ع ك م س

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to darkness, obscurity, and the intensification of these qualities, often applied to the night. It also extends to describe large quantities, particularly of camels, and a specific term for a donkey.

Derived headwords

عكمسverb

1.
to become darkclassical
To become intensely dark, referring to the night.

العكموسnoun

1.
donkeyclassical
A term for a donkey, considered a reversed form of other related words.

إبل عكمسadjective

1.
numerous camelsclassical
Describing camels as numerous, or nearly reaching a thousand in number.

عكامسadjective

1.
numerous camelsclassical
Describing camels as numerous, or nearly reaching a thousand in number.
2.
dark nightclassical
Describing the night as dark, densely dark, and intensely so.

العكمسadjective

1.
numerous camelsclassical
Describing camels as a large herd, or nearly reaching a thousand in number.
2.
dark nightclassical
Describing the night as dark, densely dark, and intensely so.

عكامسadjective

1.
dark nightclassical
Describing the night as dark, densely dark, and intensely so.

ليل عكامسadjective

1.
intensely dark nightclassical
A night characterized by intense, overlapping, and severe darkness.

ليل عكمسadjective

1.
intensely dark nightclassical
A night characterized by intense, overlapping, and severe darkness.

Parallel reading

عكمس الليل: أظلم

The night became intensely dark: it grew dark.

والعكموس، بالضم: الحمار

And al-'akmūs, with the dammah: the donkey.

وإبل عكمس وعكامس كعلبط وعلابط: كثيرة

And camels 'akmas and 'akkāmis, like 'albiṭ and 'alābiṭ: numerous.

أو قاربت الألف

Or nearing a thousand.

والعكمس والعكامس: القطيع الضخم من الإبل

And al-'akmas and al-'akkāmis: the large herd of camels.

وكذلك الكعمس والكعامس

And likewise al-ka'mas and al-ka'āmis.

ويروى بالشين، والسين أعلى

And it is narrated with the shīn, but the sīn is preferred.

وليل عكامس: مظلم متراكب الظلمة شديدها

And a night 'akkāmis: dark, with overlapping and severe darkness.

وكل شي تراكب وتراكم وكثر حتى يظلم من كثرته فهو عكامس وعكمس

And anything that overlaps, accumulates, and becomes numerous until it darkens from its abundance is 'akkāmis and 'akmas.

وليل عكمس مثل عكامس

And a night 'akmas is like 'akkāmis.

ليل عكامس: منحوت من عكس وعمس، لأن في عمس معنى من معاني الإخفاء، والظلمة تخفي

A night 'akkāmis: coined from 'aks and 'ams, because 'ams carries a meaning of concealment, and darkness conceals.