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د ه س م

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of hiding, concealing, or neglecting something. It is presented as potentially being an inversion of another root and is linked to secrecy and being hidden.

Derived headwords

دَهْسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to neglectclassical

    To neglect something, to pay no attention to it.

  2. 2.
    to hideclassical

    To hide something, to conceal it.

الدَّهْمَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    secrecyclassical

    Secrecy, the state of being hidden or concealed.

مُدَهْمَسadjective
  1. 1.
    hiddenclassical

    Hidden, concealed, or covered.

Parallel reading

دهسم الشيء أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
To neglect something, according to Al-Jawhari and Sahib Al-Lisan.
وقال غيرهما أي: أخفاه
And others said it means: to hide it.
وهو مقلوب دهمسه
And it is an inversion of dahmasa.
وقد تقدم في السين عن الفراء: الدهمسة: السرار كالرهمسة
And it has preceded in the letter Seen, from Al-Farra': Al-Dahmasa: secrecy, like Al-Rahmasa.
وقال أبو تراب: أمر مدهمس أي: مستور
And Abu Turab said: an أمر مدهمس (amr mudahmas) means: covered/hidden.