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غبض

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the inability to cry or shed tears, specifically when one intends to weep but their eyes do not produce tears. It is a rare term, with limited attestation.

Derived headwords

التغبيضnoun
  1. 1.
    inability to cryclassical

    The state of intending to weep but the eyes not producing tears.

غبضتverb
  1. 1.
    to be unable to cryclassical

    To intend to weep but for the eyes to fail to produce tears.

Parallel reading

التغبيض أن يريد الإنسان البكاء فلا تجيبه العين
Al-taghbiḍ is when a person wants to cry, but the eye does not respond to them (i.e., produce tears).
وهذا حرف لم أجده لغيره
And this is a word that I have not found attributed to anyone else.
وأرجو أن يكون صحيحا
And I hope that it is correct.