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الغث

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of weakness, deterioration, and worthlessness, often applied to physical states, speech, and even intellect. It also extends to notions of sustenance, abundance, and specific geographical locations.

Derived headwords

الغَثّadjective
  1. 1.
    emaciated, weakboth

    Describing someone or something as thin, weak, and lacking substance or vigor.

  2. 2.
    worthless, poor qualityboth

    Referring to something of low value, poor quality, or insignificant.

غَثَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be weak, emaciatedboth

    The state of becoming thin, weak, and lacking substance.

  2. 2.
    to be corrupt, spoiledboth

    Used for speech or discourse that is corrupted, nonsensical, or of poor quality.

يَغِثُّverb
  1. 1.
    he is weak, emaciatedboth

    Present tense of the verb indicating weakness or emaciation.

  2. 2.
    it is corrupt, spoiledboth

    Present tense of the verb indicating corruption or spoilage, especially of speech.

يَغَثُّverb
  1. 1.
    he is weak, emaciatedboth

    Present tense of the verb indicating weakness or emaciation (alternative conjugation).

  2. 2.
    it is corrupt, spoiledboth

    Present tense of the verb indicating corruption or spoilage, especially of speech (alternative conjugation).

غَثَاثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    weakness, emaciationboth

    The state or quality of being weak, thin, or emaciated.

  2. 2.
    corruption, spoilageboth

    The state of being corrupt or spoiled, particularly referring to speech.

غُثُوثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    weakness, emaciationboth

    The state or quality of being weak, thin, or emaciated (alternative masdar).

  2. 2.
    corruption, spoilageboth

    The state of being corrupt or spoiled, particularly referring to speech (alternative masdar).

أَغَثَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be weak, emaciatedboth

    To become weak or emaciated.

  2. 2.
    to be corrupt, spoiledboth

    To become corrupt or spoiled, especially used for speech.

غَثِيثnoun
  1. 1.
    pus, dischargeboth

    The matter or pus that flows from a wound.

  2. 2.
    weakness, feeblenessclassical

    A state of weakness or feebleness.

اسْتَغَثَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    to extract pus/dischargeboth

    To extract or draw out the pus or discharge from a wound.

الغَثِيثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mental corruptionclassical

    A corruption or defect in the mind or intellect.

  2. 2.
    insipid date palmclassical

    A date palm that produces moist fruit lacking sweetness.

  3. 3.
    foolish personclassical

    A foolish person who is of no good.

الغُثَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    sufficient sustenanceboth

    Enough of a livelihood or sustenance to get by.

غَثْغَثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    weak combatclassical

    Fighting without weapons, or a weak, ineffective struggle.

  2. 2.
    residence, stayingclassical

    The act of staying or residing in a place.

اغْتَثَّتِ الخَيْلُverb
  1. 1.
    camels grazed on spring growthboth

    Camels or livestock that have fed well on the spring vegetation.

تَغْثِيثnoun
  1. 1.
    gradual fatteningclassical

    The process of making camels or livestock gradually gain weight and become fatter.

الغَنَثnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

الغَثَاغِثnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion (plural or collective form).

ذُو غَثَثname
  1. 1.
    a water source/mountainclassical

    A name for a water source belonging to the Ghani tribe, or a mountain near Dhariyyah.

Parallel reading

المهزول، كالغثيث.
Emaciated, like the ghathith (pus/weakness).
وقد غث يغث ويغث، بالفتح والكسر، غثاثة وغثوثة، وأغث.
And he became weak, he becomes weak (yagiththu) and he becomes weak (yagaththu), with fatha and kasra, ghathathah and ghuthuthah, and he became weak (aghaththa).
وغث الحديث: فسد، كأغث.
And the speech became corrupt, like aghaththa.
والجرح: سال غثيثه، أي: مدته وقيحه، كأغث.
And the wound: its ghathith (pus/discharge) flowed, meaning its matter and pus, like aghaththa.
واستغثه: أخرجه منه.
And to extract it from him: to draw it out from it.
والغثيثة: فساد في العقل، ونخلة ترطب ولا حلاوة لها، وأحمق لا خير فيه.
And al-ghathithah: corruption in the intellect, and a date palm that is moist without sweetness, and a foolish person with no good in him.
والغثة، بالضم: البلغة من العيش.
And al-ghuththah, with damma: enough sustenance for living.
والغثغثة: القتال الضعيف بلا سلاح، والإقامة.
And al-ghathghathah: weak combat without weapons, and staying.
واغتثت الخيل: أصابت من الربيع.
And the horses became well-fed: they obtained from the spring (vegetation).
والتغثيث: أن تسمن الإبل قليلا قليلا.
And al-taghthith: that the camels become fat little by little.
والغنث، ككتف، والغثاغث: الأسد.
And al-ghanith, like kift: and al-ghathaghith: the lion.
وذو غثث، كصرد: ماء لغني، أو جبل بحمى ضرية.
And Dhu Ghathath, like sarad: a water source for Ghani, or a mountain in the vicinity of Dhariyyah.
وما يغث عليه أحد، أي: ما يدع أحدا إلا سأله.
And no one finds fault with it: meaning he does not leave anyone except he asks him.
ولا يغث عليه شيء، أي: لا يقول في شيء إنه رديء فيتركه.
And nothing is considered worthless by him: meaning he does not say about something that it is bad and then abandon it.