الغلس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the darkness of late night or early morning, and the actions associated with moving or traveling during such times. It also extends to specific historical references and a notable place name.

Derived headwords

الغَلَسُnoun

1.
darkness of nightboth
The deep darkness that occurs at the end of the night, just before dawn.

أَغْلَسُواverb

1.
entered darknessclassical
They entered into the darkness of the night or early morning.

غَلَسُواverb

1.
traveledclassical
They traveled or moved during the darkness of the night or early morning.
2.
arrived at duskclassical
They arrived at a place during the time of الغلس (late night darkness).

تَغْلِسname

1.
Tughlisclassical
A place name, specifically a valley named Tughlis, which is treated as indeclinable like 'takhaiba' and 'tahluka'.

المُغَلِّسname

1.
Al-Mughallisclassical
A proper name, referring to Jubarah ibn Al-Mughallis, a traditionist from Kufa.

Parallel reading

الغلس، محركة: ظلمة آخر الليل.

Al-ghalas, with harakah: the darkness of the end of the night.

وأغلسوا: دخلوا فيها.

And they entered into it (the darkness).

وغلسوا: ساروا، ووردوا بغلس.

And they traveled, and they arrived at dusk.

وكأمير: من أعلام الحمر.

And like 'ameer: from the banners of the الحمير (a tribe or region).

ووقع في وادي تغلس، غير مصروف، كتخيب، وتهلك: في داهية منكرة.

And falling into the valley of Tughlis, indeclinable, like 'takhaiba' and 'tahluka': means a terrible calamity.

والأصل فيه أن الغارات كانت تقع بكرة بغلس.

And the origin of this is that raids used to occur in the morning during the الغلس (darkness).

وجبارة بن المغلس، كمحدث: كوفي محدث.

And Jubarah ibn Al-Mughallis, like 'muhaddath': a traditionist from Kufa.