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الدخامس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of blackness, largeness, and obscurity. It describes something as black and large, or as hidden and unclear in intention. It also refers to something being concealed or covered.

Derived headwords

الدخامسadjective
  1. 1.
    black and largeclassical

    Describing something that is both black in color and large in size.

الدخمسةnoun
  1. 1.
    خبclassical

    This term is glossed as 'خب' which likely refers to something hidden or concealed.

يدخمسverb
  1. 1.
    to be unclearclassical

    Used in the phrase 'يدخمس عليك' to mean that someone's intentions or meaning are not clear or apparent to you.

مدخمسadjective
  1. 1.
    hiddenclassical

    Describes a matter or situation that is concealed, covered, or not openly revealed.

Parallel reading

الدخامس، كعلابط: الأسود الضخم.
Al-Dukhamis, like 'al-'abṭ: the black and large.
والدخمسة: الخب.
And al-Dukhmisah: the hidden.
ويدخمس عليك، أي: لا يبين لك ما يريد.
And it is 'yadkhumisu' upon you, meaning: what he wants is not clear to you.
وأمر مدخمس: مستور.
And a matter that is 'madkhumusun': hidden.