حندس
Q. 1 حَنْدَسَ: see what next follows.
Q. 2 تَحَنْدَسَ It (the night) was, or became, dark: (
K:) or intensely dark; (
TA;) as also ↓ حَنْدَسَ. (
Ham p. 140.)
b2: And He (a man) fell down; and was weak: (
Sgh,
K:) mentioned by
Sgh in art. حدس. (
TA.) حِنْدِسٌ Darkness: (
K:) or intense darkness: (
Ham p. 140:)
pl. حَنَادِسُ. (
K.) You say, سَرَوْا فِى حِنْدِسِ اللَّيْلِ [They journeyed in the darkness, or intense darkness, of the night]: and فِى حَنَادِسِ الظُّلَمِ [in the darkness, or intense darkness, of the nights called الظُّلَم,
q. v.]. (
A, in art. حدس.)
Z derives it from الحَدْسُ meaning نَظَرٌ خَافٍ. (
TA. [See art. حدس.])
b2: Also, as an
epithet applied to night, (
S,
K,) Dark: (
K:) or intensely dark; (
S;) and so ↓ مُحَنْدِسٌ. (
Ham p. 140.) You say لَيْلٌ حِنْدِسٌ and لَيْلَةٌ حِنْدِسَةٌ. (
TA.)
b3: [Hence,] الحَنَادِسُ Three nights (
K,
TA) of the lunar month, (
TA,) next after the ظُلَم [
q. v.]. (
K.)
b4: [Hence also,] أَسْوَدُ حِنْدِسٌ, a phrase like أَسْوَدُ حَالِكٌ [Intensely black]. (
L.) حَنْدُوسٌ a term applied by the people of the East to Dirhems cut in pieces; which pieces they use for change, and in almsgiving: so explained by Esh-Shereeshee. (
Har p. 81.) مُحَنْدِسٌ: see حِنْدِسٌ.
