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غرث

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of hunger, ranging from mild to severe. It also extends to the idea of being empty or lacking, particularly in relation to the stomach or a waistline, and metaphorically to a lack of knowledge.

Derived headwords

الغَرْثnoun
  1. 1.
    hungerboth

    The state of being hungry, with varying degrees of intensity described.

  2. 2.
    mild hungerclassical

    Specifically, the lesser degree of hunger.

  3. 3.
    severe hungerclassical

    Specifically, the intense degree of hunger.

غَرِثَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hungryboth

    To experience hunger.

غَرِثَ، بالكسر، يغرث غرثا — He was hungry, experiencing hunger.
غَرِثٌadjective
  1. 1.
    hungryboth

    Describing someone who is hungry.

غَرْثَانadjective
  1. 1.
    hungryboth

    Describing a male who is hungry.

  2. 2.
    empty waistclassical

    Describing a sash that does not fill the waist, implying a slender figure.

غَرْثَىadjective
  1. 1.
    hungryboth

    Describing a female who is hungry.

  2. 2.
    hungry peopleclassical

    Plural form referring to hungry individuals.

غَرْثَانَةadjective
  1. 1.
    hungryboth

    Describing a female who is hungry.

غِرَاثَىnoun
  1. 1.
    hungry peopleclassical

    A plural form for hungry individuals.

غِرَاثَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    hungry peopleclassical

    Another plural form for hungry individuals.

غَرِثَverb
  1. 1.
    to make hungryboth

    To cause someone or something to become hungry.

وَغَرَّثَهُ: جَوَّعَهُ — And it made him hungry: it starved him.
غَرَّثَverb
  1. 1.
    to starve (animals)classical

    To deliberately keep animals hungry, such as dogs.

غَرَّثَ كِلَابَهُ، جَوَّعَهَا — He starved his dogs, he made them hungry.
غَارِثadjective
  1. 1.
    not hungryclassical

    The negation of being hungry, implying satiation.

التَّغْرِيثnoun
  1. 1.
    starvationclassical

    The act of causing hunger or starvation.

التَّغْرِيث: التَّجْوِيع — Starvation: the act of making hungry.
غَرْثَىadjective
  1. 1.
    empty-belliedclassical

    Describing a woman with a small stomach and slender waist.

وَامْرَأَةٌ غَرْثَى الْوِشَاحِ: خَمِيصَةُ الْبَطْنِ، دَقِيقَةُ الْخَصْرِ — And a woman with a hungry sash: empty-bellied, slender-waisted.
غَرْثَانadjective
  1. 1.
    unfilling sashclassical

    A sash that does not fill out the waist, implying a thinness.

وَوِشَاحٌ غَرْثَانٌ: لَا يَمْلَأُهُ الْخَصْرُ، فَكَأَنَّهُ غَرْثَانٌ — And a hungry sash: the waist does not fill it, so it is as if it is empty.
غَرْثَانadjective
  1. 1.
    hungry for knowledgeclassical

    Metaphorically describing someone who is eager and desirous of knowledge.

كُلُّ عَالِمٍ غَرْثَانٌ إِلَى عِلْمِهِ — Every scholar is hungry for his knowledge.

Parallel reading

الْغَرْثُ: أَيْسَرُ الْجُوعِ؛ وَقِيلَ: شِدَّتُهُ؛ وَقِيلَ: هُوَ الْجُوعُ عَامَّةً.
Al-gharth: the lesser degree of hunger; and it is said: its intensity; and it is said: it is hunger generally.
غَرِثَ، بِالْكَسْرِ، يَغْرِثُ غَرْثًا، فَهُوَ غَرِثٌ وَغَرْثَانٌ، وَالْأُنْثَى غَرْثَى وَغَرْثَانَةٌ؛
Garitha, with kasra, yaghrithu gharthan, so he is gharith and gharthan, and the female is ghartha and gharthana;
وَفِي شِعْرِ حَسَّانٍ فِي عَائِشَةَ: وَتُصْبِحُ غَرْثَى مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَوَافِلِ
And in Hassan's poetry about Aisha: And she becomes hungry from the flesh of the heedless ones
وَالْجَمْعُ: غَرْثَى، وَغِرَاثَى، وَغِرَاثَاتٌ.
And the plural: ghartha, giratha, and girathat.
وَفِي حَدِيثِ عَلِيٍّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ: أَبِيتُ مِبْطَانًا، وَحَوْلِي غَرْثَى.
And in the narration of Ali, may God be pleased with him: I spend the night satiated, and around me are the hungry.
وَقَالَ اللِّيْحَانِيُّ: هُوَ غَرْثَانٌ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ الْحَالَ، وَمَا هُوَ بِغَارِثٍ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ أَيْ أَنَّهُ لَا يَغْرِثُ؛
And Al-Lihyani said: He is gharthan if you mean the state, and he will not be hungry after this day, meaning he will not become hungry;
وَغَرَّثَهُ: جَوَّعَهُ.
And gharathahu: he made him hungry.
وَفِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي خَثْمَةَ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ يَذُمُّ الزَّبِيبَ: إِنْ أَكَلْتُهُ غَرِثْتُ ؛
And in the narration of Abu Khathmah to Umar, criticizing raisins: If I eat it, I become hungry;
وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: وَإِنْ أَتْرُكْهُ أَغْرَثُ أَيْ أَجُوعُ، يَعْنِي أَنَّهُ لَا يَعْصِمُ مِنَ الْجُوعِ عِصْمَةَ التَّمْرِ.
And in another narration: And if I leave it, I become hungry, meaning it does not protect from hunger like dates do.
وَامْرَأَةٌ غَرْثَى الْوِشَاحِ: خَمِيصَةُ الْبَطْنِ، دَقِيقَةُ الْخَصْرِ.
And a woman with a hungry sash: empty-bellied, slender-waisted.
وَوِشَاحٌ غَرْثَانٌ: لَا يَمْلَأُهُ الْخَصْرُ، فَكَأَنَّهُ غَرْثَانٌ؛
And a hungry sash: the waist does not fill it, so it is as if it is empty;
وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ: كُلُّ عَالِمٍ غَرْثَانٌ إِلَى عِلْمِهِ أَيْ جَائِعٌ.
And in the narration: Every scholar is hungry for his knowledge, meaning desirous.
وَالتَّغْرِيثُ: التَّجْوِيعُ.
And Al-Taghreeth: the act of making hungry.
يُقَالُ: غَرَّثَ كِلَابَهُ، جَوَّعَهَا.
It is said: He starved his dogs, he made them hungry.