دلهم
Q. 4 اِدْلَهَمَّ It (the night) was, or became, black; (
TA;) or intensely dark: (
Mgh:) and اِدْلَأَمَّ signifies the same; (
K and
TA in art. دلم;) the ء being a substitute for ه. (
TA in that art.) And It (darkness) was, or became, dense, or thick. (
K.) See the next paragraph.
b2: Also He (a man) was, or became, aged; and so اِدْلَهَنَّ. (
K in art. دلهن.) دَلْهَمٌ Dark. (
K.) You say لَيْلٌ دَلْهَمٌ Dark night: (
TA:) and ↓ لَيْلَةٌ مُدْلَهِمَّةٌ A dark night. (
S,
TA.)
b2: And Deprived of his reason by love: (
K:) a signification which shows the م to be augmentative; for it is from الدَّلَهُ: or,
accord. to
IKtt and others, the ل in ↓ ادلهمّ is augmentative; for, they say, it is from الدُّهْمَةُ: either opinion is allowable. (
TA.)
b3: Also The wolf. (
K.)
b4: And The male of [the bird called] the قَطَا [like دَيْلَمٌ]. (
K.) دِلْهَامٌ A man who is penetrating, sharp, vigorous, and effective. (
K.)
b2: And A lion. (
K.) مُدْلَهِمٌ Densely black. (
TA.) And أَسْوَدُ مُدْلَهِمٌ Intensely black. (
Lh,
K.) See also دَلْهَمٌ.
b2: فَلَاةٌ مُدْلَهِمَّةٌ [A desert, or waterless desert,] in which are no signs of the way. (
TA.)
