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رهمس

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root generally relates to concealing, obscuring, or speaking in a hushed or partial manner. It can also refer to moving stealthily or secretly.

Derived headwords

رَهْسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to hint atclassical

    To bring forth a part of something without revealing all of it; to allude to something without being explicit.

رَهْمَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    secrecyclassical

    The state of being secret or hidden; a clandestine matter.

  2. 2.
    whisperingclassical

    Speaking in a low voice or secretively.

تَرَهَسَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to move stealthilyclassical

    To move or proceed in a hidden or stealthy manner.

تَرَهْمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to move stealthilyclassical

    To move or proceed in a hidden or stealthy manner.

مُرْهَمَسadjective
  1. 1.
    hiddenclassical

    Concealed, covered, or secret.

مُنْهَمِسadjective
  1. 1.
    hiddenclassical

    Concealed, covered, or secret.

Parallel reading

رهسم الخبر: أتى منه بطرف ولم يفصح بجميعه.
To hint at the news: to bring forth a part of it and not explain all of it.
ورهمسه: مثل رهسمه.
And to hint at it: like رهسمه (to hint at it).
والرهمسة أيضا: السرار؛
And الرهمسة also: secrecy;
وأتي الحجاج برجل فقال: أمن أهل الرس والرهمسة أنت؟
And Al-Hajjaj was brought a man, and he said: 'Are you from the people of secrecy and whispering?'
كأنه أراد المسارة في إثارة الفتنة وشق العصا بين المسلمين.
As if he intended secret plotting in stirring up sedition and dividing the Muslims.
ترهسم وترهمس إذا سار وساور.
ترهسم and ترهمس mean to move stealthily and to plot.
أمر مرهمس ومنهمس
A hidden and concealed matter