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غشم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مِغْشَمٌ ذ One who goes at random, heedlessly, or in a headlong manner, without consideration, whom nothing will turn from that which he desires, (S, K,) by reason of his courage; (S;) as also ↓ غَشَمْشَمٌ: (S, K:) or, accord. to Aboo-Riyásh, one who performs affairs [ in a random manner, ] confusedly, without discrimination: or, as some say, one who, when the road is unapparent to him, goes at random, without direction and without knowledge. (Ham p. 37.)

Derived headwords

مِغْشَمٌ
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