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حرمس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe qualities of land and time, specifically focusing on hardness, vastness, and severity. It is also associated with smoothness and barrenness.

Derived headwords

حَرْمَاسadjective
  1. 1.
    smoothclassical

    Describing land that is smooth and even.

  2. 2.
    hard and vastclassical

    Describing land that is both hard and extensive in area.

حَرَامِسnoun
  1. 1.
    severe yearsclassical

    A term for years that are harsh, difficult, and barren.

حُرْمُسnoun
  1. 1.
    smoothnessclassical

    The quality of being smooth, often applied to land.

Parallel reading

بلد حرماس، كقرطاس
A smooth land, like parchment.
أي أملس
Meaning smooth.
جاوزن رمل أيلة الدهاسا ... وبطن لبنى بلدا حرماسا
We passed the sands of Ayla, the smooth ones... and the belly of Lubna, a smooth land.
أرض حرماس: صلبة واسعة
A hard and vast land.
سنون حرامس، أي شداد مجدبة
Severe years, meaning harsh and barren.
والحرمس أيضا: الأملس
And al-ḥarmas also means smooth.