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غرث

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of hunger and starvation. It also extends to related concepts like emaciation and, metaphorically, a slender waist.

Derived headwords

غَرِثَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hungryboth

    To experience hunger, to be in a state of needing food.

جَاعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hungryboth

    To feel the need for food; to be hungry.

غَرْثَانadjective
  1. 1.
    hungryboth

    Describing someone who is hungry.

غَرْثَىadjective
  1. 1.
    hungryboth

    A feminine form of hungry, describing a female who is hungry.

غَرَاثَىadjective
  1. 1.
    hungryclassical

    An alternative plural or feminine form for hungry.

غُرَاثٌadjective
  1. 1.
    hungryclassical

    Another form indicating hunger, possibly a plural or collective noun.

غَرْثَى الْوِشَاحِadjective
  1. 1.
    slender-waistedclassical

    Literally 'hungry of the sash', referring to a woman with a very slender waist that appears as if it could be easily girded.

تَغْرِيثnoun
  1. 1.
    causing hungerclassical

    The act of making someone hungry or causing them to starve.

غُورِث بْن الْحَارِثname
  1. 1.
    Ghurth ibn al-Harithclassical

    A historical figure mentioned in the context of an event involving the Prophet Muhammad.

Parallel reading

جَاعَ، فَهُوَ غَرْثَانُ
He became hungry, so he is hungry.
وَهِيَ غَرْثَى
And she is hungry.
مِنْ غَرَاثَى وَغُرَاثٍ
from hungry (feminine plural) and hungry (collective).
وَغَرْثَى الْوِشَاحِ: دَقِيقَةُ الْخَصْرِ
And 'gharthaa al-wishah': slender of waist.
وَالتَّغْرِيثُ: التَّجْوِيعُ
And 'al-taghreethu': causing hunger.
وَغُورِثُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ: سَلَّ سَيْفَ النَّبِيِّ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لِيَفْتِكَ بِهِ
And Ghurth ibn al-Harith: drew the sword of the Prophet, peace be upon him, to assassinate him.
فَرَمَاهُ اللَّهُ، بِزَلْخَةٍ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ
So Allah struck him with a blow between his shoulders.