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غضو ند غضى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

4 اغضى ذ , (K,) inf. n. اـِغْضَاآءٌ, (S,) He contracted his eyelids; drew them near together; (S, K;) like غَضَّ; (TA in art. غض;) [and] so اغضى عَيْنَهُ; said of a man: (Msb:) or he closed his eyelids upon his iris; so in the M; as also ↓ غَضَا, a dial. var. of اغضى, likewise mentioned by ISd; and ↓ غَضَى, aor. يَغْضَى, is also a dial. var. thereof: (TA:) or he made one of his eyelids to cleave to the other, that he might not see a thing, by reason of shame: (Har p. 19:) or he put one of his eyelids upon the other from dislike of a thing. (Id. p. 492.) [See also 6.] ― -b2- Hence it is used in relation to forbearance: so that one says, أَغْضَى عَلَى القَذَى He held, or refrained, notwithstanding annoyance, spontaneously, without being asked, or without constraint: (Msb, TA:) or اغضى عَلَى قَذًى he bore annoyance patiently. (M, TA.) And اغضى عَنْهُ He feigned himself neglectful of it; [ he closed his eyes from it; ] he connived at it; as also اغمض عنه. (TA in art. غمض.) And [sometimes] الاـِغْضَاآءُ means The abstaining from proceeding to extremities. (Mgh in art. جوز.) ― -b3- Hence also, اغضى عَلَى الشَّىْءِ He was silent respecting the thing; and so ↓ غَضَا, aor. يَغْضُو. (K, TA.) ― -b4- And اغضى عَنْهُ طَرْفَهُ means He closed, or turned away, from him, or it, his eye, or eyes; syn. سَدَّهُ [in the CK شَدَّهُ], or صَدَّهُ: (K, TA:) so in the M. (TA.) -A2- اغضى اللَّيْلُ The night was, or became, dark; (S, Msb, K;) and covered everything (K, TA) with its darkness; from ISd; (TA;) as also ↓ غَضَا, aor. يَغْضُو. (K, TA. [See also غُضُوٌّ.])

Derived headwords

اغضىverb
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عَلَى القَذَى
اغضى عَلَى
اغضى عَنْهُ
اغمض عنه
اغضى عَلَى الشَّىْءِ
اغضى عَنْهُ طَرْفَهُ
اغضى اللَّيْلُ