دَهِمَهُمْ
Root: دهم
Form: 1
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دَهِمَهُمْI
and دَهَمَهُمْ, Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun دَهْمٌ, It came upon them, or happened to them, suddenly, unexpectedly, without their being aware of it, or without any previous cause; surprised them; took them by surprise, or unawares: or دَهَمَكَ and دَهَمَكَ, Present.T
ـَ it came upon thee so as to overwhelm thee, or cover thee, or as a thing that overwhelmed thee, or covered thee. And دَهِمَتْهُمُ الخَيْلُ [The horsemen came upon them suddenly, &c.]: and AO says that دَهَمَتْهُم is a dial. var. thereof. See also دَهْمٌ, below.
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