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عكمس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense darkness, particularly of the night. It can also extend to describe abundance or a large quantity of something.

Derived headwords

عَكْمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkboth

    The night becomes intensely dark.

عَكَامِسadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely darkclassical

    Describing a night that is extremely dark.

  2. 2.
    abundantclassical

    Describing a large quantity or multitude, often used for cattle.

Parallel reading

عكمس الليل، إذا أظلم.
The night became dark, when it grew dark.
ليل عكامس، أي شديد الظلمة.
An intensely dark night, meaning extremely dark.
وإبل عكامس، أي كثيرة.
And abundant camels, meaning numerous.