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الدرومس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of snakes and, metaphorically, to silence or concealment. The primary meaning is 'snake', with derived verbs suggesting the act of being silent or covering something.

Derived headwords

الدَّرُومِسnoun
  1. 1.
    snakeclassical

    A large snake, often used in a descriptive or metaphorical sense.

دَرْمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be silentclassical

    To refrain from speaking; to be quiet.

  2. 2.
    to coverclassical

    To conceal or hide something.

Parallel reading

الحية
the snake
ودرمس: سكت
and 'darmasa' means to be silent
و الشيء: ستره
and 'darmasa' a thing means to cover it