دهم

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of suddenness, overwhelmingness, and darkness or intense color. It extends to notions of abundance, ancientness, and formidable entities or situations.

Derived headwords

دَهَمَverb

1.
to overwhelmboth
To suddenly and unexpectedly afflict or overcome someone with a matter or situation.
2.
to attack suddenlyclassical
To assault or charge suddenly, as in horses attacking.

يَدْهَمُverb

1.
overwhelmsboth
The present tense form of the verb 'to overwhelm', indicating an ongoing or future action.

دَهَمَتْهُمُverb

1.
overwhelmed themboth
Past tense, third person plural, feminine form of the verb 'to overwhelm', indicating that a situation or matter afflicted them.

ادْهَمَّverb

1.
A black horse.both
A black horse.
2.
A black camel.both
A black camel.

ادْهِمَامًاnoun

1.
becoming darkboth
The masdar (verbal noun) of 'ادهم', signifying the act or process of becoming dark or intensely colored.

مُدْهَامَّتَانِadjective

1.
Meaning, two dark green/black ones.both
Meaning, two dark green/black ones.

الدَّهْمnoun

1.
a large numberclassical
A great multitude or a large quantity of things or people.

الدُّهُومnoun

1.
multitudesclassical
The plural of 'الدهْم', referring to large numbers or crowds.

الدَّهْمَةnoun

1.
Blackness.both
Blackness.

أَدْهَمadjective

1.
A black horse.both
A black horse.
2.
A black camel.both
A black camel.

دَهْمَاءadjective

1.
A black she-camel.both
A black she-camel.
2.
Pure red (female).both
Pure red (female).

الجَوْنadjective

1.
Whiteboth
White
2.
Blackboth
Black

الدَّهْيَمَاءnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A great disaster or formidable event, a diminutive form of 'الدهماء' (calamity), named for its obscuring or overwhelming nature.

الأَدْهَمnoun

1.
shacklesclassical
A type of fetter or shackle used to restrain prisoners, likely named for its dark color or the oppressive feeling it imparts.

الدَّهيمname

1.
a name of a she-camelclassical
The name of a specific she-camel associated with ill omen and heavy burdens, from which proverbs originated.
2.
a name of a calamityclassical
Referred to as one of the names for significant calamities or disasters.

أمُّ الدَّهيمname

1.
mother of calamitiesclassical
A name signifying a major disaster or a source of great misfortune.

Parallel reading

دهمهم الأمر يدهمهم

The matter overwhelmed them, it overwhelms them.

وقد دهمتهم الخيل

And the horses suddenly attacked them.

ودهمتهم بالفتح لغة

And 'dahamathum' with the fatha is a dialectal variant.

والدهم: العدد الكثير

And 'al-dahm' means a large number.

والجمع الدهوم

And the plural is 'al-duhūm'.

جئنا بدهم يدهم الدهوما مجر كأن فوقه النجوما

We came with a multitude that overwhelms, like stars above.

والدهمة: السواد

And 'al-dahmah' means blackness.

يقال: فرس أدهم، وبعير أدهم، وناقة دهماء، إذا اشتدت ورقته حتى ذهب البياض الذى فيه

It is said: an 'adham' horse, an 'adham' camel, and a 'dahmā'' she-camel, if its color intensifies until the white in it disappears.

فإن زاد على ذلك حتى اشتد السواد فهو جون

If it increases beyond that until the blackness intensifies, it is 'al-jawna'.

وادهم الفرس ادهِمَامًا، أي صار أدهم

And the horse became 'idhimāman', meaning it became dark-colored.

وادْهَامَّ الشئ ادهِمَامًا، أي اسواد

And a thing became 'idhimāman', meaning it became dark.

قال تعالى: (مدهامتان) ، أي سوداوان من شدة الخضرة من الري

Allah Almighty said: (mudhammatan), meaning two dark green ones from the intensity of greenery due to abundance of water.

والدهماء: القدر

And 'al-dahmah' is the cooking pot.

والوطأة الدهماء: القديمة

And the 'al-dahmā'' track is the ancient one.

والحمراء: الجديدة

And 'al-ḥamrā'' is the new one.

والدهماء: سحنة الرجل

And 'al-dahmah' is the complexion of a man.

والدهيماء: تصغير الدهماء، وهي الداهية

And 'al-dahyemā'' is the diminutive of 'al-dahmah', which is the calamity.

ويقال للقيد: الادهم

And the fetter is called 'al-adham'.

أوعدنى بالسجن والاداهم رجلى فرجلي شثنة المناسم

He threatened me with prison and shackles; my legs are rough-footed.

والدهيم وأم الدهيم، من أسماء الدواهي

And 'al-dahīm' and 'Umm al-dahīm' are among the names of calamities.