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غسم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the onset of darkness, specifically the dimming and obscuring of the night. It describes the process of night falling and the resulting obscurity.

Derived headwords

الغَسَمnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessboth

    The darkness of the night, particularly as it begins to fall and obscure.

  2. 2.
    obscurityclassical

    The state of being obscure or indistinct due to the encroaching darkness.

غَسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkclassical

    The night becomes dark, indicating the onset of darkness.

غَسَمَ اللَّيْلُverb
  1. 1.
    the night darkenedclassical

    The night began to grow dark.

اغْتَسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkclassical

    To become dark, referring to the night.

Parallel reading

الغسم مثل الغسق، وهو الظلمة.
Al-ghasm is like al-ghasaq, and it is darkness.
غسم الليل، إذا أظلم
The night darkened, when it became dark.
الغسم: اختلاط الظلمة.
Al-ghasm: the intermingling of darkness.
فظل يرقبه حتى إذا دمست ذات العشاء بأسداف من الغسم
So he watched it until, in the evening, it became obscured by veils of darkness.