دَلْهَمٌ

1.
Dark. (K.) You say لَيْلٌ دَلْهَمٌ Dark night: (TA:) and لَيْلَةٌ مُدْلَهِمَّةٌ A dark night. (S, TA.)
2.
And Deprived of his reason by love: (K:) a signification which shows the م to be augmentative; for it is from الدَّلَهُ: or, according to IKtt and others, the ل in ادلهمّ is augmentative; for, they say, it is from الدُّهْمَةُ: either opinion is allowable. (TA.)
3.
Also The wolf. (K.)
4.
And The male of [the bird called] the قَطَا [like دَيْلَمٌ]. (K.)

Perseus ID: n13006