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غسف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of darkness, obscurity, and the encroaching of night. It also extends to the idea of covering or enveloping, often in a negative or concealing manner.

Derived headwords

الغَسْفnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessboth

    The state of being dark, especially the deep darkness of night or obscurity.

  2. 2.
    obscurityclassical

    A state of being hidden, unknown, or unclear.

غاسِفadjective
  1. 1.
    darkeningboth

    Describing something that is becoming dark or is intensely dark.

انْغَسَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkclassical

    To descend into darkness or obscurity.

Parallel reading

السواد
darkness
حتى إذا ذر قرن الشمس أو كربت، ... وظن أن سوف يولي بيضه الغسف
Until when the horn of the sun rose or it was about to set, ... and he thought that darkness would soon cover his eggs.
والغسف الظلمة
And al-ghasf is darkness.
حتى إذا الليل تجلى وانكشف، ... وزال عن ذلك الربى حتى انغسف
Until when the night cleared and was revealed, ... and it moved away from that elevated ground until it became dark.
ومن شر غاسف إذا وقب
And from the evil of the darkening [night] when it spreads.
وظن أن سوف يولي بيضه الغسف
And he thought that darkness would soon cover his eggs.