or quality of being dark; obscurity.

حَنَادِسnoun
  1. 1.
    dark nightsclassical

    Specifically, three nights of the lunar month known for their darkness.

أَسْوَد حِنْدِسadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely blackclassical

    Describing something as being extremely black, akin to 'pitch black'.

حِنْدِلْسnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy-footed camelclassical

    A female camel that walks heavily or slowly.

  2. 2.
    noble camelclassical

    A distinguished and excellent female camel.

  3. 3.
    large louseclassical

    An exceptionally large louse.

Parallel reading

كنا عند النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، في ليلة ظلماء حندس
We were with the Prophet, peace be upon him, on a dark, intensely dark night.
وقام الليل في حندسه
And he stood in prayer during the night in its darkness.
وليلة حندسة، وليل حندس: مظلم
And a dark night, and a dark night: meaning dark.
الحنادس: ثلاث ليال من الشهر لظلمتهن
Al-Hanadis: three nights of the month for their darkness.
أسود حندس: شديد السواد، كقولك أسود حالك
Intensely black: extremely black, like you say pitch black.
ناقة حندلس: ثقيلة المشي
A Hindlis camel: heavy-footed.
وهي أيضا النجيبة الكريمة
And it is also the noble, excellent one.
هي الضخمة العظيمة
It is the huge and great one.
والحندلس أيضا: أضخم القمل
And Al-Hindlis also: the largest of lice.