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 | ||
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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