غموض
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| غ م ض (ḡ m ḍ) |
| 9 terms |
Etymology
From the root غ م ض (ḡ m ḍ) related with things closed, dark and uncertain. Compare غَمَضَ (ḡamaḍa, “to be abstruse, ambiguous”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣu.muːdˤ/
- Rhymes: -uːdˤ
Noun
غُمُوض • (ḡumūḍ) m (usually uncountable)
- (cognitive) obscurity, difficulty
- mystery, enigma
- uncertainty, ambiguity
- Synonym: اِشْتِبَاه (ištibāh)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | غُمُوض ḡumūḍ |
الْغُمُوض al-ḡumūḍ |
غُمُوض ḡumūḍ |
| nominative | غُمُوضٌ ḡumūḍun |
الْغُمُوضُ al-ḡumūḍu |
غُمُوضُ ḡumūḍu |
| accusative | غُمُوضًا ḡumūḍan |
الْغُمُوضَ al-ḡumūḍa |
غُمُوضَ ḡumūḍa |
| genitive | غُمُوضٍ ḡumūḍin |
الْغُمُوضِ al-ḡumūḍi |
غُمُوضِ ḡumūḍi |
References
- Corriente, Federico (2005) “غموض”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe[1] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 851