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د ل م

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root د ل م (d-l-m) primarily relates to intense blackness, darkness, and sometimes to things that are large, strong, or formidable. It extends to descriptions of people, animals, and natural phenomena characterized by deep color or imposing presence. The root also encompasses specific geographical locations, groups of people, and abstract concepts like calamities.

Derived headwords

دَلِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely blackboth

    To possess a deep, intense blackness, often associated with darkness or a dark complexion.

دَلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely blackboth

    To be intensely black or dark.

أَدْلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become intensely blackboth

    To become intensely black or dark, often used for the night.

تَدَلَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely blackclassical

    To be intensely black or dark.

ادْلِهْمَامnoun
  1. 1.
    intense blacknessclassical

    The state of being intensely black or dark, often used to describe the night.

دَلَمَاnoun
  1. 1.
    intense blacknessboth

    Intense blackness, often used to describe the color of animals, mountains, or the night.

  2. 2.
    drooping (lips)classical

    The drooping of lips.

الأَدْلَمadjective
  1. 1.
    dark-skinnedboth

    A person of dark complexion.

  2. 2.
    intensely blackboth

    Intensely black, used to describe mountains, lions, horses, and rocks.

  3. 3.
    tall and blackclassical

    A tall and black person or mountain.

  4. 4.
    black serpentclassical

    A black serpent.

الدَّلَامnoun
  1. 1.
    blacknessclassical

    Blackness or darkness.

  2. 2.
    black oneclassical

    A black thing or person.

الدَّلْمَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    night of the thirtiethclassical

    The thirtieth night of the lunar month, so named for its darkness.

الدَّيْلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    a mountainboth

    A known mountain, also referring to the people from that region, often described as non-Arabs from the East.

  2. 2.
    calamityclassical

    A great calamity or disaster.

  3. 3.
    enemiesclassical

    Enemies, particularly referring to the people known as the Daylam due to their perceived hostility.

  4. 4.
    groupclassical

    A large group of people or things.

  5. 5.
    ant/tick gatheringclassical

    A gathering of ants or ticks near water sources or animal resting places.

  6. 6.
    male francolinclassical

    The male of the francolin bird.

  7. 7.
    acacia treeclassical

    An acacia tree that grows in the mountains.

  8. 8.
    a nickname for Banu Dhabbahclassical

    A nickname for the tribe of Banu Dhabbah, possibly due to their dark complexion.

  9. 9.
    a type of sandgrouseclassical

    A type of sandgrouse, or its male.

الدَّيْلَمِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    of the Daylamboth

    Pertaining to the Daylam people or region.

  2. 2.
    overlookingclassical

    Overlooking, used to describe a mountain that overlooks a place.

أبو دلامةname
  1. 1.
    a man's nameclassical

    A man known for his anecdotes and stories.

  2. 2.
    a mountain's nameclassical

    A mountain that overlooks Al-Hajun, or Al-Hajun itself was called Abu Dalama.

الدَّلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    drooping lipboth

    A drooping lip.

  2. 2.
    a creatureclassical

    A creature found in the Hijaz, resembling a snake but not a snake, or similar to a monitor lizard.

دلمname
  1. 1.
    a poet's nameclassical

    The name of a poet, also known as Abu Zughayb.

دُلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    elephantclassical

    An elephant, due to its dark color.

الأَدْلَمadjective
  1. 1.
    blackclassical

    Black, used to describe the color of something.

ادلهمّverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkclassical

    To become dark or obscure, used for the night.

دليمname
  1. 1.
    a man's nameclassical

    A man's name.

الأدلمadjective
  1. 1.
    dark-coloredclassical

    Dark-colored, used to describe various things including animals and serpents.

الأدلامnoun
  1. 1.
    young snakesclassical

    Young snakes, the singular of which is 'dulum'.

الديلمnoun
  1. 1.
    black Africansclassical

    Black people, referring to Sudanese or Abyssinians.

  2. 2.
    black camelsclassical

    Black camels.

  3. 3.
    camelsclassical

    Camels.

  4. 4.
    armyclassical

    An army, likened to ants in its multitude.

الدلمnoun
  1. 1.
    black mulesclassical

    Black mules.

دلمnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of birdclassical

    A bird, possibly a type of francolin, named 'dulum'.

الديلمname
  1. 1.
    a historical figureclassical

    A historical figure, such as Dailam bin Firuz or Dailam bin Al-Hawsha', a companion.

ديلمانname
  1. 1.
    a village nameclassical

    The name of a village in Isfahan.

ديلم بن غزوانname
  1. 1.
    a narrator's nameclassical

    The name of a narrator (Abu Ghalib Al-Basri).

