العظلم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense darkness, particularly of the night. It also extends to substances used for dyeing, specifically those that create dark colors, and the resulting dark hues.

Derived headwords

العَظْلَمnoun

1.
dark nightboth
Refers to the night when it is intensely dark and black.
2.
dye substanceclassical
A substance derived from a tree or plant, used for dyeing, often producing a dark color.
3.
woad plantclassical
Specifically identified as the plant known as woad, used for dyeing.

تَعَظْلَمَverb

1.
to become very darkboth
The night becomes intensely dark and black.

العَظْلَمَةnoun

1.
darknessboth
The state of being dark, especially referring to the deep darkness of the night.

العَظْلَامnoun

1.
hazeclassical
A state of obscurity or dimness, like a haze or dust.
2.
gloomclassical
A feeling or state of gloom or obscurity.

Parallel reading

الليل المظلم

the dark night

وعصارة شجر، أو نبت يصبغ به

and the sap of a tree, or a plant used for dyeing

أو هو الوسمة

or it is the woad

وتعظلم الليل

and the night became dark

أظلم، واسود جدا

it became dark, and very black

والعظلمة: الظلمة

and al-'aẓlama: darkness

والعظلام، بالكسر: القترة، والغبرة

and al-'aẓlām, with kasra: haze, and dust/gloom