Al-Qamus al-Muhit (Firuzabadi, d. 817H)
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- الطنس1 lemmaqamus_004301
This root primarily denotes intense darkness or obscurity. It can also extend to concepts of being hidden or concealed, often in a negative or unpleasant context.
الطَّنَسُ — Intense darkness - طنفس4 lemmasqamus_004302
This root primarily deals with concepts of coarseness, ugliness, and poor quality, extending to descriptions of ill temper and the wearing of excessive clothing. It also encompasses terms for rugs, mats, and coarse fabrics.
طَنِفَ — to become ill-temperedالطُّنْفُسَة — rug, carpetالطُّنْفُس — coarse, uglyالطَّنَافِس — rugs, carpets - الطوس8 lemmasqamus_004303
This root primarily relates to the moon, beauty, and adornment. It also encompasses concepts of sustenance, medicine, and specific places or individuals associated with beauty and elegance.
الطَّوْس — moonالطَّوْس (بالضم) — permanenceالطَّوْس (كـسحاب) — cloudالطَّاس — cupالطَّاوُوس — peacock - طهرمس2 lemmasqamus_004304
This root entry pertains to a place name in Egypt. It also includes a nisba (a surname indicating origin or affiliation) derived from this place name.
طَهْرَمِس — A town in Egyptالطَّهْرَمِسِيّ — Attributed to Taharmas - طهس2 lemmasqamus_004305
This root primarily describes the act of entering deeply into something, becoming firmly established or immersed. It also conveys the meaning of going away or disappearing, often with a sense of being taken or led away.
طَهُسَ — to enter deeplyطَهَّسَ — to go away - الطهلس2 lemmasqamus_004306
This root primarily refers to a large, numerous, and overwhelming military force. It conveys a sense of abundance and multitude, specifically in the context of an army.
الطَّهْلَس — Numerous armyالطَّهْلِيس — Numerous army - الطيس4 lemmasqamus_004307
This root primarily denotes abundance, multitude, and a large quantity of things. It can refer to a great number of beings, vast amounts of earth or sand, or even the sea. It also encompasses the concept of prolific breeding.
الطَّيْس — Multitudeطاسَ — To be numerousيَطِيسُ — To be numerousطَيْسَلْمَانِيَة — Place name - عبدوس2 lemmasqamus_004308
This entry pertains to a proper name, 'Abdūs'. It is suggested that the 'sīn' (س) in this name might be an extra letter, implying it's not part of the original root structure.
عَبْدُوس — Proper nameحَرْقُوص — Proper name - عوبس23 lemmasqamus_004309
This root primarily relates to frowning, grimacing, and a stern or unpleasant disposition. It extends to descriptions of camels, specific objects like swords, and geographical locations, often metaphorically linked to unpleasantness or sternness.
عوبس — she-camelعبس — to frownعبس — frowningكعبس — to frownالعابس — sword - عبقس7 lemmasqamus_004310
This root primarily describes small creatures and negative or specific human characteristics. It also extends to concepts of remnants and lineage, with a specific tribal attribution.
عَبَقِس — small creatureعَبَنْقَس — ill-tempered personعَبَنْقَس — soft, tall manعَبَنْقَس — man with foreign grandmothersعَبْقَسِيّ — نسب to Abd al-Qays - عتاس1 lemmaqamus_004311
This root appears to be primarily used as a proper noun, specifically a genealogical name. It does not seem to have broader semantic applications or derived forms commonly found in classical Arabic lexicography.
عَتَاس — Genealogical name - العترس10 lemmasqamus_004312
This root describes beings and things characterized by robustness, heaviness, and imposing stature. It encompasses physical attributes like being stout, large-bodied, and thick-limbed, as well as powerful animals like lions and roosters. It also extends to abstract concepts like severity and harshness in actions.
