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 • (ḡumūḍm (usually uncountable)

  1. (cognitive) obscurity, difficulty
  2. mystery, enigma
  3. uncertainty, ambiguity
    Synonym: اِشْتِبَاه (ištibāh)

Declension

Declension of noun غُمُوض (ḡumūḍ)
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