غمق

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of excessive moisture, dampness, and saturation, often leading to decay, stagnation, or unhealthiness. It applies to plants, land, air, and water bodies, indicating a condition where things are waterlogged and potentially unhealthy.

Derived headwords

غَمَقَverb

1.
to be damp/waterloggedboth
To become excessively moist or saturated with water or dew, leading to a state of decay or unhealthiness.
2.
to become stagnantclassical
To become stagnant and unhealthy due to excessive moisture and lack of drying.

غَمْقًاnoun

1.
dampnessboth
The state of being excessively damp or saturated with dew or water.
2.
saturationclassical
A condition of being thoroughly soaked or waterlogged.

نَبَاتٌ غَمِقٌadjective

1.
damp/decaying plantclassical
A plant that has become spoiled or decayed due to excessive dew or moisture.

غَمِقَتْverb

1.
to be saturatedboth
The land became saturated with dew, heaviness, and unhealthiness.

غَمْقَةٌadjective

1.
damp/waterlogged landboth
Land that is affected by dew, heaviness, and unhealthiness; saturated with water.
2.
unhealthy placeclassical
A place characterized by excessive moisture, damp air, and proximity to water, leading to potential unhealthiness.

غَمْقnoun

1.
dewclassical
Dew, especially when it causes excessive dampness.
2.
dampnessclassical
The condition of being excessively damp or saturated.

الغَمْقnoun

1.
dewclassical
Dew, particularly when it settles heavily on the ground.
2.
dampnessclassical
The state of being excessively moist or saturated.

مَكَانٌ غَمِقٌadjective

1.
oversaturated placeclassical
A place that is so saturated with water that it cannot absorb more.

لَيْلَةٌ غَمِقَةٌadjective

1.
damp nightclassical
A night characterized by heavy dew or dampness.

عُشْبٌ غَمِقٌadjective

1.
waterlogged grassclassical
Grass that is full of water and does not dry easily.

Parallel reading

غمق النبات يغمق غمقا، وهو نبات غمق: فسد من كثرة الأنداء عليه فوجدت لريحه خمة وفسادا.

The plant becomes waterlogged, it becomes waterlogged with dampness; it is a waterlogged plant: it spoils from the abundance of dew upon it, and its smell is found to be musty and spoiled.

وغمقت الأرض غمقا، فهي غمقة: أصابها ندى وثقل ووخامة.

And the land became waterlogged with dampness, and it is waterlogged: it was afflicted with dew, heaviness, and unhealthiness.

وبلد غمق: كثير المياه رطب الهواء.

And a damp land: abundant in water and humid in air.

إن الأردن أرض غمقة وإن الجابية أرض نزهة فاظهر بمن معك من المسلمين إليها

Indeed, Jordan is a damp land, and Al-Jabiya is a pleasant land, so move with those Muslims who are with you to it.

والغمقة القريبة من المياه والخضر والنزوز، فإذا كانت كذلك قاربت الأوبية، والغمق في ذلك فساد الريح وخمومها من كثرة الأنداء فيحصل منها الوباء.

And the damp place is near water, greenery, and springs; and when it is like that, it approaches epidemics, and the dampness in that is the corruption of the air and its mustiness from the abundance of dew, resulting in plague.

غمق الزرع غمقا إذا أصابه ندى فلم يكد يجف.

The crop became waterlogged with dampness if dew afflicted it and it could hardly dry.

وقال الأصمعي: الغمق الندى، وقيل: الغمق، بالتحريك، ركوب الندى الأرض.

Al-Asma'i said: Al-Ghamq is dew, and it is said: Al-Ghamq, when vocalized, is the settling of dew upon the land.

قال أبو حنيفة: قال أبو زياد مكان غمق قد روي حتى لا يسوغ فيه الماء، وليلة غمقة لثقة.

Abu Hanifa said: Abu Ziyad said, a waterlogged place is one that is so watered that water cannot flow through it, and a damp night is one of certainty (of dew).

وقال أبو حنيفة أيضا: إذا زاد الندى في الأرض حتى لا يجد مساغا فهي غمقة، والفعل كالفعل، قال: وليس ذلك بمفسدها ما لم تقئه؛

And Abu Hanifa also said: If the dew increases in the land until it finds no outlet, then it is waterlogged, and the verb is like the verb; he said: And that does not spoil it unless it vomits it up;

جوارنا يخبطن أنداء الغمق

Our neighbors are trampling the dews of the dampness.

أرض غمقة لا تجف بواحدة ولا يخلفها المطر.

A damp land that does not dry with one (instance of sun/wind) and is not followed by rain.

وعشب غمق: كثير الماء لا يقلع عنه المطر.

And damp grass: abundant in water, from which the rain does not lift.