العَتْرَس — Stoutly builtالعَتْرَس — Lionالعَتْرَسَان — Lionالعُتْرِس — Stoutly built (animals)العُتْرِس — Lion - العجس22 lemmasqamus_004313
This root primarily relates to concepts of holding, restraining, and the middle or later parts of something, particularly time. It extends to descriptions of heavy rain, difficult terrain, and certain types of movement or gait.
العَجْس — bow gripالمِعْجَس — bow gripمِجْلَس — bow gripعَجَسَهُ — to restrain himالعَجْسُوس — heavy clouds - العجنس4 lemmasqamus_004314
This root pertains to the concept of largeness, robustness, and solidity, primarily applied to camels. It also extends to describe beetles, possibly due to their hard exoskeletons.
العَجْنَس — Large, strong camelكَعَمْلَس — Large and robustالعَجَانِس — Beetlesالجَعَانِس — Beetles - العدبس4 lemmasqamus_004315
This root describes something or someone that is strong, robust, and well-built, particularly in terms of physical constitution. It can refer to animals, especially camels, and also to people, denoting a sturdy or even rough disposition.
العَدَبَّس — Strongly built animalعَدَبَّسَ — To be strongly builtعَدَابِس — Strongly built onesأبو العدبس — Abu al-Adabas - عدس16 lemmasqamus_004316
The root 'عدس' primarily relates to concepts of movement, sustenance, and hardship. It encompasses actions like going, grazing livestock, and enduring difficult labor. It also denotes specific items like lentils, bodily afflictions, and names of people and tribes.
عَدَسَ — to serveعَدَسًا — lentilsعَدَسَانًا — goingعَدَاسًا — goingعَدُوسًا — going - العدامس3 lemmasqamus_004317
This root pertains to dry, abundant herbage or fodder in a location. It describes a state of plentiful, withered vegetation.
العَدَامِس — Abundant dry herbageعَلَابِط — Abundant dry herbageعَدَامِس — Dry and abundant - العربس2 lemmasqamus_004318
This root pertains to a level, even stretch of land suitable for resting or camping. It specifically describes a terrain that is flat and easy to traverse, implying a place where one might halt their journey.
العَرَبَس — Level groundالعَرَبَسِيس — Level ground - العرندس5 lemmasqamus_004319
This root primarily describes intensity, strength, and abundance, particularly concerning camels, floods, and lions. It also extends to physical actions like striking down and anatomical terms for bone joints.
العَرَنْدَس — strong camelعَرَنْدَس — strong (camel)عَرَنْدِسَة — strong (she-camel)العَراديس — jointsعَرْدَسَهُ — to strike down - العروس19 lemmasqamus_004320
This root primarily relates to marriage, weddings, and the associated celebrations and people. It extends to concepts of dwelling, resting, and even specific locations and animals, often with a classical or specialized usage.
العَرُوس — bridegroom and brideعُرْس — wedding feastأعراس — wedding feastsعَرَّسَ — to rest at the end of the nightعَرَّسُوا — they rested - عرطس2 lemmasqamus_004321
This root describes the act of withdrawing from a group or conflict, often implying a sense of submission or yielding. It can also refer to a specific action of sneezing.
عَرَطَسَ — to withdrawعُرْطُسَة — withdrawal - العرفاس3 lemmasqamus_004322
This root appears to describe strong, enduring, or large entities, particularly camels and lions. It also touches upon the concept of endurance in difficult journeys.
العرفاس — Enduring she-camelالعفراس — Lion's foreheadالعرفسيس — Large, strong camel - عركس2 lemmasqamus_004323
This root primarily relates to the concept of gathering, accumulating, or piling things up. It can also describe something becoming intense or dark, particularly in the context of hair color.
عَرَكَسَ — to pile upاِعْرَنْكَسَ — to accumulate - العرمس3 lemmasqamus_004324
This root primarily describes hardness, solidity, and strength, particularly in relation to rocks, animals, and physical constitution. It can also refer to a person who is quick and elegant.
