masses, common folk

(S, Msb) and دَهَمَهُمْ, (Msb,) aor. , (S, Msb,) inf. n. دَهْمٌ, (TA,) It (an event, S, Msb) 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: (Msb:) or دَهَمَكَ and دَهَمَكَ, aor. , it (anything) came upon thee so as to overwhelm thee, or cover thee, or as a thing that overwhelmed thee, or covered thee. (Th, K.) And دَهِمَتْهُمُ الخَيْلُ [The horsemen came upon them suddenly, &c.]: and AO says that دَهَمَتْهُم is a dial. var. thereof. (S.) See also دَهْمٌ, below.

, inf. n. تَدْهِيمٌ, The fire blackened the cooking-pot. (ISh, K.)

It (an action done to him, Th, TA) displeased, grieved, or vexed, him, (Th, K,) and angered him. (Th, TA.)

[تدهّم is said by Golius, as on the authority of the K, to be syn. with تدام (meaning تدأّم); but app. on no other ground than that of his finding it there said that المُتَدَهَّمُ is syn. with المُتَدَأَّمُ.]

, inf. n. اِدْهِمَامٌ, He (a horse) became أَدْهَم, (S, K,) i. e. black. (S, * K, * TA.) And ↓ ادهامّ, inf. n. اِدْهِمَامٌ, It (a thing) was, or became, black. (S, K.) [Hence,] الزَّرْعُ ↓ ادهامّ The seedproduce [became of a dark green colour, or] was overspread with blackness, by reason of abundance of moisture, or irrigation. (JK, TA.) And in like manner, الرَّوْضَةُ ↓ ادهامّت and ادهمّت [The meadow became of a dark green colour, &c.]. (JK.) And الخُضْرَةُ ↓ ادهامّت The greenness became intense [so as to appear blackish, or so as to appear black when viewed from a distance]. (TA.)

: see the next preceding paragraph, in four places.

A malicious, or mischievous, or grievous, act, by which one takes others unawares, or by surprise. (TA from a trad.) -A2- Also, (S, TA,) or ↓ دُهْمٌ, (JK, and so in one place in the TA,) A numerous company: (Lth, JK, TA:) or a multitude: pl.دُهُومٌ. (S.) A rájiz says, " جِيأْنَا بِدَهْمٍ يَدْهَمُ مَجْرٍ كَأَنَّ فَوْقَهُ النُّجُومَا " [We came with a numerous company that would overwhelm the other numerous companies; a great army, as though the stars were above it]. (S, TA.) [See also دَهْمَآءُ, voce أَدْهَمُ.] And one says, هُوَ ↓ مَاأَدْرَى أَىُّ الدُّهْمِ, and ٱللّٰهِ هُوَ ↓ أَىُّ دُهْمِ, (JK, K, TA,) or اىّ الدَّهْمِ هو, and اىّ دَهْمِ اللّٰه هو, (so in the CK and in my MS. copy of the K,) i. e. I know not what one of the creation, or of mankind, he is, and what one of the creatures of God he is. (K, * TA.)

: see the next preceding paragraph, in three places. ― -b2- Also pl. of أَدْهَمُ [q. v.]. (TA.)

Blackness: (JK, S, Msb, K:) and a deep ash-colour [without any tinge of white: see أَدْهَمُ]. (ISd, TA.) -A2- Also A brown ewe (نَعْجَةٌ حَمْرَآءُ): [see also دَهْمَآءُ, voce أَدْهَمُ:] and sing. of دُهَمٌ signifying a certain sort [or breed] of sheep or goats. (JK. [But I do not find either of these two significations in any other lexicon.])

The night: opposed to الوَضَّاحُ meaning “ the day. ” (L in art. وضح.) [Hence,] ثِنْىُ دَهْمَانَ The prayer of nightfall: opposed to بِكْرُ الوَضَّاحِ meaning “the prayer of morning.” (L and K in that art.: but in the CK and in a MS. copy of the K, instead of دَهْمَانَ we find دُهْمانَ.)

: see أَدْهَمُ: ― -b2- and see دُهَامِيَّةٌ.

Calamity, or misfortune; (JK, S, K;) as also أُمُّ الدُّهَيْمِ; (S, K;) and ↓ الدُّهَيْمَآءُ, (JK, S,) dim. of الدَّهْمَآءُ [fem. of الأَدْهَمُ], so called because of its darkness: (S, TA:) or الدَّهَيْمَآءُ signifies black, dark, trial or conflict and faction or sedition or the like; and the dim. form is used to denote enhancement: (Sh, TA:) and ↓ الدَّهْمَآءُ signifies black, dark, calamity or misfortunes: (TA:) calamity, or misfortune, is termed الدُّهَيْمُ because of its darkness: (TA:) or, originally, (S,) this was the name of the she-camel of 'Amr Ibn-Ez-Zebbán Edh-Dhuhlee, who was slain, with his brothers, and their heads were put upon her, (S, K, TA,) in sacks hung upon her neck, and she returned to Ez-Zebbán: (TA:) whence the saying, أَثْقَلُ مِنْ حِمْلِ الدُّهَيْمِ [Heavier than the burden of Ed-Duheym]: (S:) and أَشْأَمُ مِنَ الدُّهَيْمِ [More unlucky than Ed-Duheym]: (S, K, TA:) or, as some say, seven brothers were slain in a warring and plundering expedition, and were put upon Ed-Duheym; and hence the name became proverbial as applied to any calamity or misfortune. (TA.) -A2- دُهَيْمٌ also signifies Foolish, or stupid. (K.)