da ' āmu (1)  [DARA4 : ]  (also [MUD : ] ; literary )

1) to be / become dark , to darken , to be / become dim ; 2) sun, celestial bodies, eyes / eyesight, light ... : to grow dim , to fade ; stative : is dark / is dim ; : Gtn ; day : to become dark ; D : to darken / to cause to be dark , to cause to be dim ;

Cf. du ' ' umiš, da ' āmu (1), du ' ' umu