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ط غ م س

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something intensely wicked, cunning, or monstrous. It is primarily used to denote a particularly malevolent type of demon or a cunning, malicious creature.

Derived headwords

الطَّغْمُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    demonclassical

    A monstrous or particularly wicked type of demon.

  2. 2.
    cunning creatureclassical

    A malicious and cunning creature, likened to a ghoul or a particularly wicked fox.

أعْيَاverb
  1. 1.
    to exhaustboth

    To cause someone or something to become exhausted or unable to cope.

  2. 2.
    to be beyondboth

    To be beyond someone's ability to deal with or understand, to baffle.

الطغموس: الذي أعيا خبثا — The one who exhausted (others) with his wickedness.

Parallel reading

الطغموس، بالضم، أهمله الجوهري، وقال الليث، هو المارد من الشياطين، والخبيث من القطارب، أي الغيلان، وليس في نص الليث: وغيرها.
Al-Ṭughmūs, with the dammah, was neglected by Al-Jawharī. Al-Layth said it is the mighty demon among the devils, and the wicked among the foxes, meaning the ghouls. And it is not in Al-Layth's text: 'and others'.
وقال ابن دريد: الطغموس: الذي أعيا خبثا، نقله الصاغاني في كتابيه.
And Ibn Durayd said: Al-Ṭughmūs is the one who exhausted (others) with his wickedness. Al-Sāghānī transmitted this in his two books.