غمن

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the process of softening, maturing, or preparing something, often through a process of covering or immersion. It is applied to animal hides, fruits, and even people, indicating a state of being prepared or softened.

Derived headwords

غَمِنَverb

1.
to softenboth
To soften animal hide after skinning by gathering it and leaving it covered until its wool loosens, or to soften it for tanning.
2.
to matureclassical
To mature dates by covering them to ripen.
3.
to coverclassical
To cover a man with clothes to make him sweat.

يَغْمِنُهُverb

1.
to soften itboth
The verb in the past tense, referring to the act of softening animal hide.

غَمْلًاverb

1.
to gatherclassical
To gather animal hide after skinning and leave it covered until its wool loosens.

مَغْمُومadjective

1.
softenedboth
Animal hide that has been softened after skinning and left covered.
2.
coveredclassical
Dates that have been covered to mature.

غَمِينadjective

1.
softenedclassical
Animal hide that has been softened, particularly for tanning.

غَمِيلadjective

1.
softenedclassical
Animal hide that has been softened, particularly for tanning.

غَمَنَverb

1.
to matureclassical
To mature dates by covering them to ripen.

غَمَّهُverb

1.
to softenclassical
To soften animal hide for tanning, causing its wool to loosen.
2.
to matureclassical
To mature dates by covering them.

غَمَّverb

1.
to coverclassical
To cover a person with clothes to induce sweating.

مَغْمُولadjective

1.
close-growingclassical
Describes palm trees whose fronds grow close together and do not separate.

غُمْنَةnoun

1.
cosmetic pasteclassical
A cosmetic paste that women apply to their faces.
2.
whitening pasteclassical
A paste used for whitening the face, similar to 'sabidhaj'.

غُمْرَةnoun

1.
cosmetic pasteclassical
The cosmetic paste that women apply to their faces.

سبيذاجnoun

1.
whitening cosmeticclassical
A type of whitening cosmetic or paste used on the face, equated with 'al-ghummah'.

Parallel reading

غَمِنَ الجلدُ يَغْمِنُهُ، بالضم، وغَمَلَهُ إذا جمعه بعد سلخه وتركه مغموماً حتى يسترخي صوفه

The hide softens, it softens it, with damma, and he gathered it if he gathered it after skinning it and left it covered until its wool loosened.

وقيل: غَمَّهُ لِيَلِينَ للدباغ وينفسخ عنه صوفه

And it was said: he softened it so it would become pliable for tanning and its wool would loosen.

فهو غَمِين وغميل

So it is softened (for tanning) and softened (for tanning).

وغَمِنَ البسر: غَمَّهُ لِيُدْرِكَ

And the dates mature: he covered them to ripen.

وغَمِنَ الرجل: أَلْقَى عليه الثيابَ لِيَعْرَقَ

And the man softens: he threw clothes upon him to make him sweat.

ونخلٌ مَغْمُون: تَقَارَبَ بعضُهُ من بعضٍ ولم يَنْفَسِخْ كَمَغْمُول

And palm trees that are close-growing: some of them grew close to each other and did not separate, like 'maghmool'.

والغُمْنَة: الغَمْرَةُ التي تَطْلِي بها المرأةُ وَجْهَهَا

And al-ghummah: the paste with which a woman anoints her face.

قال الأغلب: ليست من اللائي تُسَوَّى بالغُمْنِ

Al-Aghlab said: She is not among those who are beautified with al-ghummah.

ويقال: الغُمْنَةُ السَّبِيدَاج

And it is said: al-ghummah is sabidaj.