عمس

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to darkness, obscurity, and confusion, extending to intense conflict and deception. It also encompasses the idea of something becoming worn out or forgotten, and a specific historical plague.

Derived headwords

العِمَاسnoun

1.
Intense warclassical
Refers to severe and intense warfare.
2.
Calamityclassical
A great misfortune or disaster.

عَمِسَverb

1.
To be darkclassical
Used to describe a night that is very dark.

عَمَاسadjective

1.
Darkclassical
Describing a night that is intensely dark.
2.
Confusingclassical
Describing a day that is obscure and difficult to navigate.

عَمَسَةnoun

1.
Darknessclassical
The state of being dark, referring to a night.

عَمُوسadjective

1.
Obscureclassical
Describing a matter that is unclear and its origin is unknown.
2.
Unjustifiedclassical
Describing a person who is arbitrary or acts without proper cause.

مُعَمِّسَاتadjective

1.
Obscuredclassical
Describing matters that are made unclear, twisted, or misrepresented.

يَتَعَامَسُverb

1.
To feign ignoranceclassical
To pretend not to know something when one actually does.

تَعَامَسَverb

1.
To act blindlyclassical
To act as if one cannot see or understand, leaving another in doubt.

العُمْسnoun

1.
Feigned ignoranceclassical
The act of appearing not to know something while being aware of it.

عَمَسَverb

1.
To fadeclassical
Used to describe a book whose writing has faded and become illegible.

طاعون عَمْوَاسname

1.
Plague of Emmausclassical
The first major plague that occurred in the Levant during the early Islamic period.

Parallel reading

العماس بالفتح: الحرب الشديدة، والداهية.

Al-'amās (with fatḥa): intense war, and calamity.

وليل عماس، أي مظلم.

And a dark night, meaning very dark.

ويوم عماس.

And a confusing day.

وقد عمس عماسة.

And he experienced darkness/obscurity.

يقال أمر عموس وعماس، أي مظلم لا يدرى من أين يؤتى له.

It is said of a matter that it is 'amūs and 'amās, meaning obscure and its origin is unknown.

ومننه قولهم: جاءنا بأمور معمسات، أي مظلمة ملوية عن جهتها.

And from this is their saying: 'He brought us matters that were mu'amsāt, meaning obscured, twisted from their proper course.'

ورجل عموس: متعسف.

And a man who is 'amūs: arbitrary or unjustified.

وفلان يتعامس عن الشئ، إذا تغافل عنه.

And so-and-so pretends to be ignorant of a matter, if he is heedless of it.

وتعامس علي فلان، أي تعامى علي وتركني في شبهة من أمره.

And so-and-so acted as if blind towards me, meaning he feigned ignorance and left me in doubt about his affair.

والعمس: أن تري أنك لا تعرف الأمر وأنت عارف به.

And al-'ams: is to show that you do not know a matter while you are aware of it.

ويقال عمس الكتاب، أي درس.

And it is said 'the book has 'amasa', meaning its writing has faded.

وطاعون عمواس: أول طاعون كان في الاسلام بالشأم.

And the Plague of 'Amwās: the first plague that occurred in Islam in the Levant.