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العمش

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns visual impairments, particularly those involving blurred vision and excessive tearing. It also extends to meanings related to unintentional actions, agreement, and feigning ignorance or foolishness.

Derived headwords

العَمَشnoun
  1. 1.
    poor eyesight with tearingboth

    A weakness of vision, often accompanied by a constant flow of tears.

  2. 2.
    unintentional actionclassical

    An action performed without deliberate intent or purpose.

  3. 3.
    agreementclassical

    Something that is suitable, agreeable, or fitting.

عَمِشَverb
  1. 1.
    to have poor eyesightboth

    To suffer from weakness of vision, often with tearing.

  2. 2.
    to be dull-wittedclassical

    To be slow to understand or comprehend.

  3. 3.
    to recover (health)classical

    For a sick person's body to regain strength or stability.

عَمَشٌ فِيهِ الكَلَامُother
  1. 1.
    to be slow to speakclassical

    To be hesitant or slow in speaking, implying a lack of quick wit or understanding.

جَسُمَ المَرِيضُother
  1. 1.
    the patient recoveredclassical

    The sick person's body became firm or stable, indicating recovery.

عَمَّشَهُ اللهُverb
  1. 1.
    God made him foolishclassical

    A passive verb form indicating that God has made someone foolish or dull-witted.

تَعْمِيشًاnoun
  1. 1.
    making foolishclassical

    The act of making someone foolish or dull-witted.

العَمْشُوشnoun
  1. 1.
    bunch of grapesclassical

    A cluster of grapes where some of the fruit has been eaten.

التَّعَامُشnoun
  1. 1.
    feigning ignoranceclassical

    The act of pretending to be unaware or ignorant of something.

التَّعْمِيشnoun
  1. 1.
    feigning ignoranceclassical

    The act of pretending to be unaware or ignorant of something.

  2. 2.
    removing eye ailmentclassical

    The act of curing or removing an eye ailment, specifically 'al-'amash'.

اسْتَعْمَشَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make foolishclassical

    To consider or treat someone as foolish or stupid.

Parallel reading

العمش، محركة: ضعف البصر مع سيلان الدمع في أكثر الأوقات.
Al-'amash, with vowel movement: weakness of sight with a flow of tears at most times.
والعمش: العبش، والضرب بلا تعمد، والشيء الموافق.
And al-'amash: al-'abash, and striking without intent, and the agreeable thing.
وعمش فيه الكلام، كفرح: نجع، و جسم المريض: ثاب إليه.
And 'amisha fihi al-kalam, like fariha: he was slow to speak, and jassuma al-marid: it became firm for him.
وعمشه الله تعميشا.
And God made him foolish, a making foolish.
والعمشوش: العنقود يؤكل بعض ما عليه.
And al-'amshush: the bunch of grapes from which some has been eaten.
والتعميش: التغافل عن الشيء، كالتعامش، وإزالة العمش.
And al-ta'meesh: feigning ignorance of a thing, like al-ta'amush, and removing the eye ailment.
واستعمشه: استحمقه.
And ista'mashahu: he considered him foolish.