كمن

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of hiding, concealment, and being hidden. It extends to related ideas like ambush, obscurity in vision, and a type of plant with digestive properties.

Derived headwords

كَمَنَverb

1.
to hide oneselfboth
To conceal oneself or be hidden from view.
2.
to lie in waitboth
To hide with the intention of ambushing or surprising someone.

أَكْمَنَverb

1.
to hide somethingboth
To cause something to be hidden or concealed.

الكَمِينnoun

1.
ambushersboth
A group of people who are hiding, especially in warfare, to surprise an enemy.
2.
hidden elementboth
Something or someone that is secretly involved in a matter and not readily apparent.

الكُمْنَةnoun

1.
dimness of visionclassical
A condition of poor or obscured vision.
2.
eye ailmentclassical
An ailment of the eye, possibly a type of scab or redness.

ناقةٌ كَمُونٌadjective

1.
concealing pregnancyclassical
A female camel that conceals its pregnancy, not showing outward signs like tail movement.

الكُمُّونnoun

1.
cumin (plant)both
A plant whose seeds are used as a spice, known for being digestive and expelling wind.
2.
digestive aidboth
The property of the cumin plant or its seeds that aids digestion and stops salivation when chewed with salt.

الكُمُّونُ الحُلْوnoun

1.
aniseboth
A type of plant, specifically anise, known for its sweet flavor.

الكُمُّونُ الحَبَشِيّnoun

1.
black cuminboth
A plant similar to nigella (shoneiz), often referred to as black cumin.

الكُمُّونُ الأَرْمَنِيّnoun

1.
carawayboth
A plant known as caraway, originating from Armenia.

الكُمُّونُ البَرِّيّnoun

1.
black cumin (wild)both
A wild variety of cumin, specifically black cumin.

دَارَةٌ مُكَمِّنname

1.
a place nameclassical
A specific location named Darat Mukammin, associated with the tribe Banu Namir.

اِكْتَمَنَverb

1.
to hide oneselfboth
To become hidden or concealed.

مُكَيْمِنُ الجَمَّاءname

1.
a place nameclassical
A location named Mukaymin al-Jamma', situated near Al-Madinah.

Parallel reading

كَمَنَ له، كنصر وسمع، كمونا: استخفى، وأكمنه.

He hid for him, like 'nasara' and 'sami'a', 'kumūnan': he concealed himself, and he hid it.

والكمين، كأمير: القوم يكمنون في الحرب، والداخل في الأمر لا يفطن له.

And 'al-kameen', like 'ameer': the people who hide in war, and the one who enters into a matter without being noticed.

والكمنة، بالضم: ظلمة في البصر، أو جرب، وحمرة فيه، والفعل كسمع وعني.

And 'al-kumnah', with dammah: darkness in vision, or scabies, and redness in it, and the verb is like 'sami'a' and ''anā'.

وناقة كمون: كتوم للقاح، لم تشل ذنبها إذا لقحت.

And a 'nāqah kamūn': one that conceals pregnancy, not moving its tail when pregnant.

والكمون، كتنور: حب م مدر مجش هاضم، طارد للرياح، وابتلاع ممضوغه بالملح يقطع اللعاب.

And 'al-kummoon', like 'tanūr': a seed that is lactogenic, causes belching, is digestive, expels wind, and swallowing its chewed form with salt stops salivation.

والكمون الحلو: الآنيسون، و الحبشي: شبيه بالشونيز، و الأرمني: الكرويا، و البري: الأسود.

And 'al-kummoon al-ḥulw': anise, and 'al-ḥabashī': similar to nigella, and 'al-armānī': caraway, and 'al-barrī': black.

دارة مكمن، كمقعد: ع لبني نمير، أو هي دارة المكامين.

Dārat Mukammin, like 'maq'ad': a place of Banu Namir, or it is Dārat al-Makāmīn.

واكتمن: اختفى.

And 'iktamana': he hid himself.

ومكيمن الجماء، كمعيقل: ع بعقيق المدينة.

Mukaymin al-Jammā', like 'Mu'ayqil': a place near 'Aqīq of Al-Madinah.