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ءدفس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a darkening or blackening of the face, often associated with illness or a negative emotional state.

Derived headwords

أَدْفَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to become dark-facedclassical

    The face of a man became dark or black, not due to any apparent illness or cause.

أَدْفَسُadjective
  1. 1.
    dark-facedclassical

    Describing a person whose face has become dark or black, often implying a negative state.

Parallel reading

أدفس الرجل: اسود وجهه من غير علة.
The man became dark-faced: his face became black without any illness.