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غطرش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of darkness and blindness, both literal and figurative. It describes the onset of night and the inability to see, as well as the act of feigning ignorance or deliberately ignoring something.

Derived headwords

غَطْرَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkclassical

    The night became dark, obscuring vision.

  2. 2.
    to be blindedclassical

    One's sight was impaired or lost due to darkness.

غَطْرَشَ بَصَرُهُverb
  1. 1.
    his sight darkenedclassical

    His vision became impaired or lost, as if due to darkness.

التَّغَطْرُشnoun
  1. 1.
    feigning ignoranceclassical

    The act of pretending not to know or see something.

  2. 2.
    deliberate blindnessclassical

    The act of willfully ignoring or disregarding something.

Parallel reading

غطرش الليل بصره
The night darkened his sight.
أظلم عليه فغطرش بصره
Darkness fell upon him, and his sight was impaired.
والتغطرش: التعامي عن الشيء
And 'at-tagharrush' means feigning blindness to something.