غموض
Arabic
Etymology
From the root غ م ض (ḡ-m-ḍ) related with things closed, dark and uncertain. Compare غَمَضَ (ḡamaḍa, “to be abstruse, ambiguous”)
Noun
غُمُوض • (ḡumūḍ) m (usually uncountable)
- (cognitive) obscurity, difficulty
- mystery, enigma
- Synonyms: سِرّ (sirr), لُغْز (luḡz), مُعْضِلَة (muʿḍila)
- 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 (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 851
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