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غرض

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

غَرِيضٌ ذ A thing that is fresh, juicy, moist, or not flaccid: (S, A, K:) also applied to flesh-meat. (S.) [See also 1, in three places, in the latter half of the paragraph.] ― -b2- Fresh, or juicy, dates. (TA.) ― -b3- Rain-water; as also ↓ مَغْرُوضٌ: (S, K:) because of its freshness. (S, TA.) ― -b4- Water to which one comes early in the morning; in the first part of the day. (TA.) ― -b5- See also اـِغْرِيضٌ, in two places. ― -b6- Also Any new, or novel, song. (IB, TA.) ― -b7- And hence, A singer; because of his performing new, or novel, singing: (IB, TA:) or a singer who performs well, (K, TA,) and is of those who are well known; and so called because of his gentleness, or softness. (TA.)

Derived headwords

غَرِيضٌ
  1. 1.