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سحك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of intense darkness, particularly as it applies to the night. It also extends to describe things that are intensely black, such as hair.

Derived headwords

اِسْحَنْكَ اللَّيْلُverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkclassical

    The night becomes intensely dark.

مُسْحَنْكِكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely blackclassical

    Describing something, such as hair, that is extremely black in color.

Parallel reading

اسحنك الليل، أي أظلم.
The night became intensely dark, meaning it grew dark.
وشعر مسحنكك، أي شديد السواد.
And hair that is intensely black, meaning extremely dark.