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غس

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root غس primarily relates to concepts of entering, passing through, and corruption or spoilage, particularly concerning food and liquids. It also extends to descriptions of weakness, baseness, and a specific tribal name.

Derived headwords

غَسَاverb
  1. 1.
    to enterclassical

    To enter into a place or region.

  2. 2.
    to passclassical

    To proceed or move through.

غَسَّverb
  1. 1.
    to criticizeclassical

    To find fault with or criticize a speech or statement.

غَطَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    to submergeclassical

    To submerge someone or something in water.

اِنْغَسَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be submergedclassical

    To be submerged in water.

غَسْغَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundclassical

    To make a sound, specifically when scolding a cat.

المَغْسُوسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    date palmclassical

    A type of date palm that is moist but lacks sweetness.

  2. 2.
    catclassical

    A female cat.

غَسُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    trueclassical

    Describing food as being of true or genuine quality.

أَغِسُّverb
  1. 1.
    to feedclassical

    To feed and provide water to someone.

غَرابnoun
  1. 1.
    diseaseclassical

    A disease affecting camels.

مَغْسُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    spoiledclassical

    Describing something as spoiled or corrupted, particularly food.

غَسَّانname
  1. 1.
    tribal nameclassical

    The name of a tribe in Yemen, from which the Ghassanid kings originated.

  2. 2.
    water sourceclassical

    A water source located between Ram' and Zubayd, after which those who drank from it were named.

الغَسّnoun
  1. 1.
    weak personclassical

    A person who is weak or feeble.

  2. 2.
    base personclassical

    A person who is base, ignoble, or mean.

الغَسِيسadjective
  1. 1.
    spoiled liquidclassical

    Moist and spoiled, referring to liquids or food.

المَغْسَسadjective
  1. 1.
    spoiledclassical

    Spoiled or corrupted, similar to المغسوس.

Parallel reading

غس في البلاد: دخل
He entered into the lands: he entered.
غس في البلاد: مضى
He passed through the lands: he went.
و الخطبة: عابها
And the speech: he criticized it.
و فلانا في الماء: غطه فيه فانغس
And so-and-so in the water: he submerged him in it and he was submerged.
وزجر القط، فقال: غس، كغسغس
And he scolded the cat, and said: 'Ghas', like 'ghasghas'.
والمغسوسة: نخلة ترطب ولا حلاوة لها
And Al-Maghsusah: a date palm that is moist but has no sweetness.
والمغسوسة: الهرة
And Al-Maghsusah: the cat (female).
وهذا الطعام غسوس صدق، أي: طعام صدق
And this food is Ghassus of truth, meaning: true food.
وأنا أغس وأسقى: أطعم
And I feed and give water: I feed.
وكغراب: داء في الإبل
And like Ghurab: a disease in the camels.
وبعير مغسوس
And a camel afflicted with Ghurab.
ومن لم يشرب، فلا
And whoever did not drink from it, then not.
والغس، بالضم: الضعيف
And Al-Ghas, with dammah: the weak one.
والغس، بالضم: واللئيم
And Al-Ghas, with dammah: and the base one.
والغسيس: الرطب الفاسد، كالمغسوس والمغسس
And Al-Ghasees: the moist and spoiled, like Al-Maghsus and Al-Maghsas.