The triliteral root hā mīm sīn (ه م س) occurs only once in the Quran, as the noun hams (هَمْس). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
(20:108:13) hamsan | a faint sound | وَخَشَعَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ فَلَا تَسْمَعُ إِلَّا هَمْسًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary