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الطلمساء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of darkness, obscurity, and barrenness. It describes land that is desolate, lacking landmarks or water, and also refers to the darkness of night.

Derived headwords

الطَّلْمَسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Desolate landclassical

    Land that has no landmarks or distinguishing features, making it difficult to navigate.

  2. 2.
    Darknessclassical

    The absence of light; obscurity.

طَلْمَسَانَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Darkclassical

    Describing a night that is very dark and obscure.

  2. 2.
    Waterlessclassical

    Describing land that is barren and lacks water.

طَلْمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To turn one's faceclassical

    To turn or direct one's face, often implying a specific or fixed direction.

Parallel reading

الأرض ليس بها منار ولا علم
Land that has no landmark or sign.
والظلمة
And darkness.
وليلة طلمسانة: مظلمة
And a 'talmasanah' night: dark.
وأرض طلمسانة: لا ماء بها
And a 'talmasanah' land: without water in it.
وطلمس: قطب وجهه
And 'talmasa': he turned his face.