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دلمس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense darkness, particularly of the night. It also extends to describe a lion or a brave, resolute person, likely due to the association of darkness with stealth and ferocity.

Derived headwords

دَلَامِسadjective
  1. 1.
    dark, gloomyboth

    Describing a night that is intensely dark and obscure.

ادْلَهْمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to become intensely darkclassical

    The night became intensely dark and obscure.

مُدْلَهْمِسadjective
  1. 1.
    dark, gloomyclassical

    Describing a night that is intensely dark and obscure.

دِلْهِمْسnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion, attributed to its strength and boldness.

  2. 2.
    brave, resolute personclassical

    A name for a brave and resolute person, especially one who is steadfast in difficult situations.

دِلْهِمْسadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely darkclassical

    Describing a night that is extremely dark and obscure.

Parallel reading

ليل دلامس
A dark night.
وقد ادلمس الليل إذا اشتدت ظلمته
And the night became intensely dark when its darkness intensified.
وهو ليل مدلمس
And it is a dark night.
الدلهمس: الجريء الماضي على الليل
The دلهمس: the bold one who proceeds through the night.
وهو من أسماء الأسد والشجاع
And it is among the names of the lion and the brave.
سمي الأسد بذلك لقوته وجراءته
The lion was named thus due to its strength and boldness.
وأَسَدٌ في غَيْلِهِ دِلْهِمْسٌ
And a lion in its lair, a دلهمس.
الدلهمس الأسد الذي لا يهوله شيء ليلا ولا نهارا
The دلهمس is the lion that nothing daunts, by night or by day.
ليل دلهمس: شديد الظلمة
A دلهمس night: intensely dark.
إليكَ، في الحندس الدلهمسة الطامس،
To you, in the dark, obscuring, obliterating night,