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رمص
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaرَمَصٌ ذ Filth, [or foul matter, ] (S, Mgh,) or white filth, (K,) or tough, or dry, white filth, (A,) that collects, (S, A, K,) or concretes, (Mgh,) in the inner corner of the eye: (S, A, Mgh, K:) if fluid, it is called غَمَصٌ: (S:) or it is in the side of the eyelashes: (ISh, TA in art. غمص:) or what is fluid; what is concrete being termed غَمَصٌ: or i. q. غَمَصٌ, i. e. dirt which the eye emits: or smallness and sticking of the eye. (M.) You say, مَنْ أَسَاآءَهُ الرَّمَصُ سَرَّهُ الغَمَصُ [ Him whom tough, or dry, white filth collecting in the inner corner of the eye vexes, fluid matter therein rejoices ]: for غَمَص is a fresh fluid; and that is better than the tough, or dry. (A, TA.)
Derived headwords
رَمَصٌ
- 1.
مَنْ أَسَاآءَهُ الرَّمَصُ سَرَّهُ الغَمَصُ