العَرْمَس — rockعَمْلَس — quick and elegantعَرْمَسَ — to become firm - العرناس1 lemmaqamus_004325
This root primarily refers to a type of bird, specifically one that is elusive and flies up suddenly. It also extends to geographical features like the nose of a mountain and a place where cotton is processed.
العَرْنَاس — Bird - عس27 lemmasqamus_004326
This root primarily concerns nocturnal movement, stealth, and observation, often associated with vigilance or suspicion. It extends to concepts of scarcity, slowness, and undesirable qualities, particularly in animals and people. It also encompasses terms for specific objects and places.
عسَّ — to patrol at nightعساً — to patrol at nightعسس — to patrol at nightاعتس — to patrol at nightعاس — night patroller - العسطوس1 lemmaqamus_004327
This root appears to refer to a specific type of plant resembling bamboo, possibly with a geographical or religious connotation. It might also relate to a term used in a specific context, possibly religious or geographical.
العسطوس — Bamboo-like tree - العضرس3 lemmasqamus_004328
This root primarily describes cold, watery, or icy phenomena, extending to include certain types of plants and wild animals. It encompasses concepts related to coldness, water, and specific flora and fauna associated with such environments.
العَضْرَس — Wild assالعَضَارِس — Wild ass (pl.)العَضَارِس — Mallow tree - عطروس1 lemmaqamus_004329
This root appears to be related to a specific, possibly rare, word found in classical poetry. Its exact meaning and derivation are unclear, with lexicographers noting its presence in a specific poetic line but lacking further explanation or corroboration.
عطروس — poetic term - عطس9 lemmasqamus_004330
This root primarily relates to the act of sneezing. It extends to encompass death, the morning's breaking, and specific animals or omens associated with sneezing or a snubbed nose.
عَطَسَ — to sneezeيَعْطِسُ — sneezesعُطَاسًا — sneezingتَعْطِيسًا — causing to sneezeالعَاطُوس — what causes sneezing - العطلس2 lemmasqamus_004331
This root primarily describes something that is long or tall. It is often used as an adjective to denote physical stature.
العَطْلَس — Tall, longعَمْلَس — Tall, long - العيطموس4 lemmasqamus_004332
This root primarily describes something complete, perfect, or fully formed, particularly in relation to animals (camels) and women. It extends to concepts of beauty, maturity, and sometimes advanced age or barrenness.
العَيْطَمُوس — Complete in creationالعَطْمُوس — Complete in creationعَطَامِيس — Plural of complete camelعَطَامِس — Plural of complete camel - العفرس6 lemmasqamus_004333
This root primarily relates to the lion, with derived terms describing its strength and ferocity. It also extends to terms for a strong-necked camel and a specific historical figure.
العَفْرِس — Lionالعُفْرِيس — Lionالعِفْرَاس — Lionالعَفْرُوس — Lionالعَفْرَنِس — Lion - العفس8 lemmasqamus_004334
This root primarily relates to concepts of confinement, degradation, and forceful physical interaction. It encompasses actions like restraining, pressing down, and struggling, as well as states of disarray and corruption.
العَفْس — Confinementالمَعْفِس — Jointالعَيْفَس — Shortانْعَفَسَ — To be covered in dustتَعَافَسُوا — To grapple - العفنقس2 lemmasqamus_004335
This root describes someone with a difficult, unpleasant, or mean disposition. It specifically refers to a person whose character has deteriorated from good to bad.
العَفَنْقَسُ — ill-tempered personعَفَنْقَسٌ — ill-tempered - العقنبس2 lemmasqamus_004336
This root appears to describe negative character traits and difficult, troublesome situations. It encompasses terms for bad temper, ill-mannered behavior, and severe adversities or calamities.
العَقَنْبَس — ill-temperedالعَقَابِس — calamities - عقرس3 lemmasqamus_004337
This root appears to be primarily associated with a specific place name or entity in Yemen. The derived terms likely refer to this location or things associated with it.