Parallel reading

اشتد سواده في ملوسة كادلام
Its blackness intensified with a smoothness like intense blackness.
دلمت شفاهه دلما: تهدلت
His lips drooped, a drooping.
الأدلم: الآدم
Al-Adlam: the dark-complexioned.
هو الشديد السواد منا ومن الجبال والأسد
He is intensely black among us, and from the mountains and the lion.
عن ذي خناذيذ قهاب أدلمه
From one with dark, reddish-brown, intensely black features.
الأدلم من الرجال: الطويل الأسود
Al-Adlam among men: the tall and black.
الدلام كسحاب: السواد
Ad-Dulam (like Sahab): blackness.
والأسود
And the black one.
انعت دلاما
Describe a black one.
والدلماء: ليلة ثلاثين من الشهر لسوادها
And Ad-Damma': the night of the thirtieth of the month, due to its blackness.
والديلم: جبل م معروف
And Ad-Daylam: a known mountain.
هم أصحاب الشور الأعاجم من بلاد الشرق
They are the advisors, the non-Arabs from the lands of the East.
والديلم: الداهية
And Ad-Daylam: the calamity.
والديلم: الأعداء
And Ad-Daylam: the enemies.
يقال: هو ديلم من الديالمة أي: عدو من الأعداء
It is said: He is a Daylam among the Daylam, meaning: an enemy among enemies.
والديلم: الجماعة الكثيرة من الناس، ومن كل شيء
And Ad-Daylam: the large group of people, and of everything.
والديلم: مجتمع النمل والقردان عند أعقار الحياض وأعطان الإبل
And Ad-Daylam: the gathering of ants and ticks at the base of water troughs and camel resting places.
والديلم: ذكر الدراج
And Ad-Daylam: the male francolin.
والديلم: شجر السلم ينبت في الجبال
And Ad-Daylam: the acacia tree that grows in the mountains.
والديلم: لقب بني ضبة بن أد، لسوادهم
And Ad-Daylam: a nickname for Banu Dhabbah bin Ad, due to their blackness.
شربت بماء الدحرضين فأصبحت ... زوراء تنفر عن حياض الديلم
I drank from the waters of Ad-Dahridhain and became ... a stray, shying away from the watering places of Ad-Daylam.
والديلم: ضرب من القطا، أو الذكر منه
And Ad-Daylam: a type of sandgrouse, or its male.
وهو ديلم بن فيروز الحميري الحبشاني
And he is Dailam bin Firuz Al-Himayri Al-Habshani.
وهو ديلم بن الهوشع (الصحابي)
And he is Dailam bin Al-Hawsha' (the Companion).
وجبل ديلمي: مطل على المروة
And a Daylami mountain: overlooking Al-Marwah.
وأبو دلامة: رجل
And Abu Dalama: a man.
وأبو دلامة: جبل مطل على الحجون
And Abu Dalama: a mountain overlooking Al-Hajun.
والدلم، محركة كالهدل في الشفة
And Ad-Dulum, vocalized like Al-Hadl in the lip.
والدلم: شيء شبه الحية يكون بالحجاز
And Ad-Dulum: something resembling a snake found in the Hijaz.
هو أشد من الدلم
He is fiercer than Ad-Dulum.
دلم: اسم رجل من الشعراء
Dulum: the name of a poet.
دلم كصرد: الفيل
Dulum (like Sarad): the elephant.
والأدلم: الأرندج
And Al-Adlam: the Arandaj (a type of black wood).
وادلأم الليل أي: ادلهم
And the night became dark, meaning: it became dark.
إن دليما قد ألاح بعشي ... وقال أنزلني فلا إيضاع بي
Indeed, Dailam has appeared in my evening... and said, 'Set me down, for there is no haste for me.'
الأدلم من الألوان: الأدغم
Al-Adlam among colors: Al-Adgham (dark-complexioned).
وليل أدلم على التشبيه
And a dark night by way of simile.
ولقد هممت بغارة في ليلة ... سوداء حالكة كلون الأدلم
And I intended a raid on a night ... black, pitch-dark, like the color of Al-Adlam.
والأدلم: الحية الأسود
And Al-Adlam: the black serpent.
ويقال: الأدلام: أولاد الحيات
And it is said: Al-Adlam: young snakes.
والديلم: الحبشي من النمل، يعني الأسود
And Ad-Daylam: the Abyssinian among the ants, meaning the black one.
والديلم: القردان
And Ad-Daylam: the ticks.
وقالوا للنمل والقردان: الديلم؛ لأنها أعداء الإبل
And they called ants and ticks: Ad-Daylam; because they are enemies of camels.
والديلم: السودان
And Ad-Daylam: the black people (Sudanese).
والأدلم: الطويل الأسود
And Al-Adlam: the tall and black.
والبغال الدلم: السود
And the black mules: the black ones.
والديلم: الإبل
And Ad-Daylam: the camels.
والديلم: الجيش يشبه بالنمل في كثرته
And Ad-Daylam: the army, likened to ants in its multitude.
في ذي قدامى مرجحن ديلمه
In one with forelegs, whose multitude sways.
وشهر دار بن شيرويه الديلمي مؤلف فردوس الأخبار
And Shahr Dar bin Shiruyah Al-Daylami, author of Firdaws Al-Akhbar.
وابنه منصور: مؤلف مسند الفردوس
And his son Mansur: author of Musnad Al-Firdaws.
وأبو محمد الحسن بن موسى بن بندار الديلمي حدث ببغداد
And Abu Muhammad Al-Hasan bin Musa bin Bundar Al-Daylami narrated in Baghdad.
وديلمان: قرية بأصبهان
And Daylaman: a village in Isfahan.
وديلم بن غزوان: أبو غالب البصري، محدث
And Dailam bin Ghuzwan: Abu Ghalib Al-Basri, a traditionist.