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غطمش
Root entry · 7 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns acts of forceful taking, oppression, and injustice. It also extends to describe a specific type of impaired vision and is used as a proper name, notably for a poet.
Derived headwords
الغَطْمَشَةnoun
- 1.Forceful takingclassical
The act of taking something by force or coercion.
تَغَطْمَشَverb
- 1.To oppress usclassical
To act unjustly or oppressively towards someone.
وتغطمش فلان علينا تغطمشا — So-and-so oppressed us with oppression
تَغَطْمُشًاnoun
- 1.Oppressionclassical
The act of acting unjustly or oppressively.
الغَطْمَشnoun
- 1.Impaired visionclassical
An eye that has weak or impaired vision.
- 2.Oppressorclassical
One who is unjust or tyrannical.
غَطْمَشname
- 1.Poet's nameclassical
The name of a poet, derived from this root.
الغَطْمَش الضَّبِّيّname
- 1.Al-Ghamsh Al-Dhubbiclassical
A specific poet named Al-Ghamsh, belonging to the Banu Shaqrah tribe.
رَجُلٌ غَطْمَشadjective
- 1.Weak-sighted manclassical
A man whose eyesight is weak or impaired.
Parallel reading
الغطمشة: الأخذ قهرا.
Al-Ghamshah: taking by force.
وتغطمش فلان علينا تغطمشا: ظلمنا
And so-and-so oppressed us with oppression: he wronged us
وبه سمي الرجل غطمشا.
And by this, a man was named Ghamsh.
والغطمش: العين الكليلة النظر.
And Al-Ghamsh: the eye that is weak in sight.
ورجل غطمش: كليل البصر.
And a man Ghamsh: weak of sight.
وغطمش: اسم شاعر، من ذلك؛
And Ghamsh: the name of a poet, from this.
وهو الغطمش الضبي؛
And he is Al-Ghamsh Al-Dhubbi;
والغطمش: الظالم الجائر؛
And Al-Ghamsh: the unjust, the tyrannical;