ح • ن • د • س

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. (Har p. 81.)

Darkness: (K:) or intense darkness: (Ham p. 140:) pl. حَنَادِسُ. (K.) 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, (S, K,) Dark: (K:) or intensely dark; (S;) and so ↓ مُحَنْدِسٌ. (Ham p. 140.) You say لَيْلٌ حِنْدِسٌ and لَيْلَةٌ حِنْدِسَةٌ. (TA.) [Hence,] الحَنَادِسُ Three nights (K, TA) of the lunar month, (TA,) next after the ظُلَم [q. v.]. (K.) [Hence also,] أَسْوَدُ حِنْدِسٌ, a phrase like أَسْوَدُ حَالِكٌ [Intensely black]. (L.)

It (the night) was, or became, dark: (K:) or intensely dark; (TA;) as also ↓ حَنْدَسَ. (Ham p. 140.) And He (a man) fell down; and was weak: (Sgh, K:) mentioned by Sgh in art. حدس. (TA.)