← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

عكمس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to darkness and abundance, particularly in the context of night and large numbers of animals.

Derived headwords

عكمسverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkclassical

    Used to describe the night becoming dark.

أظلمverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkmodern

    The night became dark.

العكموسnoun
  1. 1.
    donkeyclassical

    A term for a donkey.

إبل عكمسadjective
  1. 1.
    numerous camelsclassical

    Describes a large quantity of camels, possibly nearing a thousand.

كعلبطadjective
  1. 1.
    numerousclassical

    Used as an adjective to describe a large quantity, similar to 'عكمس'.

علابطadjective
  1. 1.
    numerousclassical

    Used as an adjective to describe a large quantity, similar to 'عكمس'.

ليل عكامسadjective
  1. 1.
    dark nightclassical

    Describes a night that is very dark.

Parallel reading

عكمس الليل: أظلم.
The night became dark: it grew dark.
والعكموس: الحمار.
And al-'akmūs: the donkey.
وإبل عكمس، كعلبط وعلابط: كثيرة، أو قاربت الألف.
And camels 'akmas, like 'alabaṭ and 'alābiṭ: numerous, or nearing a thousand.
وليل عكامس: مظلم.
And a night 'akkāmis: dark.