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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes darkness, intensity, and density, often applied to the night or shadows. It also extends to describe animals like wolves and wildcats, and metaphorically, a person whose mind is overwhelmed. Some derived terms refer to a swift or strong man, or a lion.

Derived headwords

ادلهمّverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkboth

    Used to describe the darkness of the night or shadows becoming dense and intense.

  2. 2.
    to grow oldclassical

    To become advanced in age or to age significantly. This meaning is noted as being mentioned in another root entry.

ادلهم الظلام: كثف — The darkness became dense.
ادلهم الليل إذا اسود — The night became dark when it turned black.
مدلهمّadjective
  1. 1.
    dark and denseboth

    Describes something, particularly the night or darkness, that is intensely dark and thick.

  2. 2.
    without landmarksclassical

    Used to describe a vast, open plain where there are no distinguishing features or landmarks.

وأسود مدلهم مبالغة — And it became intensely black, as an exaggeration.
ليلة مدلهمة — A dark and dense night.
فلاة مدلهمة: لا أعلام فيها — A plain without landmarks, meaning it has no signs or markers.
الدلهمnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessboth

    Refers to the state of being dark, particularly the darkness of the night.

  2. 2.
    wolfclassical

    A name for a wolf.

  3. 3.
    male sandgrouseclassical

    A term for a male sandgrouse (a type of bird).

  4. 4.
    overwhelmed mindclassical

    Refers to someone whose intellect is overcome, often due to intense love or passion.

ليل دلهم — A dark night.
الدلهم: المظلم — The dark; the obscure.
الدلهم: الذئب — The wolf.
الدلهم: ذكر القطا — The male sandgrouse.
الدلهم: المدله العقل من الهوى — The one whose mind is overwhelmed by passion.
دلهمname
  1. 1.
    a man's nameboth

    A proper name for a man, with examples of individuals bearing this name mentioned.

دلهم بن الأسود العقيلي — Dalham bin Al-Aswad Al-Uqaili.
دلهم بن صالح الكندي — Dalham bin Salih Al-Kindi.
الدلهامnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

  2. 2.
    swift manclassical

    Describes a man who is swift, quick, or energetic in his actions.

الدلهام: الأسد — The lion.
الدلهام: الرجل الماضي — The swift man.

Parallel reading

ادلهم الظلام: كثف
The darkness became dense.
وكذلك الليل إذا اسود
And likewise the night when it turned black.
وأسود مدلهم مبالغة
And it became intensely black, as an exaggeration.
ليل دلهم
A dark night.
يقال: ليل دلهم
It is said: a dark night.
الدلهم: المظلم
The dark; the obscure.
الدلهم: الذئب
The wolf.
الدلهم: ذكر القطا
The male sandgrouse.
المدله العقل من الهوى
The one whose mind is overwhelmed by passion.
وهو دلهم بن الأسود العقيلي
And he is Dalham bin Al-Aswad Al-Uqaili.
وهو دلهم بن صالح الكندي
And he is Dalham bin Salih Al-Kindi.
الدلهام: الأسد
The lion.
الدلهام: الرجل الماضي
The swift man.
المدلهم: الأسود الكثيف
The black and dense.
وليلة مدلهمة: مظلمة
And a dark night: obscure.
وفلاة مدلهمة: لا أعلام فيها
And a plain without landmarks: meaning it has no signs.