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غثمر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of spoiling, ruining, and being of poor quality. It describes actions of wasting or corrupting possessions and things, as well as the resulting state of being coarse, unrefined, or broken.

Derived headwords

غَثْمَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to spoilboth

    To cause something to become spoiled, ruined, or wasted.

مُغَثْمِرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    poorly madeclassical

    Describing a garment that is of poor weave and coarse texture.

  2. 2.
    unrefinedclassical

    Describing food that has not been sifted or winnowed, indicating a lack of refinement.

مُغْثِمِرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    corrupting rightsclassical

    One who undermines or destroys rights, acting unjustly.

  2. 2.
    oppressiveclassical

    One who devours or consumes what is rightfully due to others, acting oppressively.

Parallel reading

غَثْمَرَ ماله
He spoiled his wealth.
أفسده
He spoiled it.
والمغثمر: الثوب الرديء النسج الخشن
And the 'mughthmir' is the poorly woven, coarse garment.
والطعام: لم ينق، ولم ينخل
And food: not sifted, and not winnowed.
وبكسر الميم الثانية: حاطم الحقوق ومتهضمها
And with a kasra on the second mim: one who breaks rights and devours them.