همس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of quietness, secrecy, and low sound. It extends to subtle movements, hidden actions, and the hushed quality of speech or footsteps.

Derived headwords

هَمْسnoun

1.
whisperboth
A quiet, low sound, often spoken softly.
2.
secrecyclassical
The quality of being hidden or done in secret.

هَمَسَverb

1.
to whisperboth
To speak very softly or in a low voice.
2.
to move stealthilyclassical
To walk or move in a quiet, hidden manner.

هَمِيسnoun

1.
hushed soundclassical
A very quiet sound, often referring to the sound of footsteps.

هَمِيسًاadverb

1.
stealthilyclassical
In a quiet, hidden, or stealthy manner.

هَمُوسadjective

1.
stealthyclassical
One who walks or moves quietly and stealthily.

مَهْمُوسadjective

1.
whisperedboth
Said or uttered in a whisper.
2.
voiceless (phonetics)both
Describing a sound or letter that is produced without vocal cord vibration.

مَهْمُوسَةadjective

1.
voiceless (phonetics)both
Feminine form of voiceless, referring to letters or sounds.

هَمَسَverb

1.
to be voicelessboth
To be a voiceless sound or letter in phonetics.

Parallel reading

الصوت الخفي

The hidden sound.

وهمس الأقدام: أخفى ما يكون من صوت القدم

And the whisper of footsteps: the most hidden sound of the foot.

فلا تسمع إلا همسا

So you hear naught but a whisper.

فهن يمشين بنا هميسا

And they walk with us stealthily.

والاسد الهموس: الخفى الوطئ

And the stealthy lion: the one who treads lightly.

ليث يدق الاسد الهموسا

A lion that crushes the stealthy lion.

والاقهبين الفيل والجاموسا

And the rhinoceros, the elephant, and the buffalo.

والحروف المهموسة عشرة يجمعها قولك: " حثه شخص فسكت ".

And the voiceless letters are ten, gathered by your saying: 'Haththahu shakhsun fasakata'.

وإنما سمي الحرف مهموسا لأنه أضعف الاعتماد في موضعه حتى جرى معه النفس.

And a letter is only called voiceless because the reliance on its articulation point is weakened, such that breath accompanies it.