Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

أَنْمَسُ

Root: نمس

Full Definition

أَنْمَسُ Of a dusky, or dingy, colour, [like the نِمْس, or ichneumon.]
2 Hence, [its pl.] نُمْسٌ is applied to [A certain species (namely the كُدْرِىّ)of] the kind of birds called قَطًا.


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