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غمزه

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of signaling or gesturing, often subtly, with the eyes, hands, or feet. It extends to meanings of pointing out faults, revealing defects, and also includes related concepts like subtle urging, seeking favor, and even specific geographical locations.

Derived headwords

غَمَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to nudgeboth

    To nudge someone with the hand, similar to a poke.

  2. 2.
    to signal with eyes/eyelidsboth

    To signal with the eye, eyelid, or eyebrow.

  3. 3.
    to plot againstclassical

    To move with the foot to plot evil against someone.

  4. 4.
    to appearclassical

    To reveal a disease or defect.

  5. 5.
    to leanclassical

    For a beast of burden to lean to one side due to its leg.

  6. 6.
    to buttclassical

    For a ram to butt.

يَغْمِزُverb
  1. 1.
    he nudgesboth

    He nudges with the hand, similar to a poke.

  2. 2.
    he signals with eyes/eyelidsboth

    He signals with the eye, eyelid, or eyebrow.

  3. 3.
    he plots againstclassical

    He moves with the foot to plot evil against someone.

  4. 4.
    it appearsclassical

    A disease or defect appears.

  5. 5.
    it leansclassical

    A beast of burden leans to one side due to its leg.

  6. 6.
    it buttsclassical

    A ram butts.

الغَمَّازَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flirtatious girlclassical

    A beautiful young girl who subtly gestures with her limbs.

مَغْمَزnoun
  1. 1.
    point of criticismclassical

    A point of criticism or an opening for attack.

  2. 2.
    object of desireclassical

    An object of desire or temptation.

غَمِيزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    point of criticismclassical

    A point of criticism or an opening for attack.

  2. 2.
    object of desireclassical

    An object of desire or temptation.

الغُمُوزnoun
  1. 1.
    lean camelsclassical

    Lean camels, referring to their thinness.

  2. 2.
    poor wealthclassical

    Scraps or meager portions of wealth.

الغَمْزnoun
  1. 1.
    weak manclassical

    A weak or feeble man.

  2. 2.
    meager wealthclassical

    Meager or insignificant wealth.

أَغْمَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to acquireclassical

    To acquire or possess something.

  2. 2.
    to become less intenseclassical

    For heat to become less intense.

  3. 3.
    to criticizeclassical

    To find fault with someone or belittle them.

  4. 4.
    to gain fatclassical

    For a female camel's hump to accumulate fat.

المَغْمُوزadjective
  1. 1.
    accusedclassical

    One who is suspected or accused of something.

غَمَّازَةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly a spring or well belonging to the Banu Tamim tribe, located between Basra and Bahrain.

التَّغَامُزnoun
  1. 1.
    mutual signalingboth

    The act of people signaling to each other with their eyes.

اغْتَمَزَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to criticize himclassical

    To criticize someone or find fault with them.

غَمِيزُ الجُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    hunger pangsclassical

    The gnawing sensation of hunger, described poetically.

Parallel reading

غمزه بيده يغمزه
He nudged him with his hand, he nudges him.
و بالعين والجفن والحاجب: أشار
And with the eye, eyelid, and eyebrow: he signaled.
و بالرجل: سعى به شرا
And with the foot: he plotted evil against him.
و داؤه أو عيبه: ظهر
And his disease or defect: appeared.
و الدابة: مالت من رجلها
And the beast of burden: leaned from its leg.
و الكبش: غبطه
And the ram: butted.
والغمازة: الجارية الحسنة الغمز للأعضاء
And Al-Ghammāzah: the beautiful young girl who subtly gestures with her limbs.
وفيه مغمز وغميزة، أي: مطعن، أو مطمع
And in him is a maghmiz and a ghamīzah, meaning: a point of criticism, or a temptation.
والغموز من النوق: العروك
And Al-Ghumūz from the she-camels: the lean ones.
والغمر، محركة: الرجل الضعيف، ورذال المال
And Al-Ghamz, with vowelization: the weak man, and the meager wealth.
وأغمز: اقتناه
And Aghmaz: he acquired it.
والمغموز: المتهم
And Al-Maghmūz: the suspected one.
وأغمزني الحر: فتر، فاجترأت عليه، وسرت فيه
And the heat lessened for me (Aghmazani al-ḥarr): it became less intense, so I dared to proceed in it.
و في فلان: عابه، وصغره
And in someone: he found fault with him, and belittled him.
و الناقة: صار في سنامها شحم
And the she-camel: fat accumulated in its hump.
والتغامز: أن يشير بعضهم إلى بعض بأعينهم
And At-Taghāmuz: is that some of them signal to each other with their eyes.
واغتمزه: طعن عليه
And Ightamazahu: he criticized him.
وغميز الجوع: تل بطرف رمان
And the gnawing of hunger (ghamīz al-jūʿ): is like the gnawing of pomegranate seeds.