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الدلمس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense darkness, particularly of the night, and by extension, to a formidable or overwhelming situation or entity. It can also refer to a specific name or a person characterized by such intensity.

Derived headwords

الدلمسnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A great and overwhelming disaster or misfortune.

  2. 2.
    intense darknessclassical

    A state of profound and deep darkness, especially referring to the night.

الدلمسname
  1. 1.
    nameboth

    A proper noun, used as a name.

الدلامسadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely darkclassical

    Describing something, particularly the night, as being extremely dark.

  2. 2.
    formidableclassical

    Describing something as overwhelming, formidable, or a great calamity.

ادلمسverb
  1. 1.
    to become intensely darkclassical

    The night became intensely dark.

Parallel reading

الدلمس، كعلبط: الداهية
Al-dalmas, like 'al-baṭ', means calamity.
كالدلمس، بالكسر
Like al-dalmas, with a kasra.
والشديد الظلمة
And intensely dark.
كالدلامس فيهما
Like al-dālamis in both meanings.
وكجعفر: اسم
And like Ja'far: a name.
وادلمس الليل: اشتدت ظلمته
And the night became dark: its darkness intensified.