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الغيث

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns rain and its effects, including the growth of vegetation. It also extends to concepts of abundance, sustenance, and even names of people and places associated with these meanings.

Derived headwords

الغيثnoun
  1. 1.
    Rainboth

    Rain, or rain that falls a distance of one day's journey.

  2. 2.
    Vegetationclassical

    Vegetation that grows from rainwater.

غاثverb
  1. 1.
    To rain uponboth

    God rained upon the land.

  2. 2.
    To reachboth

    The rain reached the land.

  3. 3.
    To illuminateclassical

    The light illuminated.

غاث الله البلاد — God rained upon the land
غاث الغيث الأرض — The rain reached the land
غاث النور — The light illuminated
مغيثadjective
  1. 1.
    Abundantclassical

    Describing a horse that increases its speed after speed, like a heavy rain.

  2. 2.
    Abundantclassical

    Describing a well that has an abundant source of water.

مغيوثةadjective
  1. 1.
    Wateredboth

    The land is watered (by rain).

مغيثةname
  1. 1.
    Maghithahclassical

    A well in Al-Qadisiyyah.

  2. 2.
    Maghithahclassical

    A place in Bayhaq.

مغيثname
  1. 1.
    Maghithclassical

    A well in Mawān.

مغيثname
  1. 1.
    Mughithclassical

    Husband of Burayrah, a companion.

التغيثnoun
  1. 1.
    Fatnessclassical

    Fatness, likely resulting from abundant sustenance.

غيث بن مريطةname
  1. 1.
    Ghayth ibn Maritahclassical

    A person from the tribe of 'Abs.

ابن عامرname
  1. 1.
    Ibn 'Amirclassical

    A person from the tribe of Tamim.

غيثname
  1. 1.
    Ghayth ibn 'Amrclassical

    A person named Ghayth, son of 'Amr ibn Al-Ghawth.

Parallel reading

المطر، أو الذي يكون عرضه بريدا، والكلأ ينبت بماء السماء.
Rain, or that which spans a distance of a day's journey, and vegetation that grows from the water of the sky.
وغاث الله البلاد
And God rained upon the land.
و الغيث الأرض: أصابها
And the rain reached the land: it struck it.
و النور: أضاء
And the light: it illuminated.
وغيثت الأرض تغاث، فهي مغيثة ومغيوثة.
And the land was rained upon, it is watered, and it is being watered.
وفرس ذو غيث، كصيب: يزداد جريا بعد جري.
And a horse with abundance, like heavy rain: it increases its running after running.
وبئر ذات غيث (أيضا) : ذات مادة.
And a well with abundance (also): it has a source.
ومغيثة، بفتح الميم، (وتضم) : ركية بالقادسية، وة ببيهق، ومن ضمه ذكره في: غ وث.
And Maghithah, with a fatha on the mim, (and with a damma): a well in Al-Qadisiyyah, and a place in Bayhaq, and whoever pronounces it with a damma mentions it under Ghawth.
ومغيث ماوان، بالضم: ركية أخرى.
And Maghith Mawān, with a damma: another well.
ومغيث زوج بريرة: صحابي.
And Mughith, the husband of Burayrah: a companion.
والتغيث: السمن.
And Al-Taghayth: fatness.
وغيث بن مريطة: من عبس، وابن عامر: من تميم.
And Ghayth ibn Maritah: from 'Abs, and Ibn 'Amir: from Tamim.
وغيث، ككيس، ابن عمرو بن الغوث.
And Ghayth, like Kays, son of 'Amr ibn Al-Ghawth.