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الغطمش

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a lack of clear vision or understanding, extending to harshness, injustice, and aggression. It is also associated with lions and a specific poet.

Derived headwords

الغطمشnoun
  1. 1.
    Dim-sightednessboth

    Referring to a condition of poor or unclear vision.

  2. 2.
    Harshness, injusticeclassical

    Describing someone who is cruel, unjust, and oppressive.

  3. 3.
    Lionclassical

    A name for a lion, due to its tendency to oppress, act unjustly, and crush whatever it seizes.

عملسadjective
  1. 1.
    Dim-sightedclassical

    Describing someone with poor or unclear vision.

الظلومadjective
  1. 1.
    Unjust, oppressiveclassical

    Characterizing someone who is cruel, unjust, and acts with tyranny.

أبو الغطمشname
  1. 1.
    Abu al-Ghatmashclassical

    A kunya (patronymic or epithet) referring to a poet from the Banu Asad tribe.

غطمشverb
  1. 1.
    To seize by forceclassical

    To take something forcefully or violently.

Parallel reading

الغطمش، كعملس: الكليل البصر
Al-Ghatmash, like 'amlas: dim-sighted.
والظلوم الجافي
And the unjust, the harsh.
والأسد، لأنه يظلم ويجور ويكسر ما ناله
And the lion, because it oppresses, acts unjustly, and crushes what it seizes.
وأبو الغطمش: شاعر أسدي
And Abu al-Ghatmash: an Asadi poet.
وغطمشه: أخذه قهرا
And ghamashahu: he took it by force.