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خرمس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to darkness and silence. It also extends to meanings of humility, submission, and quietude, often associated with a subdued or defeated state.

Derived headwords

خرمسadjective
  1. 1.
    darkclassical

    Describing a night that is intensely dark and devoid of light.

اخرنمسverb
  1. 1.
    to be humbleclassical

    To become submissive, humbled, or abased.

  2. 2.
    to be silentclassical

    To become quiet or to refrain from speaking.

اخرمسverb
  1. 1.
    to be humbleclassical

    To become submissive, humbled, or abased.

  2. 2.
    to be silentclassical

    To become quiet or to refrain from speaking.

اخرمصverb
  1. 1.
    to be silentclassical

    To become quiet or to refrain from speaking. This form is noted as a variant with 'ṣād' (ص).

اخرمسmasdar
  1. 1.
    humilityclassical

    The state of being humble or submissive.

  2. 2.
    silenceclassical

    The act or state of being silent.

اخرمصmasdar
  1. 1.
    silenceclassical

    The act or state of being silent. This form is noted as a variant with 'ṣād' (ص).

المخرمسnoun
  1. 1.
    silent personclassical

    A person who is silent or refrains from speaking.

الاخرنماسmasdar
  1. 1.
    silenceclassical

    The act or state of being silent.

Parallel reading

ليل خرمس: مظلم
A khurmus night: dark.
واخَرْمَسَ الرجلُ: ذَلَّ وخَضَعَ
And the man akhramasa: he was humbled and submitted.
وقيل: سَكَتَ
And it was said: he was silent.
وقد وردت بالصاد عن كراع وثعلب
And it has been transmitted with ṣād (ص) from Kura' and Tha'lab.
والاخرْنَماس: السكوت
And al-akhrunmas: silence.
والمُخَرْمَس: الساكت
And al-mukharmas: the silent one.
الفراء: اخرمس واخرمص: سكت
Al-Farra' said: akhramasa and akhramasa (with ṣād): he was silent.
واخرمس الرجل إذا ذل وخضع
And the man akhramasa when he was humbled and submitted.