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)

  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 (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 851
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