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غوس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of plunging, diving, or penetrating deeply. It can also extend to concepts of destruction, defeat, and the stripping away of something.

Derived headwords

غَوَّاسadjective
  1. 1.
    destructiveclassical

    Describing a day characterized by defeat and plunder.

مَغْوَسnoun
  1. 1.
    strippedclassical

    Referring to something that has had its outer layers or coverings removed.

تَغْوِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    stripping awayclassical

    The act of trimming or stripping away the outer parts or coverings of something.

غَاصَverb
  1. 1.
    to plungeboth

    To go down into something, especially water, deeply.

  2. 2.
    to penetrateboth

    To enter deeply into something.

غَوَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to plungeclassical

    To make something or someone plunge or go deep.

Parallel reading

يوم غواس فيه هزيمة وتشليح
A destructive day involving defeat and plunder.
أشاؤنا مغوس أم مشنخ
Are our young camels stripped or trimmed?
وتشنيخه وتغويسه: تشذيب سلائه عنه
And its trimming and stripping away: is the pruning of its outer layers from it.