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الغسم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to darkness, obscurity, and the dimming of light. It encompasses the concepts of blackness, the onset of night, and the presence of clouds that obscure the sky.

Derived headwords

الغَسَمnoun
  1. 1.
    blacknessboth

    The state of being black or dark.

  2. 2.
    darknessboth

    The absence of light, obscurity.

  3. 3.
    hazeboth

    A light obscuring vapor or mist.

  4. 4.
    dustboth

    Fine particles of matter suspended in the air.

غَسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkboth

    The night began to darken.

أَغْسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to darkenboth

    To make something dark, to cause darkness to fall.

أَغْسَامnoun
  1. 1.
    pieces of cloudboth

    Patches or fragments of clouds in the sky.

غُسُمnoun
  1. 1.
    pieces of cloudboth

    Patches or fragments of clouds in the sky.

Parallel reading

الغَسَمُ: السَّوَادُ، وَاخْتِلَاطُ الظُّلْمَةِ، وَالهَبْوَةُ، وَالغَبْرَةُ.
Al-ghasam: blackness, the intermingling of darkness, haze, and dust.
غَسَمَ اللَّيْلُ وَأَغْسَمَ: أَظْلَمَ.
The night darkened and became dark: it grew dark.
وَفِي السَّمَاءِ أَغْسَامٌ وَغُسُمٌ: قِطَعٌ مِنْ سَحَابٍ.
And in the sky are aghsam and ghusum: pieces of cloud.