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غسك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the onset of darkness and the evening time. It encompasses the transition from light to dark, often associated with the dimming of the day.

Derived headwords

الغَسَقُnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessboth

    The state of being dark, especially the darkness that begins at sunset.

  2. 2.
    evening twilightclassical

    The dim light that remains after sunset, marking the beginning of the night.

الغَسْكُnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessclassical

    A variant pronunciation or spelling of الغَسَق, referring to darkness.

Parallel reading

الغسك لغة في الغسق
Al-ghask is a dialectal variant for al-ghasaq.
وهو الظلمة
And it is the darkness.