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Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of obscurity, darkness, and indistinctness, often applied to land, night, or writing. It also encompasses the idea of turning or facing something directly.

Derived headwords

الطلمساءnoun
  1. 1.
    featureless landclassical

    Land that lacks landmarks or distinguishing features, making it difficult to navigate.

  2. 2.
    darknessclassical

    Darkness, similar to 'al-ṭarmasā'.

  3. 3.
    thin cloudsclassical

    Sparse or thin clouds.

طلمساadjective
  1. 1.
    featurelessclassical

    Describing land that is vast and without landmarks.

  2. 2.
    darkclassical

    Describing a dark night.

طلمسانةadjective
  1. 1.
    featureless landclassical

    Describing land that is without water.

  2. 2.
    dark nightclassical

    Describing a dark night.

طلمساءةadjective
  1. 1.
    featurelessclassical

    Describing land that is vast and without landmarks.

  2. 2.
    darkclassical

    Describing a dark night.

طلمسايةadjective
  1. 1.
    featurelessclassical

    Describing land that is vast and without landmarks.

  2. 2.
    darkclassical

    Describing a dark night.

طلمسverb
  1. 1.
    to turn one's faceclassical

    To turn or direct one's face towards something.

اطلمسverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkclassical

    The night becoming dark.

طلمسverb
  1. 1.
    to eraseclassical

    To obliterate or erase writing.

طلمساءadjective
  1. 1.
    darkclassical

    Describing a dark night.

Parallel reading

هي الأرض التي ليس بها منار وعلم
It is the land that has no landmark or sign.
لقد تعسفت الفلاة الطلمسا ... يسير فيها القوم خمسا أملسا
Indeed, you have gone astray in the featureless desert... the people travel in it for five (days) smoothly.
الطلمساء: الظلمة مثل الطرمساء
Al-ṭulmasā': Darkness, like al-ṭurmasā'.
وليلة طلمسانة: مظلمة
And a ṭulmasānah night: dark.
وكذا أرض طلمسانة: لا ماء بها
And likewise a ṭulmasānah land: without water in it.
ويقال: ليلة طلمساءة وطلمساية
And it is said: a ṭulmasā'ah night and a ṭulmasāyah night.
وكذلك أرض طلمساءة وطلمساية
And likewise a ṭulmasā'ah land and a ṭulmasāyah land.
طلمس: قطب وجهه
Ṭalmasa: he turned his face.
الطلمساء: السحاب الرقيق
Al-ṭulmasā': The thin clouds.
اطلمس الليل كاطرفس
The night became dark, like it became bright.
وليلة طلمساء، كطرمساء
And a ṭulmasā' night, like ṭurmasā'.
وطلمس الكتاب: محاه
And ṭalmasa the book: he erased it.