رمس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of burying, concealing, and covering. It extends to the physical act of burial, the remnants of a grave, and even the metaphorical covering or hiding of information. It also encompasses the idea of things being buried or obscured by natural forces like wind.

Derived headwords

رَمَسَverb

1.
he buried himboth
he buried him

أَرْمَسَverb

1.
to buryboth
To inter a dead body in the ground, synonymous with رَمَسَ.

رَمْسnoun

1.
he buried himboth
he buried him

مَرْمَسnoun

1.
grave siteclassical
The place where a grave is located.

رَوَامِسnoun

1.
dust stormsclassical
Winds that stir up dust and bury traces or آثار.

Parallel reading

رمست عليه الخبر: كتمته.

I concealed the news from him: I kept it secret.

رمست الميت وأرمسته: دفنته.

I buried the dead person, and I interred him: I buried him.

ورمسوا قبر فلان، إذا كتموه وسووه مع الارض.

And they buried so-and-so's grave, if they concealed it and leveled it with the ground.

ورمسته بحجر، أي رميته.

And I threw a stone at him, meaning I hurled it.

والرمس: تراب القبر، وهو في الأصل مصدر.

And the Rims: the soil of the grave, and it is originally a masdar (verbal noun).

والمرمس: موضع القبر.

And the Marmas: the place of the grave.

بخفض مرمسي أو في يفاع * تصوت هامتي في رأس قبري *

In the low place of my grave or on a height * my skull cries out on top of my tomb *

والروامس: الرياح التي تثير التراب وتدفن الآثار.

And the Rawamis: the winds that stir up dust and bury the traces.