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غمته

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a feeling of heaviness or oppression, often related to the stomach or chest, leading to a state of being overwhelmed or intoxicated. It can also refer to the act of covering or submerging something, particularly in water.

Derived headwords

غَمَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to weigh downboth

    To feel heavy or oppressive on the heart, making one feel like they are intoxicated or dazed.

  2. 2.
    to submergeclassical

    To cover or submerge something, especially in water.

غُمِتَverb
  1. 1.
    to feel heavy/oppressedboth

    To experience a feeling of heaviness or oppression on the heart, akin to being drunk or dazed.

غَمْتnoun
  1. 1.
    heavinessclassical

    A state of heaviness or oppression on the heart, causing a feeling of intoxication.

غَمْتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    oppressionclassical

    A feeling of being overwhelmed or oppressed, often in the chest or stomach.

غَمْتَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    intoxicationclassical

    A state resembling intoxication due to a feeling of heaviness or oppression.

غَمْتَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    coveringclassical

    The act of covering or submerging something.

غَمْتَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lifting the headclassical

    The act of lifting one's head when drinking.

Parallel reading

غَمَتَهُ الطَّعَامُ يَغْمِتُهُ
Food weighed down his heart, making him feel like he was drunk.
فَصَيَّرَهُ كَالسَّكْرَانِ
It made him like a drunkard.
وَفِي الْمَاءِ: غَطَّهُ
And in water: to submerge it.
وَالشَّيْءَ: غَطَّاهُ
And the thing: to cover it.
وَأَنْفَساً: رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ عِنْدَ الشُّرْبِ
And 'anfasan': to lift one's head when drinking.