عَقْرَس — Place in Yemenكجعفر — Pattern of 'Ja'far'كزبرج — Pattern of 'Zubruj' - العقنفس6 lemmasqamus_004338
This root appears to relate to a type of beetle or insect, possibly with connotations of being small, crawling, or insignificant. It may also extend to terms for certain plants or obscure objects.
العَقَنْفَس — Beetleالعَفَنْقَس — Beetleعَقْفَسَ — To crawlعَقْفَسَة — Crawlingمَا عَقْفَسَهُ — What crawled it? - العكبس2 lemmasqamus_004339
This root relates to the concept of abundance, particularly concerning a large number of camels, and also describes a state of being piled up or crowded together.
العَكْبَس — Large herd of camelsعَكْبَسَ — To pile up - العكس7 lemmasqamus_004340
This root primarily deals with the concept of inversion, reversal, and opposition. It extends to meanings of twisting, entanglement, and even specific culinary or descriptive terms related to these core ideas.
العَكْس — inversionعَكَسَ — to invertعَكَّاس — rope for leadingعُكَيْس — liquid poured on foodتَعَكَّسَ — to be inverted - عكمس7 lemmasqamus_004341
This root appears to relate to darkness and abundance, particularly in the context of night and large numbers of animals.
عكمس — to become darkأظلم — to become darkالعكموس — donkeyإبل عكمس — numerous camelsكعلبط — numerous - العكندس2 lemmasqamus_004342
This root appears to describe something that is solid, strong, and intense. It is associated with magnificence and a powerful, fierce lion.
العُكَنْدِس — Solid, strongكسمندل — Solid, strong - العلس11 lemmasqamus_004343
This root primarily relates to small, often edible, entities and the act of tasting or experiencing them. It encompasses various types of insects, plants, and food items, as well as the intensity of experiences like illness or hardship.
العَلَس — Tickالمسيب بن علس — Poet's nameالعَلَسِيّ — Strong manالعَلَس — Food and drinkعَلَسَ — To taste - العلطبيس1 lemmaqamus_004344
This root appears to describe something that is smooth and shining. It is primarily used as an adjective to denote a polished or lustrous quality.
العَلَطْبِيس — smooth and shining - العلطوس2 lemmasqamus_004345
This root primarily describes exceptional female camels and, secondarily, a tall man. It also encompasses a specific type of running.
العَلْطُوس — Exceptional female camelsالعَلْطَسَة — Running with difficulty - العلطميس1 lemmaqamus_004346
This root describes something large, robust, and impressive, often applied to female camels or women. It can also denote excessive eating or a large, bald head.
العَلَطْمِيس — Robust female camel - علكس5 lemmasqamus_004347
This root appears to describe things that are abundant, gathered, accumulated, or intensely dark and dense. It also relates to a specific type of person from Yemen and a state of hesitation or being stuck.
عَلْكَس — Man from Yemenالمُعَلْنِكْس — Abundant, gatheredالمُعَلْنِكْس — Accumulated nightالمُعَلْنِكْس — Intensely black hairالمُعَلْنِكْس — Hesitant, stuck - علهس2 lemmasqamus_004348
This root pertains to the act of engaging with something intensely and rigorously. It describes a process of thorough practice, manipulation, or handling, often implying a significant effort or deep involvement.
عَلِهَسَ — to handle intenselyعَلْهَسَة — intense handling - العمرس7 lemmasqamus_004349
This root describes qualities of strength, intensity, and speed, primarily applied to men, but also to animals, actions, and time. It can also denote a specific type of sheep and a young boy.
العَمْرَس — Strong, robust manالعَمْرُوس — Lambعَمَلَّسَ — To be strong, robustعَمَلَّسَة — Strength, robustnessعَمَارِس — Lambs - العماس19 lemmasqamus_004350
This root primarily denotes intensity, severity, and darkness, often applied to warfare, difficult situations, and the night. It also extends to concepts of concealment, deception, and feigning ignorance.
العَمَاس — Intense warالعَمِيس — Intense warالعَمْس — Intense warالعُمُوس — Intense warعَمَسَ — to intensify