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الدحمس

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes darkness, blackness, and things associated with it. It also extends to describe physical characteristics like being stout or thick, and abstract qualities like foolishness or bravery.

Derived headwords

دحمسadjective
  1. 1.
    blackboth

    Describing something as black, the darkest color.

دحمسadjective
  1. 1.
    darkboth

    Describing a night or darkness as intensely dark and obscure.

دحمسةadjective
  1. 1.
    dark (night)both

    Referring to a night that is intensely dark and obscure.

دحمسadjective
  1. 1.
    stout and fatboth

    Describing a man as being stout, thick-set, and fat.

دحامسadjective
  1. 1.
    stout and fatboth

    Describing a man as being stout, thick-set, and fat.

دحمسانadjective
  1. 1.
    stout and fatboth

    Describing a man as being stout, thick-set, and fat.

دحمسانيadjective
  1. 1.
    stout and fatboth

    Describing a man as being stout, thick-set, and fat.

الدحمسnoun
  1. 1.
    wine skinclassical

    A container, specifically a skin or bag, used for holding vinegar.

الدحمسانnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    Referring to a person who is foolish or lacking in intelligence.

الدحامسnoun
  1. 1.
    brave manclassical

    Describing a man as being courageous and valiant.

الدحامسnoun
  1. 1.
    dark nightsclassical

    Referring to nights that are intensely dark and obscure.

الحنادسnoun
  1. 1.
    dark nightsclassical

    Referring to the dark nights, specifically three nights after the onset of darkness.

Parallel reading

الأسود من كل شيء.
The black of everything.
وليلة دحمسة، وليل دحمس: مظلم.
And a dark night, and a dark night: meaning obscure/dark.
ورجل دحمس، بالفتح، ودحامس ودحمسان ودحمساني، بضمهن: آدم غليظ سمين.
And a man 'dahmas', with fathah, and 'dahamis', 'dahmasan', and 'dahmasani', with dammah on them: meaning stout, thick-set, and fat.
والدحمس: زق الخل.
And 'ad-dahmas': the wine skin of vinegar.
والدحمسان، بالضم: الأحمق.
And 'ad-dahmasan', with dammah: the fool.
والدحامس: الشجاع، وبالفتح: الليالي المظلمة، وثلاث ليال بعد الظلم، وهي الحنادس أيضا.
And 'ad-dahamis': the brave one, and with fathah: the dark nights, and three nights after the darkness, which are also 'al-hanadis'.