قتم

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of darkness, dimness, and obscurity, often associated with dust or a dusky color. It extends to describe things that are dark, indistinct, or deeply hidden.

Derived headwords

القَتَامnoun

1.
dust: the dustboth
dust: the dust

القُتْمَةnoun

1.
darkness: a color in which there is dustiness and rednessboth
darkness: a color in which there is dustiness and redness

اقتَمَّverb

1.
to become duskyboth
To acquire a dusky or dark color, often due to dust or dimness.

اقتِمَامnoun

1.
becoming duskyboth
The act or process of becoming dusky or dark.

أَقْتَمadjective

1.
dusky-coloredboth
Having a dusky or dark color, often referring to plumage or other surfaces.

أسْوَدُ قاتِمadjective

1.
pitch-blackboth
Extremely dark, like the color of pitch; intensely black.

قاتِمadjective

1.
darkboth
Having little or no light; not bright or pale.
2.
obscureboth
Difficult to see, understand, or perceive; indistinct.

قاتَنَverb

1.
to be darkclassical
To be intensely dark or black, used as an alternative form to قاتم.

قاتِمُ الأعْماقِadjective phrase

1.
deeply obscureclassical
Describing a place that is deeply hidden, obscure, or dusty in its innermost parts.

Parallel reading

القتام: الغبار.

Al-qutām: dust.

والقتمة: لون فيه غبرة وحمرة

And al-qutmah: a color with dustiness and redness.

والاقتم: الذى تعلوه القتمة.

And al-aqtam: that which is covered by al-qutmah.

وقد اقتم اقتماما.

And he became dusky, with a dusky becoming.

وباز أقتم الريش.

And a falcon with dusky plumage.

وأسود قاتم،

And pitch-black,

وقاتن أيضا بالنون،

And qātan also with the letter nūn,

ومكان قاتم الاعماق،

And a place of dark depths,

أي مغبر النواحى.

meaning dusty in its surroundings.