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غرض
Root entry · 1 derived lemma2 غرّض ذ , inf. n. تَغْرِيضٌ, He ate fresh flesh-meat. (K.) ― -b2- See also غَرَضَ, in two places. -A2- One says also, غَرِّضْ فِى سِقَائَكَ Fill not thy skin [ completely; leave a portion unfilled in thy skin ]. (S.) ― -b2- And فُلَانٌ بَحْرٌ لَا يُغَرَّضُ i. e. [ Such a one is a sea ] that will not become exhausted. (S, A, TA.) -A3- And غرّض signifies also تَفَكَّهَ, (K, TA.) [meaning He affected jesting, or joking, for it is] said in the I. to be from الفُكَاهَةُ signifying المُزَاحُ. (TA.)
Derived headwords
غرّضverb
- 1.
غَرِّضْ فِى سِقَائَكَ
فُلَانٌ بَحْرٌ لَا يُغَرَّضُ