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غنف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to water, specifically its flow or abundance, and potentially a corrupted form of a word meaning 'abundance of water'. It also touches upon the idea of weakness.

Derived headwords

الغينفnoun
  1. 1.
    water flowclassical

    The flow or gush of water in the source of wells and springs.

  2. 2.
    abundance of waterclassical

    A sea or body of water with abundance or copious flow.

غينفnoun
  1. 1.
    corruptionclassical

    A possible scribal error or corruption of the word 'ghayth' (rain, abundance of water).

غيثnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance of waterboth

    Copious water, often referring to rain or a plentiful water source.

نغرفverb
  1. 1.
    to draw waterboth

    We draw water (from a source).

نوزيverb
  1. 1.
    to weakenclassical

    We weaken (in strength or ability).

نؤزيverb
  1. 1.
    to weakenclassical

    We weaken (in strength or ability), with the hamza indicating the correct pronunciation.

Parallel reading

الغينف: غيلم الماء في منبع الآبار والأعين.
Al-ghaynf: the gush of water in the source of wells and springs.
بحر ذو غينف أي مادة؛
A sea with ghaynf, meaning abundance (of water).
نغرف من ذي غينف ونوزي
We draw from that which has abundance and we weaken.
نغرف من ذي غيث ونوزي
We draw from that which has abundance (of water) and we weaken.
بئر ذات غيث أي لها ثائب من ماء؛
A well with ghayth, meaning it has a surge of water.
ولا آمن أن يكون غينف تصحيفا وكان غيثا فصير غينفا،
And I do not feel safe that ghaynf might be a corruption, and it was ghayth, so it was made ghaynf.
فإن رواه ثقة وإلا فهو غيث وهو صواب.
If a trustworthy person narrated it (as ghaynf), otherwise it is ghayth, and that is correct.