Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

حَنْدَسَ: see what next follows.

تَحَنْدَسَ It (the night) was, or became, dark: (Ḳ:) or intensely dark; (TA;) as alsoحَنْدَسَ↓. (Ḥam p. 140.)

And He (a man) fell down; and was weak: (Ṣgh, Ḳ:) mentioned by Ṣgh in art. حدس. (TA.)

حِنْدِسٌ Darkness: (Ḳ:) or intense darkness: (Ḥam p. 140:) pl. حَنَادِسُ. (Ḳ.) 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.])

Also, as an epithet applied to night, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) Dark: (Ḳ:) or intensely dark; (Ṣ;) and soمُحَنْدِسٌ↓. (Ḥam p. 140.) You say لَيْلٌ حِنْدِسٌ and لَيْلَةٌ حِنْدِسَةٌ. (TA.)

[Hence,] الحَنَادِسُ Three nights (Ḳ, TA) of the lunar month, (TA,) next after the ظُلَم [q. v.]. (Ḳ.)

[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. (Ḥar p. 81.)