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غمش

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns dimness or poorness of sight, often due to hunger or thirst. It can also refer to an inherent poor vision or a temporary visual impairment.

Derived headwords

غَمَشَverb
  1. 1.
    sight dimmedboth

    The sight became dim or obscured, often due to hunger or thirst.

غَمَشٌnoun
  1. 1.
    poor sightclassical

    An inherent condition of poor or weak eyesight.

  2. 2.
    dimness of sightclassical

    A temporary dimness or impairment of vision.

Parallel reading

أظلم بصره من جوع أو عطش
His sight became dark from hunger or thirst.
سوء بصر أصلي
Original poor eyesight.
عارض ثم يذهب
A temporary condition that then disappears.